Professional Experience

2021 to present: Reporter, WINK News

2019 - 2021: Reporter at WPDE ABC 15 in Conway, S.C.

Previously an intern at WESH 2 NEWS in Orlando, FL and WALB NEWS 10 in Albany, G.A.

News Philosophy

Find out what matters to people in the community and work to get answers to their questions. Be honest, impactful and accurate. Work every day to make the world a little brighter, a little kinder and leave everywhere you go a little bit better.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

Traveling! I studied abroad in Segovia, Spain while in College and explored Europe! I love to find new places to go and learn more about the culture, people, and of course food!

Education

Bachelor of Science in Human Communication, University of Central Florida.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

Being closer to my huge family! Now I can go home for birthdays and events, instead of Facetiming in!

Hometown

Miami, Fla.

Victim hospitalized after shooting on Southeast Van Loon Terrace in Cape Coral

One person has been hospitalized after a shooting Cape Coral on Wednesday morning. The shooting happened in the 1900 block of Southeast Van Loon Terrace. Cape Coral police are looking for a suspect in the shooting. They have not said whether they have a suspect. The shooting happened at a home with children inside. Police […]

First of 5 suspects in 2016 Club Blu shooting goes on trial Tuesday

The first trial in 2016’s deadly Club Blu shooting gets underway Tuesday morning, with four other suspects yet to be tried. 24-year-old Kierra Russ will be the first suspect to go on trial for the shooting that claimed the lives of two teenagers, 18-year-old Stef’an Strawder and 14-year-old Sean Archilles, and there are several factors […]

Health officials worried about vaccination status of young children

Fewer kindergartners were enrolled in school last school year than in 2019, and health authorities are concerned there is no way to know whether many are vaccinated against common diseases like measles. During the last school year, enrollment for children in kindergarten was about 10% lower than the year before, and a look at some […]

Cape Coral man to soon be sentenced for 2015 murder of girlfriend

On Friday, a Cape Coral man who killed his girlfriend and dumped her body is scheduled to learn his fate. Heather Grimshaw’s body was found in a state forest in Collier County in 2015, and seven years later her boyfriend Michael Zutten will be sentenced for the crime. His hearing was originally scheduled for February […]

Need for more EMS workers in Collier County

12 additional positions will be added to Collier County’s emergency medical services division to keep up with the pace of the county’s growth and reduce workers’ exhausting amounts of overtime. Within the past year and a half, Collier EMS has seen more than an 11% increase in call volume. Due to that increase, existing EMS […]

Lee County experts, parents recommend screening children ages 8 to 18 for anxiety

It has been a stressful two years for our children, and now health experts say you should consider screening kids as young as 8 years old for anxiety. Jeanne Beaulieu says her daughter tried to commit suicide in her middle school’s bathroom. Needless to say, Beaulieu is all for anxiety screenings in children, because sometimes the […]

Doctors link rise in teen overdose deaths to fentanyl use

Teen overdose deaths are on the rise, and the pandemic is not the only thing to blame. More than three-quarters of those deaths in 2021 involved fentanyl. Overdose deaths among teenagers between the ages of 14 and 18 more than doubled from 2010 to 2021, hitting just below 1,150 teens in 2021, and more than […]

Collier County deputies join statewide law enforcement relay run for Special Olympics

Team Florida is going for the gold on Friday morning, as the Collier County Sheriff’s Office kicks off its leg of the 39th annual Law Enforcement Torch Run, which sees runners of all levels make a 4.8-mile run with the torch for the Florida Special Olympics. Law enforcement officers from over 300 Florida agencies participate […]

Meningococcal disease

21 confirmed cases of meningococcal disease as Florida outbreak spreads

A more serious form of meningitis is making its way around the state, all the way down to Southwest Florida. Anyone can catch it, and we’re seeing an uptick in cases for reasons health experts can’t pin down. It’s a disease that is spread by close or direct contact. Most of the cases have been […]