Resumé

The Boston Globe

Higher Education Reporter (Oct. 2024-Present)

  • Cover mounting political and financial crises at New England colleges

  • Break news on budget cuts, at Harvard and its peers, amidst Trump standoff

  • Explore the powerful economic influence of universities in small towns and urban centers across the region

Business Reporter (Sept. 2022-Oct. 2024)

Business Producer & Reporter (Nov. 2021-Aug. 2022)

  • Managed all things digital — web design, newsletters, social media — for the business section

  • Reported breaking news and enterprise stories on vaccines, economic trends, workplace inequity, and more

  • Produced the Innovation Beat and Coronavirus Now newsletter

Living Arts Producer & Correspondent (Sept. 2020-May 2021)

  • Reported on breaking New England metro, arts, culture, and food news with focus on writing for web

  • Rearranged Globe homepage; send news emails, alerts

  • Managed Living Arts web presence and social media presence

Living Arts Co-op (Dec. 2019-Aug. 2020)

  • Wrote 100+ articles for the news, arts, and Comfort Zone sections

  • Explored the financial impact of COVID-19 on Boston artists, institutions, and restaurants

  • Led the investigation into sexual harassment allegations at Berklee College of Music

  • Completed administrative tasks like the bestsellers list, author readings, calendar, movie showings, and social media

The Tampa Bay Times

News intern (June 2021-Aug. 2021)

  •  Chased enterprise stories on businesses, tourism, and environmental issues

  • Authored five A1 stories on electrical linemen, coronavirus spikes, pandemic anxiety, and more

  • Reported on pandemic response, school reopening in Florida

The Berkeley Beacon

News Designer (Dec. 2020-May 2021)

  • Helped assemble weekly 8-page paper, with emphasis on data visualization

Editor-in-chief (July 2020-Dec. 2020)

  • Led publication of daily online, weekly print, monthly magazine, and multimedia content with 40+ people staff

  • Spearheaded investigation into Emerson College’s COVID-19 response

  • Oversaw organization’s finances, administrative responsibilities

Opinion Editor (Aug. 2018-Dec. 2019)

  • Served as assistant, deputy, and head opinion editor over three semesters

  • Curated and edited op-eds from Emerson students and faculty

  • Authored weekly editorial with managing editors

PRIOR INTERNSHIPS

BostInno

Business Reporting Intern (Aug. 2019-Dec. 2019)

  • Reported on startups, funding, and innovation in Greater Boston

  • Planned content for daily newsletter for 20,000+ subscribers

Modern Luxury Magazines

Editorial Intern (May 2019-Aug.2019)

  • Wrote front-of-the-book pieces on trends, businesses, and events for ML’s seven Chicago titles

  • Fact checked senior writers’ copy

Neighborhood View at MATV

Intern (Dec. 2018-May 2019)

  • Reported on local government, construction, and homelessness for Malden’s neighborhoodview.org

  • Crafted video packages with on-camera interviews and narration on breaking deadlines

EDUCATION

Emerson College Dec. ’21 / Bachelors of Science in Journalism / Magna Cum Laude

AWARDS & ACHIEVEMENTS

Four-time SABEW “Best in Business” award winner

Center for Journalism and Democracy’s “Data Institute” participant, 2023

Poynter “Writing for Diverse Voices” workshop participant, 2022

Malden, MA Citizen Journalist of the Year, 2019

AAJA David Ibata Scholarship recipient, 2019

SKILLS

Fluent spoken Hindi, Punjabi; Intermediate Spanish

Software Proficiencies: Flourish (Data Visualizations), Mailchimp (Newsletters), Excel/Google Sheets, HTML, Open Refine