For a decade, I’ve been writing for newspapers, radio, web and podcasts. I’ve made award-winning spots and features on politics, culture, schools and poverty, from cutthroat endorsement fights in city primaries, to a world-famous Olympian cyclist who ended up homeless in Seattle.
Reporter, writer, host
What an Olympic medalist, homeless in Seattle, wants you to know
The Seattle Times, 2019
Clips
“Outsiders… is a uniquely compelling narrative feat.”
—TIME magazine, “The 10 Best Podcasts of 2020”
About me
Growing up a sheltered homeschooler from a conservative small town, I discovered journalism as a way to explore the world. I graduated from University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communications in 2016 and went to D.C. for the early days of President Trump’s first term to work at National Public Radio.
I returned to the Pacific Northwest in 2017 to work at the Seattle Times, writing everything from breaking news to business stories to movie reviews — but I spent the longest stretch covering homelessness in Seattle.
For my work on the podcast “Outsiders,” a story about one year in one city struggling with homelessness, my team was named finalists for the University of Michigan’s Livingston Awards honoring journalists under 35.
I went back to radio full time and in 2023, I and the small news team at KNKX were given the Edward R. Murrow Award for General Excellence. In 2024, I won national awards from the Public Media Journalism Association for stories on the quirky politics of Seattle’s city primaries and a high school trying to get rid of track meet starter pistols after a deadly shooting.
I now work for KUOW in Seattle, covering politics and hosting the podcast “Sound Politics.”
