Professional Experience

2017 to present: Morning anchor, WINK News. 2012 to 2016: Reporter, weekend anchor, WINK News. Previously worked at KAGS-TV in College Station, Texas, and KHOU-TV in Houston. Also managed the visual and interactive media department for a Houston urgent care company.

News Philosophy

My news philosophy is fairness and giving everyone the ability to have their voice heard. I believe in telling every story as fair and as accurate as possible and being able to be the voice for those who otherwise would not be heard.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Service

Serves on the committee for the American Cancer Society's City of Palms Park Relay for Life. Also likes to dabble in photography.

Education

Sam Houston State University.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

I love many things about Southwest Florida, but most of all, I love all the beauty. As an avid still photographer, I love finding new places to take pictures of nature.

Hometown

Houston.

Lee County Schools superintendent at center of investigation

FORT MYERS, Fla.- The Lee County Schools superintendent is now the center of an investigation. The school board voted unanimously to investigate Dr. Nancy Graham to see when she knew about an alleged cheating scandal at the Dunbar Community School. “Why do we as taxpayers have to pay an excess of $10,000 for an additional […]

NFM woman scammed out of $19,500

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla.- A woman is out $19,500 after falling victim to ruthless scam artists. “I felt violated, I felt low, I just felt sick,” said the victim. The 69-year old woman fell victim to an IRS scam that Lee County authorities say is a national problem. “I fell because they are so intimidating. So many people do fall for […]

Fort Myers man busted in multi-state check fraud scheme

FORT MYERS, Fla.- You may want to be careful the next time you put a check in your mailbox. A multi-state fraud ring, with ties to Southwest Florida, was just busted. John Kulo, 56, will spend nearly two years behind bars for his role. The State Attorney’s Office says thieves stole business checks from their mailboxes, washed […]

Union president wants FMPD chief investigated

FORT MYERS, Fla.- The police union president is asking city leaders to investigate Fort Myers Police Chief Doug Baker following calls for his resignation. The union claims Baker lied during the investigation into NFL star Nate Allen earlier this year, which Baker says is untrue. “We are not going to convict our police chief nor anybody […]

Fort Myers shooting investigation

FORT MYERS, Fla. – A 12-year-old girl is in critical condition at Lee Memorial Hospital after a shooting. Family says the shooting happened off Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Fountain Street. WINK News spoke exclusively to the grandmother, Shirley Lias, who says Luxory Vance was shot three times and now she will find out who shot […]

FMPD officer resigns after bar brawl

FORT MYERS, Fla.–A Fort Myers police officer, once accused of excessive force, has resigned after being involved in a fight over the weekend. Trevor Lehman was in a bar brawl with another man Saturday night at the Dixie Roadhouse in Cape Coral, Fort Myers police said. Lehman was fired in 2013 for using excessive force during […]

Drug-laced candy hitting SWFL streets

FORT MYERS, Fla.- They look harmless enough, but Sour Patch Kids could actually be hiding something dangerous and possibly deadly. Drug-laced candy is now showing up on our streets and it may only get worse from here. Deputies say they caught 34-year-old Brandon Willis with the drugs and he is now behind bars. He had his first court […]

Charges dropped against 2 murder suspects

FORT MYERS, Fla.- Two Fort Myers men are now free and cleared in the senseless murder of a 5-year-old boy. Andrew Faust Jr. was shot and killed in his Dunbar home last October. Tuesday night, the murder charges were dropped against his accused killers, Thomas Edison and Terrance Irons. “Something I didn’t do, I did time […]

Anger at Amazon Prime Day

FORT MYERS, Fla.- The highly anticipated sale on Amazon may not have been all it was cracked up to be. The Prime Day sale ends at 3 a.m, but a lot of customers are complaining that the discounted items are no good. “The majority of stuff was stuff that I throw away all the time,” said […]

Local teen combats bullying through website

CAPE CORAL, Fla.- A local teen who says he was bullied so badly he thought about killing himself is now helping other students find hope. “I was bullied because I was a person that had a vision,” said 18-year-old Marcus Moore. If you look at Moore, you see a bright, well-spoken teenager. “I was always the […]