In my first year at Marist, I studied at the Florence, Italy campus. There, I singlehandedly ran the program’s blog, bringing in prospective students and engaging the Marist community with profiles, event coverage, personal reflections, alumni experiences, photography galleries, and more. At the beginning of the year, I reformed the website, learning basic website coding skills and expanding my notions of marketing and design.

I made the website searchable, brought engagement up significantly, and doubled the length of our email list. I took each piece from the beginning to the end — I brainstormed, proposed, researched, edited, and finally posted, collaborating with my superiors along the way but still primarily self-guided.

In this position, I practiced discipline, built upon my writing skills, and learned how to apply constructive criticism. As time moves, my work gets pushed to the bottom, but I encourage you to click the button below to check out my work!

As a high school student, I devoted all four years to student journalism. I am proud to have taken my place as a staff member at the Emmaus High School Stinger, which was packed full of professional, passionate young people. Under strong leadership, we remained first in the state many years running, and I took home several individual awards, listed in the section below.

I began as a staff photographer, moved up to Deputy Photo Editor, and graduated as the top Photo Editor. By graduation, I’d also contributed several written pieces, and completed a group capping project on the nuances of gun culture — not violence, but culture — in America.