As a child, I wanted to be so many different things when I grew up. As a journalist, I can be. My reporting has taken me across the country and abroad — from New York and Arizona to Italy and Los Angeles — and into new communities, perspectives and systems.

That curiosity led me to the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, where I graduated in 2026 with dual degrees in journalism and psychology.

Throughout college, I gained hands-on experience through internships and fellowships, focusing on data- and records-based enterprise reporting on topics ranging from police misconduct to immigration detention.

I now work as a criminal justice and education reporter for the Independent Record in Helena, Montana.

My reporting has earned bylines in over a dozen news outlets nationwide, and I'm passionate about producing investigative and enterprise journalism that audiences can trust.

When I'm not in court or working on a story, you can find me with a cup of coffee (or a glass of wine) in hand, a romance novel cracked open, or planning my next adventure.

Ida B. Wells