Though I often ventured outside city limits, Milwaukee will always be home. I grew up on the northwest side and attended school on Wauwatosa’s east side before earning a double major in management and political science at UW–Whitewater. After a sophomore-year internship in U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin’s Washington, D.C. office, I spent several years in financial services before returning to Baldwin’s Milwaukee Senate office.

During that time, I pursued a virtual master’s in journalism at the University of Nebraska. After graduating, I left Baldwin’s office to follow my true path in journalism, first working in sports at the Wisconsin State Journal while also serving as an administrative manager for the U.S. Census Bureau during the 2020 count.

When the census ended, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, I returned to Milwaukee and joined the Journal Sentinel. Since then, I’ve contributed across investigations, features, business, sports, politics, and news. My reporting on “Wisconsin’s prison crisis” earned the 2025 A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism and a 2024 Milwaukee Press Club award.

In addition, I am a contributor at Heavy Sports, where I cover professional teams and U.S. athletes. My focus often lies at the intersection of the NFL and NBA with broader news and culture, including legal affairs and entertainment.

I am also an affiliate of the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee. My research centers on Milwaukee’s Black middle class, exploring its history, challenges, and role in shaping the city’s cultural and economic life.

I’m content with my laptop and Playstation. I enjoy nine holes of golf with a cart. The parks used to be everything. Bucks in Six!