My Story
When I accepted the Sports Business Fellowship at Pac-12 Networks after graduating from Stanford University in June of 2018, I thought the position would be an ideal fit – it would blend my passion for sports with my background in communication and data science. But I quickly found things unfulfilling on the business side of media where my job was to promote others’ stories. Although I enjoyed learning about the current challenges facing sports media companies and developed a more holistic understanding of what goes into producing content, I realized my true passion was telling those stories myself.
We all have to start somewhere so I figured I might as well make an adventure out of the process. When I was offered a job covering sports for the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner – a seven-day paper in Interior Alaska – where I’d get to cover sled dog racing, snow machine racing and other local Alaskan sports, including “ear pulling”, my fear of moving alone to a place I had never been wasn’t enough to hold me back. In May of 2019, I moved out of my San Francisco apartment and American Pharoah (my trusty Subaru Legacy now outfitted with snow tires) and I began the six-day journey through Canada and up the Alaskan Highway. There, I found the storytelling opportunities I was missing. I covered a 1,000-mile international sled dog race, the World Eskimo Indian Olympics, two Midnight Sun Baseball Games, Division I Hockey and so much more.
After a year in Alaska, I left the town I’d come to love and moved to the East Coast to pursue new opportunities and further my education. In 2021, I began working closely with college athletic departments in the region and became a rinkside reporter for the Hockey East Game of the Week broadcasts on NESN. In the role I covered some of the best players and teams in college hockey. One memory I’ll never forget: covering No. 1 Boston University vs. No. 2 Boston College during the 2023–24 season — the first time in the rivalry’s 106-year history that the teams met as the top two in the nation. The energy in the building that night was electric.
During my time in Boston, I also served as NESN’s primary sideline reporter for the Worcester Red Sox, the Triple-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox. For two seasons, I contributed to more than 50 broadcasts each year, helping introduce fans to the organization’s top prospects — an opportunity I truly cherished.
After five years in Boston, I was ready for the next chapter. In February 2025, I accepted a dream job and drove American Pharoah (no longer wearing snow tires) to Texas to become the primary field reporter for the Texas Rangers. I’m deeply grateful to everyone who helped me along the way — and excited for what’s ahead.