I was the lead visual editor on USA TODAY’s 2026 Women of the Year, honoring women who are making positive and game-changing impacts in their respective fields and communities. I was intentional about choosing women photographers across the U.S. to capture the honorees because the representation in front of the camera is just as important as the representation behind it. I collaborated with key internal and external stakeholders to plan and organize the shoots, and I provided the photographers with informative and visually aesthetic storyboards that were unique to each subject’s story. The portraits elevated the piece, showing the honorees in their element and providing a peek into their lives. You can view the full project by clicking here.

The War Within is a 10-episode short documentary series that follows the lives of three military veterans coping with post-traumatic stress disorder after serving in Afghanistan. The series began pre-production in August 2018 and published weekly on Facebook Watch from November 2018 through January 2019. As a producer on this project, I had a hand in pre-production, production and post-production. 

Along with scheduling and organizing shoots, I filmed a few of the scenes that take place in North Carolina and Washington, D.C. I was one of the editors as well during post-production, and I played a key role in the organization of all production assets. You can watch the series on the McClatchy Studios Facebook page or on Amazon Prime. 

Charlie Brotman was the announcer for every presidential inaugural parade since Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1957. I produced, filmed and edited this profile video on Brotman after he was not chosen to announce President Donald Trump’s inauguration in 2017. Brotman was brought back in 2021 to announce President Joe Biden’s inaugural parade.

 

“Should Lolita be freed? What’s next for her and other large marine mammals in captivity,” was specifically produced for McClatchy’s newsroom The Miami Herald, but it was also picked up by other McClatchy outlets like The Bradenton Herald. I edited this video package, which involved finding archival video and photos to tell the story. I also narrated the video and produced the graphics.