Journalism
Co-host of “Post Reports,” 2022 to present.
Co-host the flagship daily podcast from The Washington Post. Interview Post reporters and newsmakers covering politics, international news, technology, health, culture, sports and more. Episode formats include video podcasts, narrative and long-form features, roundtables, newsy explainers and live-to-tape breaking news.
Style staff writer, The Washington Post: September 2025 to present.
Write features for The Post’s Style section. Adapt reporting for social video and podcast episodes.
Media reporter, The Washington Post: March 2020 to March 2025 .
Cover breaking news and write feature stories about the news media industry and press issues.
Pop culture writer, The Washington Post: July 2016 to March 2020.
Wrote breaking news stories, profiles, features and humor pieces covering comedy, entertainment and celebrity culture.
General assignment reporter, The Washington Post: July 2014 to July 2016.
Wrote national, foreign, health, science, political and entertainment breaking news stories and features.
Staff Writer, National Journal: June 2012 to June 2014.
Covered national politics, Congress and lobbying.
Senior Reporter/Blogger, WAMU 88.5: March 2011 to May 2012.
Covered race and class in DC for DCentric, an NPR Project Argo blog.
Web Reporter, TBD.com: July 2010 to March 2011.
Covered local news for major DC-area news website and affiliated TV station.
World Affairs Fellow, International Center for Journalists: El Salvador, February 2010.
Produced a project on recession’s impact on El Salvador’s economy and Salvadoran immigrants in Maryland.
Staff Writer, The Gazette, Prince George’s County Bureau: September 2007 to July 2010.
Covered nine municipalities and community news in Maryland.
Intern Reporter, various publications: 2005 to 2006.
Washingtonian magazine, The Washington Post Express and The Teton Times (Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, South Dakota).
Other
Stand-up comic and comedy writer: 2012 to present.
Credits include the Warner Theatre, Kennedy Center and DC Improv. Featured performer at the Bentzen Ball, Underground Comedy Festival and the Women in Comedy Festival.
Education
University of Maryland, Philip Merrill College of Journalism: College Park, Md. May 2006.
Graduated Summa cum Laude with double Bachelor of Arts degrees in journalism and African-American history. Completed graduate-level coursework in narrative journalism under Pulitzer Prize-wining journalist Jon Franklin. Worked as a staff writer for The Diamondback student newspaper.
Awards and Language Skills
- Alliance for Women in Media Foundation, Gracie for Best Podcast Co-host (May 2023)
- Mirror Award finalist for best story on media coverage of the war in Ukraine (April 2023)
- duPont-Columbia Journalist Award, contributed as podcast co-host to winning submission “A Post-Roe America: Continuing Coverage of Abortion” (February 2023)
- Regional Edward R. Murrow Award, best Online News Operation in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia or the District of Columbia (April 2011)
- Proficient in spoken and written Spanish
- Proficient in spoken Persian
- Spoken Spanish and Persian.
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