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Reporting Experience

State House News Service, Boston, MA. Freelance Reporter. March 2006 - Present

Covered the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, the 2006
gubernatorial campaign, Turnpike Authority board meetings, the implementation of
the state’s health care reform law, the Patrick administration, and the nomination of
Judge Margot Botsford to the Supreme Judicial Court. Also: Compiled daily a
compendium of headlines from across Massachusetts, known as the “MASSterList.”

The Dorchester Reporter, Dorchester, MA. Freelance Reporter. May 2004 – Present

Covered Sen. Dianne Wilkerson’s failed re-election 2008 campaign, took part in
coverage of the Boston area church closings for the community newspaper, as well
as interviewing a returning Savin Hill soldier from Iraq. Was also “embedded” with a
float for the annual Dorchester Day Parade, among other stories.

The Wall Street Journal, Washington, D.C. Reporting Intern. February 2005 – May 2005

Working out of the Washington bureau, covered general assignments out of
Congress and federal agencies, including economic indicators and the baseball
steroid hearings. Internship through the Washington Center for Politics and
Journalism.

The Mass Media, UMass Boston, Boston, MA. News Editor/Associate News Editor/Reporter.
September 2002 – January 2006

As campus news editor of UMass Boston’s weekly student newspaper, supervised
four to five writers, coordinated the news section, and recruited new staffers. As a
reporter: Covered UMass Boston administration, faculty, student affairs, trustees and
the UMass system president’s office. Other duties include compiling and editing the
police log, news briefs, and wire services.

Media Nation, Boston, MA. Staff Reporter. July 2004

Reported and wrote articles for a two-page independent newspaper covering the
media and media issues, a collaboration of the UMass Boston and Harvard
University’s Nieman Foundation. Printed as a supplement in the Boston Globe each
day of the 2004 Democratic National Convention.

Education

September 2002 – Present: Pursuing a degree in political science, with an interest in
presidential politics, and a minor in communication studies, at the University of
Massachusetts, Boston.

June 2002: Diploma, North Quincy High School, Quincy, MA. Activities included working as a
reporter for the North Star, the school newspaper, and a production manager for two plays
put together by the Drama Club.

Last Updated: November 2008.