About Me
I grew up in Texas falling in love with Tex Mex, barbecue and the cities of Austin and Houston. I'm a writer and reader at heart. I love finding the right words to craft on the page and also curling up with a good book. My faith in Jesus is the foundation of my life.
I am currently the newsletter editor for Hey Houston, a daily newsletter all about my favorite hometown. I'm co-founder of BIPOC Book Fest, a two-day festival in Houston that celebrates literary works by Black and Indigenous writers and authors of color. I'm also working on the forthcoming novel, The Faith of Autumn Waters.
I'm a freelance journalist who has written for publications including Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, Eater, Houston Chronicle and GoodRx.
I have a Master's degree in Magazine, Newspaper and Online journalism from Syracuse University. During my time in Syracuse, I fell in love with reporting on underrepresented communities, while profiling two African-American mothers for a project on housing inequities. In the project, we looked at the concentration of poverty in Syracuse and how that affects a person's life outcomes. I also have an English Writing & Rhetoric degree from St. Edward's University, where I took classes in professional writing, technical writing, editing and grammar.
I previously worked for The Houston Chronicle, where I covered Fort Bend County, one of the most diverse counties in America. I focused on writing about African-American history in the county. I have written about the discovery of 95 African-American remains in Sugar Land, a street named after the first leader of the Ku Klux Klan and the first Black sheriff elected shortly after slavery ended. I also have written about politics, race and education, with many of my stories focusing on communities or groups that are underrepresented.
I am currently the newsletter editor for Hey Houston, a daily newsletter all about my favorite hometown. I'm co-founder of BIPOC Book Fest, a two-day festival in Houston that celebrates literary works by Black and Indigenous writers and authors of color. I'm also working on the forthcoming novel, The Faith of Autumn Waters.
I'm a freelance journalist who has written for publications including Texas Monthly, Texas Highways, Eater, Houston Chronicle and GoodRx.
I have a Master's degree in Magazine, Newspaper and Online journalism from Syracuse University. During my time in Syracuse, I fell in love with reporting on underrepresented communities, while profiling two African-American mothers for a project on housing inequities. In the project, we looked at the concentration of poverty in Syracuse and how that affects a person's life outcomes. I also have an English Writing & Rhetoric degree from St. Edward's University, where I took classes in professional writing, technical writing, editing and grammar.
I previously worked for The Houston Chronicle, where I covered Fort Bend County, one of the most diverse counties in America. I focused on writing about African-American history in the county. I have written about the discovery of 95 African-American remains in Sugar Land, a street named after the first leader of the Ku Klux Klan and the first Black sheriff elected shortly after slavery ended. I also have written about politics, race and education, with many of my stories focusing on communities or groups that are underrepresented.
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