EXPERIENCE
New York Times (Chicago, IL) September 2025-Present
Local Investigations Fellow
Works with datasets and public tax records to come up with new findings about the management of the city’s tax increment financing program, or TIF.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 2023-August 2025
Senior Education Reporter, March 2025-August 2025
Documented how Operation Midway Blitz detentions affected Chicago Public Schools students and their families.
Education Reporter, Oct. 2024-Feb. 2025
Covered and broke news on an ongoing leadership dispute between Mayor Brandon Johnson and schools Chief Executive Pedro Martinez.
Immigration Reporter, March 2023-Sept. 2024
Covered the migrant crisis through human interest stories and a focus on accountability.
UNICEF (New York, New York) 2022-2023
Communications Intern
Wrote features for the United Nations fund Education Cannot Wait, providing education for children in disaster-affected countries.
KTNA Community Radio (Talkeetna, Alaska) 2022
News Reporter Intern
Produced local news for broadcast.
Westword (Denver, CO) 2020
Editorial Intern
Wrote about activism, music and art in Denver.
Annunciation House Refugee Shelter (El Paso, Texas) 2021-2022
Translator
Worked with migrants recently released by DHS.
Rhode Island Center for Justice (Providence, Rhode Island) 2019-2020
Legal Aid
Translated at an open clinic for undocumented immigrants seeking legal representation in eviction cases.
AWARDS
Pulitzer Prize, (local reporting, staff of the Chicago Tribune), 2026
Illinois Press Association (feature writing, second place), 2025
Peter Lisagor Award, 2024 & 2025
Livingston Awards for Young Journalists (finalist), 2024
Dorothy Storck Award, best female journalist, Chicago Journalists Association, 2024
Invited Speaker on Immigration: CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, WTTW (local PBS station), University of Illinois Chicago, Indiana University, DePaul University, University of Chicago, Chicago Journalist Association and Illinois Press Association events
SKILLS & INTERESTS
Language: Bilingual proficiency in Spanish (Over 13 years of Spanish study and months of immersion)
Interests: Running, piano, photography
EDUCATION
Brown University
Bachelor of Arts