Education

Master of Journalism, Carleton University — September 2021 – April 2023

Exchange Program, University of Copenhagen – January 2019 – June 2019

Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of Victoria — September 2016 – April 2020

Relevant Experience

Digital Reporter/Editor – CTV News Ottawa – October 2023 – Present

Meta/Canadian Press Fellow – July 2023 – September 2023

Reporter in the Toronto bureau of the Canadian Press as part of the Meta/Canadian Press Fellowship.
Reported on issues in the Greater Toronto Area that have national implications including, crime, refugee housing and health.
Covered various issues including the Greenbelt, crime, the environment and the Toronto Film Festival.
Requires writing and interviewing on a wide number of subjects with tight deadlines and knowledge of audio and video equipment to accompany writing.
Requires writing quickly and spontaneously to write quick hits on breaking news stories.

Work appeared in the Globe and Mail, Ottawa Citizen, Palo Alto Weekly and Capital Current
Developed relationships with local officials and gathered material from interviews.
Worked with the PA Weekly education reporter on an investigative story regarding the firing of Foothill College’s president Thuy Nguyen.
Interviewed 5 transit agencies on their policies targeting young people after the pandemic.
Researched stories using StatsCan reports and data from open-source websites.
Worked on deadline pieces and took photos on-site.

Reported to the City Editor daily to pitch stories and receive assignments.
Wrote on a variety of subjects in the Ottawa area including COVID-19 restrictions, passport delays and the opening of a new Indigenous women’s centre.
Required the ability to turn around stories within one working day.
Scheduled and conducted interviews with individuals within a tight timeline and took photos of subjects.
Developed relationships with local officials and individuals.

Pitched and wrote articles relating to the Ontario provincial election and Canada Day protests.
Evaluated and followed up on news leads to develop story ideas.
Reported weekly to the editor-in-chief and collaborated with other journalists on stories and multimedia aspects.
Contacted and interviewed a wide variety of individuals in Ottawa.
Wrote, edited and produced stories in WordPress.

Publication produced by the graduate students at Carleton University’s School of Journalism.
Wrote an in-depth multimedia feature on the Green Party of Canada. Interviewed six individuals and created multimedia templates through Flourish, Canva and Tableau.
Wrote a same day written news story on youth engagement in municipal elections. Interviewed individuals in the street and wrote a 500-word news story.
Produced and edited social media for the publication. Utilized Twitter, Instagram, and Canva to make templates and promote the publication.
Copy-edited other students’ assignments.

Student newspaper of the University of Victoria.
- Wrote articles regarding the experiences of American students in Canada and municipal elections in Victoria.
- Developed questions and conducted interviews with students and municipal election candidates.
- Worked with senior editors to fact-check and revise the article to fit proper journalistic standards.

Working under Human Resources in the Diversity and Inclusion branch.
Worked on a variety of projects to promote 2SLGBTQI+ inclusion in the workplace, including writing briefs and articles.
Wrote commemorative date articles to inform the ministry of upcoming holidays and cultural events.
Supported the HR branch on outstanding projects and assignments.

Held weekly tutorial sessions with 13 students to conduct assignments and answer questions they may have about the course. Required excellent skills in verbal communications, analysis, and problem-solving.
Gave feedback, graded assignments, and worked on a variety of other tasks given by the instructor.
Worked collaboratively with the instructor and other teaching assistants.