Writer, editor and designer.

I’m a writer, editor and designer based in Pittsfield, Mass., who has been working in the newspaper industry since 2016.

CURRENT ROLES

Night News Editor at The Berkshire Eagle (January 2023-present)

I coordinate nightly news coverage, edit and launch news stories to the web and social media, as well as assign daily newspaper pages to our design hub. I also design the daily Berkshires section and the entire Monday e-edition.
AWARDS: 2nd Place for Best Overall Design and Presentation at the 2023 New England Newspaper & Press Association’s Better Newspaper Competition.

3rd Place for Best Special Section for Commencement 2023 at the 2023 NENPA Better Newspaper Competition

Columnist at The Berkshire Eagle (March 2016-present)

I write two columns a month for The Eagle. I started as a freelance reporter in March 2016, but I found my niche writing columns.

AWARDS: 1st Place for Best Commentary at the 2021 NENPA Better Newspaper Competition.

3rd Place for Best Commentary at the 2023 NENPA Better newspaper Competition.

Executive Editor at InReview (June 2018-present)

I’m the editor/owner of InReviewCritics.com, a small entertainment website focusing on film, television, video game and book reviews and commentary pieces. I manage a team of three other writers as well as occasional contributors. I also manage the site’s TikTok account, which supplements our written reviews.

PAST EXPERIENCE

Weekend News Editor at The Berkshire Eagle (March 2022-January 2023)

I coordinated weekend news coverage, edited stories and got them up on online and shared on social media, as well as lay out the Monday e-edition. I also assisted with the daily design and copy editing of The Eagle, the Brattleboro Reformer, the Bennington Banner and the Manchester Journal, serving as the lead sports designer for The Eagle.
AWARDS: 1st Place for Best Sports Section for The Huddle at the 2022 NENPA Better Newspaper Competition.

3rd Place for Best Overall Design and Presentation for The Berkshire Eagle at the 2022 NENPA Better Newspaper Competition.

2nd Place for Best Sports Section for The Huddle at the 2023 NENPA Better Newspaper Competition.

Editor-in-Chief and Design Editor of The Pegasus, the official alumni magazine of Sigma Chi Beta. (March 2019-March 2023)

Page Designer/Copy Editor at The Berkshire Eagle (June 2016-March 2022)

I laid out and copy edit pages of The Berkshire Eagle, the Brattleboro Reformer, the Bennington Banner and the Manchester Journal. I served as the lead sports designer for The Eagle, and was the lead designer for the Monday e-edition when it launched in 2020.
AWARDS: 1st Place for Best Overall Design and Presentation (The Berkshire Eagle) at the 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2021 NENPA Better Newspapers Competitions.

2nd Place for Best Overall Design and Presentation (The Berkshire Eagle) at the 2019 NENPA Better Newspaper Competition.

1st Place for Best Sports Section (The Berkshire Eagle) at the 2020 NENPA Better Newspaper Competition; 1st and 2nd Place for Best Sports Section (The Berkshire Eagle) at the 2021 NENPA Better Newspaper Competition.

2nd Place for Best Overall Design and Presentation of a Special Section (“Introducing 46,” The Berkshire Eagle) at the 2021 NENPA Better Newspaper Competition. (lead designer)

Blogger at The Berkshire Eagle (July-November 2016)

Ran the entertainment blog “The Way of the Sith”

Editorial Intern at Berkshires Week & The Shires of Vermont (June-September 2017)

Contributor at The Huffington Post (June 2016-January 2017)

Staff Writer at Goomba Stomp Magazine (June-September 2016)

Writer at Hubpages (January 2015-June 2016)

VOLUNTEERING

Class Agent for the MCLA Alumni Association (December 2018-present)

Alumni Mentor at Her Campus Media (July 2021-May 2022)

Volunteer at the Northern Berkshires (Mass.) YMCA (October 2014-May 2015)

COLLEGE

Bachelor of Arts degree in English/Communications with concentrations in journalism, public relations and corporate communications and creative writing from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. Graduated magna cum laude in May 2018.

Activities:

The Beacon Newspaper (January 2015-May 2018)

Business Manager (Spring 2018)
- AWARD: Excellence in Beacon Business Management. MCLA English Communications Department
Features Editor (Fall 2017)
Editor-in-Chief (Spring 2017)
- AWARD: Outstanding work at The Beacon, MCLA English/Communications Department
- James A. Hardman, Jr. Scholarship: Largest merit-based scholarship MCLA offers, given to MCLA’s top journalism student.
Managing Editor (Fall 2016)
Arts & Entertainment Editor (Fall 2015-Spring 2016)
- AWARD: Outstanding work for Arts & Entertainment Editing and Design, MCLA English/Communications Department
Columnist (Spring 2016-Spring 2018)
Arts & Entertainment Reporter (Spring 2015)

Student Government Association (Spring 2018)

Student Trustee (February-May 2018)

Her Campus (July 2017-May 2018)

Senior Editor (December 2017-May 2018)
Campus Correspondent (July-December 2017)

Spires Literary Journal (September 2016-April 2018)

Design Editor (September 2016-April 2018)
- AWARD: Excellence in publication design, MCLA English Communications/Department (2017 and 2018)

Film Club

President (September 2014-January 2017)

The Odyssey at MassArt

Staff Writer (May-September 2016)

MassPIRG

Save Antibiotics Campaign Coordinator (January 2015-January 2016)

Other honors/awards:

Induction into the Sigma Tau Delta Honor Society: Member of the Alpha Phi Omega chapter of Sigma Tau Delta International English Honor Society.

Induction into the Alpha Chi Honor Society: National honor society for juniors and seniors who are in the top ten percent of their class.

Community Service Scholarship (2016): Awarded to an MCLA student in recognition of their academic achievement and dedication to community service.

Induction into the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society: National honor society for students that have achieved at least a 3.5 GPA in their first year of college.