Resume
Experience
Deputy Editor, Local & Regional
The Philadelphia Inquirer
April 2026 to present
I oversee The Inquirer's growing suite of hyperlocal newsletters and alerts, focusing on Philadelphia's collar counties as well as Burlington, Camden, and Gloucester Counties in South Jersey.
Newsletter Editor
The Philadelphia Inquirer
February 2024 to April 2026
I helmed The Inquirer’s flagship morning newsletter to help readers quickly understand the biggest news of the day.
Technical.ly Managing Editor
Technically Media
January 2019 to February 2024
As the head of a small-but-mighty digital newsroom covering the innovation economies of Philly, Baltimore, DC, Delaware, and Pittsburgh, I managed four reporters, edited several articles per day, drove editorial and engagement strategy, oversaw execution of an editorial calendar, led special projects in the newsroom, and shipped up to three newsletters daily. I also hired and trained reporters, and served for a time on the company’s leadership committee.
Generocity Editor
Technically Media
October 2015 to February 2019
As the editor of a news site that covers the social impact community in Philadelphia, I managed a team of freelancers, wrote my own articles, attended and spoke at industry events, co-led an organizational rebrand, and oversaw steady readership growth.
Managing Editor
Star Community Newsweekly
June 2014 to October 2015
As the sole full-time editorial staff member of a hyperlocal newspaper, I assigned stories to part-time and freelance reporters, edited their work, wrote several articles each week, designed the physical paper using InDesign, and coordinated special editions.
Freelance Journalist
My freelance work has been featured in Philadelphia magazine, Philadelphia City Paper, Variety magazine, MensHealth.com, and elsewhere.
Internships, Etc.
Throughout college and after graduation, I interned at City Paper, Center for Media and Information Literacy, Leeway Foundation, and elsewhere. I also wrote for the Living and A&E sections of The Temple News.
Education
Leadership Academy for Women in Media
The Poynter Institute for Media Studies
Spring 2022
I participated in this competitive, cohort-based professional development program for women managers in journalism.
B.A. Media Studies, Minor Psychology
Temple University
Graduated Spring 2013
I majored in media studies and minored in psychology. During a semester in London, I took courses via the Foundation for International Education and interned at Variety’s international office.
Volunteer Experience
Online News Association
Lead Organizer
Spring 2016 to Present
I serve as the lead organizer of the Philadelphia chapter of the international affinity group for digital journalists.
Pen & Pencil Club
Board Member
February 2019 to February 2020
I served on the 2019-2020 board of governors for the nation’s oldest surviving press club.
Awards
The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Ralph Vigoda Award for Outstanding Journalism
January 2026
ONA/Google News Initiative Local Community Leader Scholarship
Fall 2019
Leadership Philadelphia
Keepers Program
Fall 2017 to Spring 2018
Young Involved Philadelphia
Nonprofit Board Prep Program
Fall 2016
Special Projects
My Favorite Breakup
My Favorite Breakup is a newsletter sharing anonymous, 100-word stories about the ends of romantic relationships. The series was published weekly from 2021 through 2024.
Thriving
Thriving was a year-long Technical.ly storytelling initiative aimed at collecting and centering the lived experiences of Philadelphia and comparative city residents. The goal was to generate insights about the economic opportunities and obstacles along their journeys to financial security and freedom. I edited most of the series’ reported features.
“Americans want fewer prisoners. What’s art have to do with it?”
In spring 2017, for Generocity, I visited and wrote about a unique pilot music program inside Pennsylvania’s largest prison. Its early success and relationship with the state offered a look inside our appetite for — and the limits of — a new kind of criminal justice reform.
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