Journalism Experience

• The Alexandria Journalism Project, Alexandria, Va. (Feb. 2025- present)

  • Contract Investigative Journalist

    • Conducted in depth investigations on hyper local topics, including a safety-related OSHA complaint at the Parks and Recreation department and the confusing system that determines property tax rates.

    • Sifted through dozens of FOIA requests related to the City’s financial management, discovered previously unreported, falsified documents. Independently identified and verified the victim in a federal gang indictment, uncovering information not disclosed in public filings.

    • Maintained a roster of reliable sources and interviewed contacts in Spanish and English, including a whistleblower employed with the City of Alexandria.

• Legal Management Magazine, Chicago, Il. (Sept. 2025- present)

  • Contract Feature Reporter

    • Reported and wrote feature articles centered around challenges law administrators face, like glass cliff appointments and isolated, remote workforces. 

• El Diario Perfil, Buenos Aires, Argentina (March-June 2022)

  • Journalism Resident

    • Wrote in Spanish for the international section of a bi-weekly newspaper in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Published stories in print and online about political, social and legal issues around the world.

    • Interviewed a range of sources in Spanish and English. Spoke with immigration advocates in the United States about the Biden administration’s decision to revoke Title 42 and Salvadoran journalists about President Bukele’s state of emergency. Discussed Russian influence in Latin America with political scientists and the painful history of extrajudicial killings with human rights lawyers in Colombia.

    • Researched and selected newsworthy subjects to assemble the Sunday “Semana Internacional,” a section devoted to summarizing the week’s breaking news on each continent. Combed through dozens of local magazines around the world to identify unique stories. 

• Wilmette Watch, Wilmette, Ill. (June-August 2020) 

  • Investigative Journalism Intern

    • Wrote stories surrounding racist material that had been circulated in the community, and the renovation of a Frank Lloyd Wright home. Pursued multiple leads on matters that affected the Wilmette community. Submitted FOIA requests for various investigations, inspected police policies and procedures and listened to hours of meetings held by the town’s Transportation Commission and Public Safety Committee.

• Course Project

  • Health and Science Reporting, Northwestern University, Medill; (January-March 2022)

    • Wrote an over 2,800 word story on harm reduction, a set of practices designed to minimize the negative risks associated with drug use. Translated to Spanish. Traveled to Seattle, Wa. to spotlight the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance. Interviewed employees, harm reduction specialists, historians and drug users. 

  • Feature/Magazine Writing, Northwestern University, Medill; (April-June 2021)

    • Produced a 1,500-word story about the state of parole hearings in Alabama. Interviewed over 17 sources, including inmates, their loved ones, defense attorneys, ACLU lawyers, activists and officials from the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles.

• Freelance Work

  • Article in Spanish about the pandemic published in the Argentine newspaper “Perfil” (Feb. 2021).

  • Multimedia article about fake THC cartridges on college campuses published in North by Northwestern (Dec. 2019).

  • Article about students ordering drugs from the dark web. The piece was highlighted on a local news channel in the District of Columbia (April 2018).

Work Experience

Eleanor Kennedy Shelter, Fort Belvoir, Va. (Nov. 2024- Aug. 2025)

• Outreach Case Manager

Renaissance Social Services, Chicago, Illinois 

Bilingual PATH Street Outreach and Housing Specialist April 2023- September 2024

• Serviced homeless clients living with severe mental illness and/or substance use on the West side of Chicago. Provided mental health support, case management and linkage to permanent housing programs. Assisted clients in applying for government benefits and documents, including state IDs, birth certificates and social security cards

• Advocated for clients’ rights and autonomy in medical, housing and legal settings and collaborated with local homeless agencies and city representatives to coordinate services

• Acted as the team’s sole Spanish speaker: translated complicated medical, legal and bureaucratic processes for clients, and conducted the city’s standardized housing assessment in Spanish  

The Living Room: Recovery Support Specialist (Part-time) Sept 2022- April 2023

• Assisted guests struggling with mental health issues, homelessness and/or addiction by offering basic needs in a crisis center. Provided peer support using a harm reduction and trauma-informed approach; helped guests stabilize during a crisis, prevent future psychiatric hospitalizations and, among other tasks, apply to government benefits

Skills & Languages