Professional Experience

February 2020 to Present: Consumer reporter, WINK News.
Previously worked at KDRV NewsWatch 12 in Medford, Oregon for about three years; Interned at KTVU FOX 2 News in the San Francisco Bay Area.

News Philosophy

Everyone has a story and those stories deserve to be heard/told.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

I love to read anything and everything. When I'm not working, you can catch me outside hiking and enjoying the Southwest Florida sunshine.

Education

Bachelor's in Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts from San Francisco State University.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

The weather!

Hometown

Los Angeles, CA.

DeSantis makes Lee County stop to tout $1,000 first responder bonuses in state budget

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference Wednesday afternoon in south Fort Myers at the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. This was the third press conference of the day for DeSantis in which he announced a $1,000 bonus for law enforcement officers and first responders. The funds to the state come from the federal government as […]

Lee County works toward permanent housing for those experiencing homelessness

Lee County has a new program designed to help families find a pathway to permanent housing. Lee County found more families are living out of their cars or in tents because they could not financially support themselves. We met a family that is struggling for a solution, a mother and two boys living in a […]

Cape Coral woman finds man climbing out of her home’s attic

A Cape Coral woman caught a man climbing out of the attic of her home after officers had been next-door searching for someone wanted on a warrant. Police said they were called to a duplex Wednesday afternoon in reference to a burglary. They had been at the duplex just hours before, trying to find a […]

Community, police attend Fort Myers forum focused on ‘bridging the gap’

A mother organized a meeting to help children understand what to do and how to act if a police officer or sheriff’s deputy ever pulls them over. Community members gathered with Fort Myers police officers for a forum at S.T.A.R.S. Complex in Fort Myers Thursday. Police protocols and personal rights were topics during discussion focused […]

Former Lee County deputy claims ‘stand your ground’ in 2019 death of his son

A former deputy says he had to choke his son because he feared for his life. Former Lee County Deputy Sergio Perez, 58, faces a manslaughter charge, but last Friday, his attorneys filed a motion to dismiss the manslaughter charge based on stand your ground immunity. Perez turned himself in to deputies in April 2020 […]

Fort Myers man arrested after jumping off bridge into Orange River

A Fort Myers man was arrested after jumping off a bridge into the Orange River Monday night. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to Palm Beach Boulevard just east of I-75 Monday night after a man jumped off a bridge into the Orange River, which lets out into the Caloosahatchee River. Deputy boats were seen […]

18-year-old arrested in connection to drive-by shooting near Fort Myers apartments

Two separate scenes are both connected to a drive-by shooting with injuries near Jones Walker Apartments in Fort Myers Thursday. A man was seen being put in handcuffs in the Suncoast Estates community of North Fort Myers, and law enforcement had guns drawn on another man on Business 41 in North Fort Myers as well. […]

Foul smell near Sanibel Outlets in Iona sparks concern

A foul smell in public is sparking concern from many community members in the Iona area of Lee County, specifically close to the Sanibel Outlets. Everyone we spoke to Wednesday hoped the smell would not follow them home by sticking to their clothes. “Dead plants. Dead animals,” Mary Faegere said. “It’s like a bathroom,” Gonzalo […]

The School District of Lee County. Photo via WINK News.

Community members raise concerns for LGBTQ policies in Lee County schools

The School District of Lee County’s code of conduct was approved by parents of students at Lee County schools at the start of the school year, but some parents have raised recent concerns for LGBTQ policies in the code book that were already approved. The code of conduct was voted on and approved by every […]