I'm an independent investigative journalist with roots in Texas and the Southeast. I'm currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina and available for select reporting projects and editorial consulting.  

I’ve got a track record of leading projects that create change. My work has led to state law and local policy changes, resignations of officials and a federal investigation. I’ve received accolades from the Headliners Foundation, North Carolina Press Association, Texas Managing Editors and the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association.

I started my journalism career in Denton, Texas, where a housing series I broke led to a state law change and a federal inquiry. After three years in Denton covering everything from housing to business, nonprofits, healthcare and local government — and executing changemaking investigations — I joined the Dallas Morning News. There I primarily covered transportation, including investigations on the region’s sprawling toll network and paratransit services at Texas’ largest transit agency. Most recently, I was part of McClatchy’s North Carolina investigative reporting team. 

Have a tip, freelance assignment or investigative project? Reach out via my contact page.

Interests/specialties: Housing, business scams, consumer/regulatory issues, transportation, health, disability, incarceration.

Narrative investigations, longform features and accountability reporting.

Award-winning investigative series that sparked change, as well as exclusive enterprise reporting.