EDUCATION

Brown University, Bachelor of Arts / May 2022

Two Honors Theses: on secondary traumatization in migrant aid workers and ethical storytelling about migration

EXPERIENCE

Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) March 2023 — Present

Senior Education Reporter, March 2025-present
Education Reporter, Oct. 2024-Feb. 2025
Immigration Reporter, March 2023-Sept. 2024

UNICEF (New York, New York) 2022-2023

Communications Intern: 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

Livingston Awards for Young Journalists (finalist), 2024
Dorothy Storck Award, best female journalist, Chicago Journalists Association, 2024
Peter Lisagor Award (finalist), 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)
Technical Skills: Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, Photoshop, ProTools, Audacity, website editing
Interests: Running marathons, piano, photography

Personal email: nell.b.salzman@gmail.com