Major: 

Journalism

Year Graduated: 

2010

Hometown: 

Sebree, Ky

Current City: 

Washington, D.C.

Current Employer: 

Producer, NPR's "Morning Edition"

Top played song on your playlist?: 

“Despacito” by Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee

Where has your CI degree taken you?: 

My journalism degree has taken me all over the country and all over the world to report on important stories, many of which wouldn’t probably have been told otherwise.

What is your favorite thing about your job?: 

My favorite thing about my job is that I get to tell stories. Can you imagine how amazing that is to be able to do that for a living?

What¹s the most valuable thing you learned in CI?: 

The most important thing I learned in CI is the importance of journalism’s role in our democracy and how it contributes to the market place of ideas that we all must sift through every single day.

What advice would you give to current CI students?: 

Network and build connections wherever you can, as often as you can. More than half of this game is who you know.