My Story
I fell in love with the game of football at a young age, but unfortunately, it was a sport I never had the opportunity to play. As I grew older watching games, I noticed the women on the field reporting, and that's when I realized I could still have a role in the game of football. That leads me to where I am today, following my passion for sports, sharing compelling stories with fans about their favorite athletes and teams and bringing excitement to fans on gamedays. ​​​​​​​
In my time at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication at Arizona State University, I have gained skills in all aspects of communicating media. I was a digital and broadcast reporter sharing stories that were published in the East Valley Tribune, and aired on Cronkite News/Arizona PBS. In addition to reporting, I was heavily involved in the production of broadcasting live ASU athletics games for the Pac-12 Network and ESPN+ for two years. I was in the TV graphics and Production Lab for Cronkite News, where I contributed making graphics and running all positions in the control room for the live daily newscast. In Fall 2024, I interned with the Arizona Cardinals scoreboard production operations team, where I created graphics and was a part of the production of the video board show on gamedays. I was also involved with the productions of other events held at State Farm Stadium including The Fiesta Bowl, Monster Jam, and SheBelieves Cup. I am currently still working with the Arizona Cardinals in-house production team.
When I am not covering or watching sports, I tap into on my other passion of learning about astronomy and and mathematics and how they tie into our everyday lives. As a Barrett, The Honors College graduate, I had the opportunity to focus on this interest of mine for my honors thesis project. I conducted research to find out about the public perception of astrobiology and how potential life is communicated. In addition, I consider myself an amateur astrophotographer, and I am an avid stargazer who looks out for upcoming celestial events.
Personal Leadership Statement
I will use my platform as a successful woman in sports media to inspire young girls who want to work in the sports world. My goal is to be the woman who shares the same feeling of empowerment I felt the first time I turned on the television and saw a female reporter standing on a football field.
Sports are universal. They are played and watched by people of all genders, races, and cultures across the globe. Women need to be represented in sports media to show we are fully capable reporters with refined understandings of sports and the impact they hold in society. A girl should not feel discouraged because she loves a male-dominant sport, or because society dictates women as unfit to play or talk about those sports.
The amount of passion sports fans have in their hearts is hard to find anywhere else. It is my passion to contribute to those fans by reporting on their favorite teams. I hope that in the future, I can influence more girls to follow their passions in working with, talking about, and being involved in the sports they love.