2025 - Present
Work Experience
Freelance Reporter
Bylines in WIRED, The Steady State and more
Cover tech, defense tech, the economy, and international affairs through investigative, data-driven reporting
Report on business and financial market trends
Provide research support to investigative teams at large newsrooms as an independent contributor
Report and produce stories across print, digital, and video formats
Analyze large datasets to uncover original stories
June 2026 - Aug. 2026
WIRED Summer Editorial Fellow
Reported across science, security, and politics desks
Developed long-form investigations into federal and local government accountability
Helped break the Dialog Society story, which was picked up by The Guardian, The Nation, Vanity Fair, and more
Sept. 2024 - Present
Freelance Production Assistant
Various clients including C. O’Neil Productions (COP), Eyesight, Van Wyck & Van Wyck
Extensive experience in production of fashion shows, high-end galas, and large-scale public events
Facilitate talent, client, and vendor interactions
Adapt to diverse team environments and workflows across projects
March 2022 - Jan. 2025
Marketing Manager, Content Admin
TAG Infosphere
Organized, publicized, and ran a monthly online seminar program for selected cybersecurity executives
Created and ran a research-based newsletter for more than 10,000 subscribers
Education
2025 - 2026
2018 - 2021
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Master of Arts in Journalism
Florida State University
Bachelor of Science in Political Science
Completed degree in three years
Affiliations & Skills
Member:
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Early Career Professionals, Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)
Data & Investigative:
Python (pandas), web scraping, Excel/Google Sheets, OSINT, Datawrapper, Flourish, FOIA and public records requests
Multimedia:
Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Audition, Avid Pro Tools
Languages:
Russian (native), Ukrainian (intermediate proficiency)