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Summary

Journalist and editor with 18 years of experience across investigations, breaking news, and features. Currently based in Kyiv covering Russia's war against Ukraine; previously an editor and reporter in U.S. print, radio, and broadcast newsrooms.

Work experience

The Kyiv Independent
October 2025August 2026

Assistant War Desk editor

  • Edited investigative projects and highly sensitive stories 
  • Edited war-related features 
  • Published a three-part investigative series on abuse within a Brazilian-led unit under HUR, Ukraine's military intelligence 
    • Coordinated a partnership with SBT News in Brazil to co-publish and "go live" on TV simultaneously 
The Ukrainians Media
June 2024August 2025

English editor

  • Edited English-language articles for The Reporters, a literary journalism  magazine featuring Ukrainian writers.
  • Edited English-language content for partner NGOs and international organizations 
Green Forest English School
April 2023August 2025

Host of English conversation clubs

  • Hosted and planned weekly online English conversation clubs for Ukrainian ESOL students
Chytomo
June. 2022June 2024

Editor and contributing writer

  • Edited English translations of essays, book reviews, and special projects on Ukrainian literature.
  • Conducted interviews and wrote feature articles highlighting Ukrainian writers 
Fox 9
Feb. 2022August 2023

Digital Reporter and desk editor

  • Reported and wrote comprehensive digital features for Fox9.com.
  • Edited articles by reporters and served as weekend assignment editor
  • Coordinated breaking news coverage logistics
  • Produced social media teasers for Twitter and Facebook.
  • Updated station's YouTube channel 

Awards: 2022 Peter S. Popovich Award, by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists for advocacy in press freedom and journalistic rights.

Various
Jan 2015August 2023

Freelance journalist

  • Produced breaking news and in-depth features for The Guardian and The Washington Post
  • Contributed to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), BBC Panorama, New York Post, AFP, The Minnesota Reformer and The Sahan Journal.

Awards: Recognized by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists for best “Enterprise/In-Depth” single-story reporting (2020) for co-written coverage of evolving police tactics near George Floyd Square.

WCCO Radio
April 2018April 2020

Digital Editor

  • Produced breaking news, developing stories and follow-up analysis 
  • Filmed hosts and guests, produced videos for Facebook and Twitter
  • Edited web posts for newsroom staff, including six reporters and four producers   
  • Produced/edited newsletters and managed Facebook accounts 

Award: 2019 Marconi Award, “Best Radio Podcast,” for “Denied Justice”: Served on the script writing, editing, and production team for this investigative podcast with the Star Tribune. The series exposed Minnesota law enforcement’s failures to investigate certain rape cases.

Public Radio International
April 2015June 2016

Social Media Journalist

  • Covered international youth activism and refugee resettlement
  • Collaborated with the podcast team to make stories more visual and shareable
  • Organized college forums on the Syrian refugee crisis at Macalester College and Harvard University.

Accomplishments: Wrote two “How to Help” articles on the Syrian refugee crisis, each exceeding 500,000 unique readers. (here and here). Authored a feature on refugee resettlement in Montana that was highlighted by the Solutions Journalism Network.

Fusion Media Network
Oct. 2013Feb. 2015

Digital News Editor

  • Oversaw freelance reporters and video producers across Latin America
  • Collaborated with social media teams to determine story formats and strategy.
  • Helped coordinate digital and TV coverage of The Revolution of Dignity (from our studio in Miami)
  • Served as assignment editor for coverage of the 43 disappeared Ayotzinapa students in Mexico (2014), publishing exclusive footage that broke news in the U.S. and Mexico.

The Sacramento Press
May 2012Oct. 2013

Editor in Chief

  • Directed a team of two reporters, a community editor, a copy editor, and dozens of community contributors
  • Developed strategy to recruit community contributors and keep them engaged.
  • Hosted workshops on photography, writing, and community journalism

Accomplishments:  Increased unique site visitors by 18% year over year, even during budget cuts, by launching new editorial verticals

The Miami Herald
March 2009April 2012

Online producer

  • Produced and edited homepage content for a leading Florida news site
  • Managed at least 10 local blog partnerships across South Florida
  • Founded a community journalism initiative, Open Media Miami, creating the paper’s first contributor section and organizing public workshops.

Accomplishments:  Doubled the downtown section’s audience to more than 100,000 monthly visitors and built a loyal base of readers, contributors, and sponsors.

The Goose Creek Gazette
Dec. 2007Aug. 2008

Staff Writer

  • Covered crime and city politics, wrote features, and took photographs

Accomplishments:  Received a first-place South Carolina State Press Association award for a three-part series on Dan Hiers, a local police officer accused of killing his wife before fleeing. Interviewed the victim’s family in Portuguese, resulting in deeper, more humanistic coverage than prior reports

The Press and Standard
Jan. 2007Dec. 2007

Reporter

  • Produced 10–12 articles a week covering crime and local politics.
  • Shot photographs for articles and contributed to a quarterly glossy magazine

Awards: Won a South Carolina Press Association award for a follow-up piece on a suspected gang shooting, focusing on a pastor’s intervention to prevent further violence

Digital skills

  • Proficient with content management systems for online and print publishing
  • Experienced in SEO strategies and social headline writing
  • Working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Smartocto, Adobe Audition, Audacity, Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics, and Google Ad Manager

Languages

English: Native

Portuguese: Fluent spoken

Spanish: Conversational, able to conduct interviews without a translator 

Ukrainian: Approaching A2, currently studying 

Education

Temple University
20032006

B.A.

  • B.A. in Geography and Urban Studies
  • Minors: Spanish, Portuguese, and Latin American Studies