I'm a journalist with experience in print and online publications. I have a passion for social media and how it can be used to help tell stories!
I grew up in the woods of Starved Rock State Park. I learned to read with copies of Star and Globe magazines at my grandparents' house. Inspired, I started my print career in grade school--contributing drawings and poetry to the kids' section of the local newspaper--and never stopped. I covered school events and waxed nostalgic about The Golden Girls as a high school journalist, then helmed the editing desk of my community college paper and churned out the school's press releases for two years. I graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Journalism, focusing on magazine and online coverage. Upon graduation, I'd contributed news stories to ChicagoTalks and the LaSalle Daily NewsTribune, and wrote a regular opinion column for The Times in Ottawa, Ill. I also detailed cultural events for Flavorpill Chicago and A.V. Club Chicago.
I'm very proud to have collaborated with fellow Columbia students on an investigative news package about the Illinois General Assembly Scholarships, which won awards from the Chicago Headline Club and Society of Professional Journalists. I joined Patch in June 2010 and helped build Lisle Patch from the ground up. In summer 2012, I made my first long-term leap out of state lines and became the Local Editor for Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch.
In my spare time, I still indulge in celebrity rags. I also author a personal style blog called Bringing Up Bust Form.
I grew up in the woods of Starved Rock State Park. I learned to read with copies of Star and Globe magazines at my grandparents' house. Inspired, I started my print career in grade school--contributing drawings and poetry to the kids' section of the local newspaper--and never stopped. I covered school events and waxed nostalgic about The Golden Girls as a high school journalist, then helmed the editing desk of my community college paper and churned out the school's press releases for two years. I graduated from Columbia College Chicago with a degree in Journalism, focusing on magazine and online coverage. Upon graduation, I'd contributed news stories to ChicagoTalks and the LaSalle Daily NewsTribune, and wrote a regular opinion column for The Times in Ottawa, Ill. I also detailed cultural events for Flavorpill Chicago and A.V. Club Chicago.
I'm very proud to have collaborated with fellow Columbia students on an investigative news package about the Illinois General Assembly Scholarships, which won awards from the Chicago Headline Club and Society of Professional Journalists. I joined Patch in June 2010 and helped build Lisle Patch from the ground up. In summer 2012, I made my first long-term leap out of state lines and became the Local Editor for Sunset Hills-Crestwood Patch.
In my spare time, I still indulge in celebrity rags. I also author a personal style blog called Bringing Up Bust Form.
