Work Experience
NOTUS & Allbritton Journalism Institute
Reporter | September 2024-present
- Cover energy and environmental policy, Congress, campaigns, courts, money in politics and more with a mix of breaking news and enterprise pieces that distill how policymaking in Washington, D.C. affects people and industries across the nation
- Broke and scooped stories on an offshore wind court ruling, the origins of coal industry funding and the negotiations behind a Congressional energy tax policy decision
Connecticut Mirror
Data Intern (Dow Jones News Fund) | June 2024-August 2024
- Used R, Python and data visualization tools to report on climate, politics, poverty and more in Connecticut
Howard Center for Investigative Reporting
Reporter | January 2024-May 2024
- Collaborated on a data-driven investigation about how sponsored travel affects Congressional policymaking, with a focus on trips hosted by the American sugar-growing industry
The Diamondback
News Editor | April 2022-May 2024
- Spearheaded and edited coverage from 15 student staff writers on the College Park ex-mayor's arrest, fraud in student government elections and more
- Shortlisted for a regional Society of Professional Journalists mark of excellence award for a piece on gun violence
Staff Writer | February 2021-April 2022
- Wrote two stories per week on College Park politics, university employees, campus life and more
The Frederick News-Post
Reporting Intern | June 2023-August 2023
- Bylined more than 35 local news stories, including on climate-adaptive agriculture, accessibility at movie theaters and an investigative, records-based series on data center development
Stars and Stripes
Editing Intern | June 2022-August 2022
- Curated and edited military news content from wire services for stripes.com, Twitter and Facebook
- Reported multimedia stories on military and veteran events in the D.C. area
Education
University of Maryland | August 2020-May 2024
B.A. in Journalism and B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy
- Honors College diploma (Honors Humanities program)
- Kappa Tau Alpha honor society member
- Activities: The Diamondback, Co-President of South Asian Student Association, Delta Kappa Delta cultural and service sorority
Skills
- Coding and data analysis: HTML/CSS, R, Python (Selenium/Beautiful Soup/pandas), Tabula, OpenRefine, Github pages
- Visuals: Datawrapper, Flourish, Adobe Creative Suite, Final Cut Pro X
- Languages: English (fluent), Telugu (fluent), French (basic)
- Journalism: AP Style, interviewing, writing breaking news and features, copyediting