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This website is a portfolio of my work as a Toronto-based journalist.

 

As of October 2025, I’m working as a full-time general assignment reporter at Toronto Today. Previously I was freelancing as an arts and culture reporter, with bylines in Streets of Toronto, The Toronto Star, CBC, Toronto Life, BlogTO, Range Magazine, The Globe and Mail, and more, which can be viewed on the portfolio section of my website. You can also find my latest Toronto Today stories there.  

 

I’ve lived in Toronto for 10 years, and have experience covering a vast array of subjects including arts and culture, municipal news, community living and advocacy, business, style, mental health, relationships, as well as marketing and advertising. I hold a bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University, with a minor in English literature.​ 

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I approach my work with a great degree of empathy and inquisitiveness, and take efforts to ensure interviews feel comfortable and conversational, but also that the interview subject feels they have agency in the interaction. While I know how to ask questions to quickly and efficiently get to the heart of a story, I am mindful that not all minds work in linear ways. So, during the interview:

  • I will make sure that subjects understand exactly what elements of a conversation are “on the record,” and how to employ “off the record” insights should they feel it necessary. 

  • I will let subjects know that they can pause at any point during our conversation to rephrase something they've said, or ask how I've interpreted it. 

  • Subjects are also welcome to share any hesitations and fears that they may have about the ways in which the story could be misportrayed. It's important that this happens during the conversation or soon after, as editorial policies prevent interview subjects from seeing drafts once they've been submitted for editing and publication. 

 

There is no right way to be interviewed, and I hope to alleviate any pressure or anxiety that may exist about it. I'm also open to feedback about ways in which to make interviews more comfortable, so please feel free to share if you have any thoughts.

 

I'm always open to accepting (or brainstorming) pitches that pertain to Toronto. I want to know what’s happening in the city, who is uplifting the community, what Torontonians are worried about, what they want to see change, and what/who isn’t getting exposure but should be. 

 

Please reach out by email if you'd like to share a story idea with me!​​

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