Work Experience

The Virginian-Pilot

Sports Reporter (April 2023-present)

Served as a beat writer covering Norfolk State and Hampton University sports, producing dynamic coverage of football, men's basketball, and women's basketball teams.
Cultivated reliable sources and broke exclusive news on coaching changes and eligibility issues affecting both institutions.
Lead coverage of high school soccer for 757Teamz.com, The Pilot’s popular high school sports specific site.
Created weekly Top 15 polls ranking the top boys and girls high school soccer teams in the area.
Provide supplemental coverage of various other college, high school and professional sports in Hampton Roads.

Sports Reporting Intern (January 2023-March 2023)

Served as a sports general assignment reporter for the Hampton Roads/Norfolk, VA area.
Wrote 41 stories in 10 weeks on topics ranging from high school wrestling to minor league hockey for one of the largest newspapers in the state of Virginia.

Intern (August 2021-July 2022)

Staff Writer (August 2022-present)

Provided weekly coverage of South Carolina football and baseball during the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Played a pivotal role in game day coverage, contributing to live reporting and post-game analysis.

Managing Editor of News and Sports (December 2021-present)

Co-Sports Editor (Summer 2020-Fall 2021)

Assistant Editor (Spring 2020)

Sports Writer (Fall 2019)

Edit all content with an emphasis on news and sports
Created email newsletters of all Daily Gamecock content two to three times a week
Aid in recruiting and training new writers every semester
Helped lead a staff of over 150+ writers and a senior staff of 20+ editors
2x South Carolina Press Association award winner.
4x guest on SEC Network's Paul Finebaum Show

Reporter (August 2022-December 2022)

Wrote for The Carolina News and Reporter, the senior capstone experience at UofSC, engaging in diverse reporting across topics such as business, sports, and more on a daily basis.
Conducted in-depth, long-form reporting while being responsible for peer editing, social media management, and enhancing multimedia skills.

Sports reporting intern (May 2022-August 2022)

Produced 49 stories within a span of 10 weeks, generating significant interest with 185,000 page views.
Reported on college and professional sports in South Carolina on a full-time basis.

Orientation Leader (Summer 2020, 2021)

Provide information about UofSC to more than 7,500 new students and their families over two summers.
Collaborate with a team of 50+ other orientation leaders to facilitate orientation sessions for 200+ students four to five times a week during the summer.

Communications Coordinator (Fall 2019-Spring 2020)

• Create directories of staff members and board of trustee members.

• File paperwork and donations into an online database.

• Write and edit newsletters, year-end appeals and social media posts.