Professional Experience

July 2018 to present: Reporter, WINK News. Previously worked as a resident reporter at WVVA in Bluefield, W.Va.; at ABC 7 Chicago as a news planning intern; at Dateline NBC as a story development intern; and at the Northwestern University's Medill Justice Project as a multimedia investigative reporter.

Awards & Recognition

Hearst Foundation Journalism Award for Enterprise Reporting.

Assistant produced 2-hour, Dateline episode hosted by Keith Morrison, “At the Bottom of the Pool,” aired Oct. 13, 2017.

Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society - lifelong membership exclusively for students in top 10 percent of their graduating class in journalism programs across the country.

National QuestBridge Scholar - awarded to the country's most talented, determined, and self-motivated students from low-income populations who demonstrate outstanding academic ability despite financial challenges.

News Philosophy

We consume news when we are gripped by the emotions making us all human — these are the stories that knock us off our feet. Tell the stories not easily seen that must be experienced through the emotions we all feel.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

Running and cycling! I love all of the fitness-inspired events South West Florida holds to benefit others.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, Magna Cum Laude.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

I am so grateful for the hundreds of days you can spend outdoors with friends and family.

Hometown 

Keystone Heights, Florida.

Counselors provide advice for talking with your kids about mass shootings

Many parents are wondering what to tell their kids as they head back to school and how to handle the amount of sad news after recent mass shootings, including the two over this weekend. Within 24 hours, there were two mass shootings – one in El Paso, Texas and the second in Dayton, Ohio – […]

650 students graduate during FGCU summer commencement

While many students are preparing to start the new school year, some are getting ready to start life after education. Florida Gulf Coast University awarded 650 degrees at its summer commencement Saturday. “Graduates, faculty, parents, relatives, undergraduates and all the people who like to randomly show up to university events, good morning,” student speaker Joshua […]

School bus stops to pickup a young student. (CCSO photo)

School bus drivers urge safety, knowing the rules when on the road

More than 700 school buses were back on the roads starting Friday for dry runs to test their new routes. While the bus drivers do their part, they want you to prepare too. Drivers are passing stopped school buses hundreds of times every day and it’s putting kids at risk. School bus driver Sharon Walker […]

2 arrested in Lee County after leading chase in stolen car

Lee County Sheriff’s Office conducted a chase along State Road 82 near I-75 during early hours Thursday morning. It led LCSO to arrest 18-year-old Brandon Raheem Poteet and 19-year-old Demetrius Royce Brown for stealing a car and resisting arrest. We also responded to the scene of what was an estimated 17 law enforcement vehicles in […]

Hearing sets up second trial in Lee County manslaughter case

A man originally convicted of manslaughter for a shooting death is getting a new trial after having it reversed. At the center of it all is an alleged confession by a fellow inmate that won’t be used in the second trial. Filed motions will be reviewed in Lee County court Monday ahead of Dalvon Deon […]

FMPD hosts missing persons event, connecting with searching families

Fort Myers Police Department along with other area law enforcement and missing persons groups held an event for families of missing loved ones to connect with those searching for them. FMPD held the first Missing Person’s Day event in Lee County at Fort Myers High School Saturday. The event was open to the public for […]

Securities being used to prevent school shootings might not be effective

Prevention practices against mass murders in schools continue to be implemented nationwide. However, parents of victims in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland are making their voices heard in our nation’s capital because all the improvements made to school security may not protect children. One expert says prevention tactics […]

Building owner cancels lease on tenant after deadly Lehigh shooting

The owners of a building at an Lehigh Acres industrial complex said they have nothing to say to their tenant who allowed a party that had a deadly shooting. They said they canceled the lease on him immediately and changed the locks Monday. Lee County Sheriff’s Office still hasn’t released the name of a victim […]

Deputies investigate a Lehigh Acres industrial complex shooting over the weekend

One person was killed and two injured in a shooting at a large party at an industrial complex in Lehigh Acres early Sunday morning. Around 2:30 a.m., Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a call of shots fired at the 5000 block of Lee St. Upon arriving at the industrial complex, LCSO deputies found […]

Mom and son arrested for drug trafficking in East Naples

Deputies responded to a home to make a major drug bust. The sheriff’s office reported there was enough illegal drugs to kill anyone. And neighbors are not happy. Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrested mom and son Virginia Terry, 62 and Gary Ouillete, 42, for possession and selling of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine out of an […]