Experience
North Texas Daily, University of North Texas
Editor-in-Chief
AUG. 2025 - DEC. 2025
- Managed a staff of over 30 people, including the editorial board and volunteer reporters.
- Maintained decorum between the university communications department and reporters.
- Wrote critical reviews, event coverage, protest coverage, and breaking news.
- Co-host of the “Daily’s Dose” podcast, a bi-weekly pop culture and media show.
- Edited News, Arts & Life (business and artist features, event coverage), The Dose (reviews and listicles), Sports (game recaps and athlete features), and Opinion.
- Edited all eight physical pages of the paper’s weekly print edition and online-only content.
- Gained experience working with InDesign, Buffer, Link Tree, Adobe Photoshop and Bridge
- Created and maintained a budget for a paid staff of 18 people
- Captured photos of protests, music and media festivals and features
Managing Editor
DEC. 2024 - AUG. 2025
- Maintained communication between the section editors and the managerial board.
- Edited articles and gave notes for the five sections and videos.
- Revived the “Daily’s Dose," a pop culture/media podcast
- Wrote and edited stories for the Daily’s 2025 South by Southwest coverage.
- Assisted with editing, writing and photographing breaking news.
- Gained experience working with InDesign and Buffer
- Wrote critical reviews, opinion pieces, news and features
Arts & Life/The Dose Section Editor
OCT. 2023 - DEC. 2024
- Managed and maintained a team of 6-12 consistent writers.
- Assigned and edited stories, gave critiques through a Google Doc system to allow writers to see what to improve on visually.
- Edited between 2-3 pages for both sections for the paper’s Thursday print edition.
- Wrote for either section as well as News or Opinion, in addition to weekly editing duties.
- Edited and wrote stories for the Daily’s 2024 South by Southwest coverage.
Crisis Communication Simulation, University of North Texas
MARCH 21-23, 2025
- 20 hours as Reporter with the situation unfolding.
- Responsible for timeline, contacts for background, coordination with crisis communicator, interviews, Initial and breaking reportage, and press conference coverage.
- Participated in Best Practices sessions with corporate practitioners and journalists.
On The Ground
July 07, 2026 - Present
- Founded a multimedia biweekly newsletter on Substack focused on "...highlighting and exploring the interconnectedness of culture and society, critical reviews of media, opinions, features and breaking down a collection of headlines at both national and international scales to dissect what they mean or possible reader impact."
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, AND PUBLICATIONS
MSOJ David T. Lane/Belo Corp. Scholars Program
2025 Recipient
MSOJ Dotty Griffith Endowed Scholarship
2023 and 2024 Recipient
UNT Continuous Student Scholarship
Fall 2022 - Fall 2025
Mayborn School of Journalism Digital and Print Outstanding Senior
Fall 2025
North Texas Review- 2025 Edition
Two published poems
Fall 2022- Fall 2025
