Current work

Legal Proofreader, Integreon, June 2025-present

Perform a variety of proofreading, administrative and document management responsibilities on tight deadlines for Venable LLP, a law firm of around 850 people working across regulatory, corporate and investigative law

Perform proofreading process on wide variety of legal documents, including checking for typos, grammar, consistency in formatting, defined terms, cross-references and punctuation, while also following Chicago style and an internal style guide

Work with a team to manage document queue while communicating regularly with legal professionals on project needs, including deadlines, instructions and formatting styles

Past reporting

Editor/senior editor, Community Impact, 2015-2024

Managed all processes of producing two print newspapers with a combined circulation of roughly 100,000 people as well as two daily digital newsletters—including writing, editing, photography and graphic development, all on strict deadlines

Managed a team of four reporters, including coming up with an editorial plan and delegating assignments as well as strategizing on how to innovate with the development and promotion of a variety of story types

Closely read and copy edited all material written by a team of reporters, including for grammar, typos, company style guidelines, AP style, clarity and fact-checking

Played a lead role on our newsroom’s editorial advisory council, which worked on projects to improve newsletter open rates, streamline interactions between writers and newsletter producers, develop editorial concepts to boost readership, and redesign the company’s products

Proactively covered breaking news, including Hurricane Harvey, Tropical Storm Beryl, live news conferences from the city of Houston, and incidents at local schools, speaking to those directly affected while leveraging relationships with official sources to obtain accurate information quickly

Wrote detail-oriented stories across a variety of subjects and beats, including government operations, housing and development, education, criminal justice and law

Edited 15-20 articles per week from reporters, including for clean copy, clarity, company style, AP style, fact-checking and overall cohesion

Took original photos to accompany stories, including cover photos, food photos, weather and disaster photos, event coverage, portraits, construction photos, and human interest photos

Played a lead role in speaking engagements representing the newsroom, including at college and high school journalism classes, community groups and civic clubs