MY STORY

From Nebraska to New York

 

I was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from Papillion-LaVista high school. 

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I chose to attend the University of Nebraska (Go Huskers!) and study Journalism, with an emphasis in Broadcasting. I've always been someone comfortable with public speaking, and I loved the philanthropic aspect of journalism — the ability to shed light on underrepresented communities and forgotten stories. 

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During my junior year of college, I applied for a summer internship with the CBS Evening News. The studio was holding a video competition to be Katie Couric's intern...and I won! The prize was an entire summer shadowing Couric and the editorial teams at 60 Minutes and 48 Hours. 

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After returning to UNL for my senior year, I applied for another national video competition— this time to be the First-Ever Nike Field Reporter. Out of hundreds of applicants, I was selected to spend nine months traveling around America, interviewing top athletes like Serena Williams, LeBron James, Magic Johnson, and my childhood idol, Jackie Joyner-Kersee.

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After graduation, I spent a few months as a local reporter at KETV in Omaha, Nebraska, before accepting a position as Katie Couric's personal production assistant at the CBS Evening News. From there, I joined Katie at her daytime talk show, where I learned the ropes of video production as an associate producer. I also appeared on-camera as a technology correspondent — presenting segments on a variety of topics from the best apps to digital detox.

 

In 2014,  I was hired at Yahoo Travel as a travel editor — a job that would take me around the world.  I traveled to Fiji, Tokyo, South Africa, the Canary Islands, and Australia's outback. I swam with whale sharks in Cancun, slept in a castle in Vienna, and surfed the beautiful beaches in Alentejo, Portugal. As Yahoo transitioned, I joined the Yahoo Finance team, where I spent two years covering personal finance and the travel industry. 

 

My focus on crafting impactful narratives and creating spaces for open dialogue was nurtured at AOL’s BUILD Series. From 2018-2020, I conducted more than 500 live interviews with actors, directors, authors, musicians, and activists. In front of a live studio audience, I was able to facilitate conversations at the intersections of art, politics, race, and gender. 

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One of the more meaningful projects I’ve led is Unmuted, an original Yahoo Life series that amplified the stories of leaders working on social justice issues in their communities. After leaving Yahoo in 2022, I joined Treefort Media, an LA-based podcast company, where I contributed as a Supervising Producer on two projects — Audible's Ali in Me, and Microsoft's Changemakers. 

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In 2025, I completed the Knight-Bagehot Fellowship at Columbia Journalism School. This 10-month immersive experience allowed me to complete the core curriculum of the MBA program at Columbia Business School, and deepened my understanding of how to use data to drive results and enhance the impact of storytelling. 

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