Resume
Experience
iGeneration Youth
October 2024 — Present
Editor in Chief, Teen and Kids Magazines​
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Hold weekly office hours to discuss content, strategy and workflow.
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Oversee the production of six news/feature stories, ensuring they are polished and ready for publication. Also publish one social media post for each story.
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Make final decisions on all editorial matters, including controversial stories, sensitive topics, high-profile content.
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Ensure all content adheres to the highest standards of journalistic integrity, including accuracy, fairness and respect for privacy.
Ladue Publications
August 2022 — Present
Executive Editor in Chief, May 2024 — Present​
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Oversee a staff of 50 in reporting/designing 550 pages across 5 publications (Panorama Newsmagazine, Melodrama Literary Magazine, ID Magazine, laduepublications.com, @ladue.publications).
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Manage editorial policy and deadlines through editor's lunches. Supervise 15 editors for content quality.
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Produce content as needed, identifying and rectifying gaps in our coverage.
Website Editor in Chief, May 2023 — May 2024​
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Oversaw content published to laduepublications.com and ensured that it was up to journalistic standards/staying atop of modern design.
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Managed a publication staff of 40+ members, teaching them how to publish to the website and encouraging them to utilize multimedia tools to enhance storytelling skills.
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Managed separate Instagram accounts for the newsmagazine, magazine and literary magazine, ensuring constant posts that cover members of the community and adhere to journalistic standards.
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Redesigned the publication to achieve eighth in the nation, our highest ever placement.
Junior Melodrama Literary Magazine Editor in Chief, May 2023 — May 2024​
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Assisted senior editor in chiefs in curating content and regulating submissions.
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Arranged magazine, ensuring a diversity in perspectives and mediums.
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Created content for the literary magazine’s Instagram account.
Associate/In-Depth Editor, May 2023 — May 2024​
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Lead editor of the “in-depth” section, as well as ‘on deck’ editor for additional sections. Consistently assisted staff, checking for AP style, ethical issues and content quality.
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Produced and created content for the in-depth section in seven separate issues of the newsmagazine.
Staff, August 2022 — May 2023
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​Specialized in in-depth journalism, choosing and reporting on long-form stories that pertain to the entire community.
West Newsmagazine
July 2024 — August 2024
Intern​
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Authored 12 articles on local politics, school boards, small businesses and community events which were published to www.westnewsmagazine.com; 75,000 copies of the paper were printed and distributed.
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Proofread paper before its publication for concision and clarity.
Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service
April 2024 — October 2024
Student Journalist​
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Improved written and verbal communication skills, digital literacy, investigative reporting and objective competence through journalism lessons created by the University of Missouri-Columbia.
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Gained professional experience in choosing story topics, finding sources of information, conducting interviews and reporting on stories.
Ladue Education Foundation & Alumni Association
February 2024 — May 2024
Journalist​
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Wrote two stories on the LEF’s philanthropic impact on the Ladue community and schools.
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Interviewed teachers and students, took photographs.
Education
Ladue Horton Watkins High School
August 2021 — May 2025
High School Diploma.
Elon University
June 2024
College Credit from COM3800 Media Workshop.
Community Engagement
New Voices Student Leaders Institute
Student Press Law Center | June 2024 — Present
Student Leader
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Identified the strategies to expand student press freedom through a two-week intensive seminar.
Public Speaking & Speech Writing Camp
Vitendo4Africa | June 2024
Director & Manager
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Conceived and implemented a camp for an organization in the St. Louis region advocating for empowerment of refugees.
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Meant for students ranging from 6th to 8th grade, this camp provided students with tools to advocate for themselves and others in speech writing and public speaking seminars. It concluded with a public presentation where each student read their speech aloud to 30 audience members.
Ladue Speech & Debate
August 2021 — Present
Varsity Member, August 2024 — Present​​
Director of Membership & Speech Event Coordinator, August 2023 — May 2024​
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Recruited 40 team members via public outreach events.
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Created community building events such as debatesgiving and pumpkin painting.
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Mentored 25 students in strategies to convince the audience when presenting the speech.
Debate Event Coordinator, August 2022 — May 2023
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Mentored 30 students on argumentative techniques and speech writing.
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Arranged multiple practice sessions for students each week.​
Junior Varsity Member, August 2021 — May 2022
Individual Awards & Accolades
Missouri Student Journalist of the Year
Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association | 2025
Finalist, NYT Open Letter Contest
The New York Times | 2024
Coca-Cola Scholars Semifinalist
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation | 2024
Scripps Howard Emerging Journalists Program
Elon University | 2024
Authored 3 stories, each in print, broadcast and photo form. Directed/anchored a news segment, produced a newspaper.
Second Place Climate & Environment Writing
Quill & Scroll National Honor Society | 2024
Second Place Magazine Design
National Scholastic Press Association | 2024
Third Place Feature Story
National Scholastic Press Association Clips & Clicks | 2024
Fourth Place News Story
National Scholastic Press Association | 2023
Fourth Place Local Climate Change Reporting
National Scholastic Press Association | 2024
Sixth Place Editorial Leadership
National Scholastic Press Association | 2024
All Missouri In-Depth Feature Story
Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association | 2024
Best of Show Photo Illustration
Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association | 2024
Leadership Award in Student Journalism
National Scholastic Press Association | 2024
Honorable Mention Feature Writing
National Student Media Contests | 2024
Honorable Mention Story Writing
Quill & Scroll National Honor Society | 2022
Program Honors
Literary Arts Magazine Pacemaker
National Scholastic Press Association | Spring 2024
Received for Melodrama Literary Magazine, which I contributed to as a staff member. See link
Newspaper/Newsmagazine Pacemaker Finalist
National Scholastic Press Association | Fall 2024
Received for Panorama Newsmagazine, which I led as an in-depth editor.
First Place Best of Show Literary Arts Magazine
National Scholastic Press Association | Fall 2024
Received for Melodrama Literary Magazine, which I led as a junior editor in chief. See link
First Place Best of Show Newsmagazine
National Scholastic Press Association | Spring 2024
Received for Panorama Newsmagazine, which I led as an in-depth editor. See link
First Place Best of Show Newsmagazine
National Scholastic Press Association | Fall 2023
Received for Panorama Newsmagazine, which I led as an in-depth editor. See link
Second Place Best of Show Literary Arts Magazine
National Scholastic Press Association | Spring 2024
Received for Melodrama Literary Magazine, which I contributed to as a staff member. See link
Second Place Best of Show Specialty Magazine
National Scholastic Press Association | Fall 2024
Received for ID Magazine, which I contributed to as a staff member. See link
Fifth Place Best of Show Newsmagazine
National Scholastic Press Association | Fall 2024
Received for Panorama Newsmagazine, which I led as a executive editor in chief. See link
Fifth Place Best of Show Literary Arts Magazine
National Scholastic Press Association | Fall 2023
Received for Melodrama Literary Magazine, which I contributed to as a staff member. See link
Second Place Clips & Clicks Contest
National Scholastic Press Association | Spring 2024
Received for Panorama Newsmagazine, which I led as an in-depth editor.
Gold Crown
Columbia Scholastic Press Association | Spring 2023
Received for Panorama Newsmagazine, which I contributed to as a staff member.
Silver Crown
Columbia Scholastic Press Association | Spring 2024
Received for Panorama Newsmagazine, which I led as an in-depth editor.
Eighth Place Best of Show Website
National Scholastic Press Association | Spring 2024
Received for laduepublications.com, which I led as website editor in chief.
Superior Overall Online Presence
Missouri Interscholastic Journalism Association | 2024
Received for laduepublications.com, which I led as website editor in chief.