AUDIO / VIDEO / WRITING
+ I am a newsroom leader with a proven track record of team building, community-driven collaboration and complex team management.
+ My approach is rooted in human-interest storytelling, with a focus on mental health.
+ I have a deep commitment to build community trust to curb media distrust.
+ I’m proficient in audio reporting/producing, long-form/narrative storytelling, directing educational videos and hosting podcasts.
+ I employ horizontal leadership strategies and audience data to inform my editorial decisions.
AUDIO
I’ve produced, hosted podcasts and been a guest on multiple programs. In Kansas City, I was guest host on The Bridge, Kansas City’s NPR Music station, to provide insight or analysis of special reports and a DJ contributor for Hispanic Heritage months. At WHYY, I reported and produced on the field, interviewed in-studio, wrote scripts and recorded VOSOT for broadcast programming heard around the Philadelphia region. In 2024, I was part of the WHYY News team who earned a regional Murrow for coverage of Philadelphia’s historic, 100th mayoral election.
Production credits:
︎ WHYY, “Sister Mary Scullion reflects on 40 years helping Philly’s unhoused”
Role: Field reporter, script-writer and producer.
︎ THE FILTER PODCAST
Role: Director, producer and co-host of The Filter, Flatland’s first long-form podcast.
︎ “Mariachi Stars in Kansas”
Role: Field reporter, script-writer and producer. Edited by Felix Contreras. For Alt. Latino
︎ “Making Movies: ‘We Need to be the Most Human That We Can Be’“
Role: Field reporter, script-writer and producer. Edited by Felix Contreras. For Alt. Latino
︎ WHYY, “Sister Mary Scullion reflects on 40 years helping Philly’s unhoused”
Role: Field reporter, script-writer and producer.
︎ THE FILTER PODCAST
Role: Director, producer and co-host of The Filter, Flatland’s first long-form podcast.
︎ “Mariachi Stars in Kansas”
Role: Field reporter, script-writer and producer. Edited by Felix Contreras. For Alt. Latino
︎ “Making Movies: ‘We Need to be the Most Human That We Can Be’“
Role: Field reporter, script-writer and producer. Edited by Felix Contreras. For Alt. Latino
Guest/expert credits:
︎ HEALTH FORWARD FOUNDATION’S FORWARD FOCUS “How can Kansas City journalists tell more inclusive stories?”
Role: Expert panelist with local Kansas City journalists working in non-profit newsrooms.
NPR
︎ LA LISTA PODCAST
Role: Guest; I spoke about culture shock, mental health and empathy in journalism.
︎ LAWRENCE TALKS
Role: Expert panelist on journalism ethics on the field and in the newsroom.
︎ NPR Holiday Leftovers Presents: Puerto Rican Recipes
Role: Contributor/guest with Scott Simon
︎ HEALTH FORWARD FOUNDATION’S FORWARD FOCUS “How can Kansas City journalists tell more inclusive stories?”
Role: Expert panelist with local Kansas City journalists working in non-profit newsrooms.
NPR
︎ LA LISTA PODCAST
Role: Guest; I spoke about culture shock, mental health and empathy in journalism.
︎ LAWRENCE TALKS
Role: Expert panelist on journalism ethics on the field and in the newsroom.
︎ NPR Holiday Leftovers Presents: Puerto Rican Recipes
Role: Contributor/guest with Scott Simon
WRITING/EDITING
I primarily write long-form, explanatory and accountability/solutions-focused articles. I am also adept at script-writing and copy editing different content, from long-form, investigative pieces to newsletters. During production of the Filter Podcast, I directed, hosted and wrote scripts and sound design notes. My reporting focused on health, culture, housing and houselessness, and education.
︎ Read my work for Kansas City PBS’ news magazine, Flatland on flatlandkc.org.
︎ Read and listen to my work for WHYY News on whyy.org and Billy Penn at billypenn.com.
VIDEO
Flatland
I wrote scripts and recorded VOs, produced and reported for Flatland KC, Kansas City PBS’ digital magazine and current affairs TV program. I’m a five-time EMMY award nominee. In 2022, I was awarded an EMMY for reporting and producing contributions in the mini-documentary and roundtable discussion, “Houseless in Kansas City.”
Community-engaged journalism
In 2018, Kansas City PBS hired me to manage and produce their journalism civic engagement series “curiousKC,” powered by Hearken. As project lead, I led engagement strategy, editorial management and reporting efforts and have married public engagement efforts with how journalists source the current affairs monthly program. I continued that work for WHYY News’ Bridging Blocks program.
DESIGN
As online web producer, I designed lead art for articles and social media. Here are a few examples:
