PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
September 2016-December 2020
LAKERS BEAT WRITER, LOS ANGELESÂ TIMES
Covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times, traveling everywhere the team went and reporting breaking news, features and enterprise pieces as well as contributing to podcasts and television segments. Reporting assignments included several NBA seasons, the NBA draft, the Lakers' fraught 2019 trip to China and the NBA's COVID-19 Bubble in 2020.
August 2013 - August 2016
NFL NATION REPORTER, ESPN
Covered the Houston Texans in print and on television for ESPN while based in Houston. Was the only woman, and only woman of color, out of the 32 people who were part of ESPN's inaugural NFL Nation group. Reporting assignments included several NFL seasons, NFL draft, NFL scouting combine, NFL owners meetings.
August 2012-August 2013
TEXANS ENTERPRISE REPORTER
HOUSTON CHRONICLE
Enterprise reporter for the Houston Chronicle who wrote in depth feature stories about Texans players as well as breaking news and writing off games. Reported on religion in the locker room, family connections, the team's response to devastating flooding in the community and palace intrigue within the organization.
2005-2012
SPORTS REPORTER, VARIOUS OUTLETS
Jaguars reporter - Florida Times-Union
General assignment reporter - Orlando Sentinel
Southern Indiana high schools reporter - The Courier-Journal