Professional Experience

May 2021 to present: Reporter, Anchor, Photojournalist at WINK News. Previously worked as an Anchor, Reporter, and Photographer at WCTV in Tallahassee for 5 years; Intern for WABC in New York City from June-August of 2016.

Awards & Recognition: 
Emmy Award Winner for Breaking News … after an EF-2 Tornado hit Southwest Florida.

Emmy-Nominated for coverage of Surfside condo collapse, Center For Covid Control Investigation.

8x Associated Press Award Winner ... Including Breaking News, Best Digital Journalist, Best Sports Anchor, & Best News Anchor.

Service To America Award winner for coverage of Hurricane Maria's aftermath in Puerto Rico.

News Philosophy

My job is to find out what the heck is going on, and tell it the best I can. Every day. If I did that correctly, I did my job.

Hobbies, Interests & Community Involvement

Watching and talking sports, exercise, playing music.

Education

Bachelors in Communications from Florida State University.

Likes best about Southwest Florida

How I can go outside in December and not be miserable.

Hometown

Westchester, New York

Junkanoo Below Deck opens on Fort Myers Beach

The rebuild process is ongoing all over Southwest Florida, and on Wednesday, Junkanoo, a hot spot on Fort Myers Beach, opened its doors again to welcome back a very happy crowd.

Fort Myers Beach Chamber of Commerce helping businesses bounce back

For the businesses that are back, the business itself is booming on Fort Myers Beach. Dozens of people visit the beach every single day, grabbing lunch at the popular spots that have made a comeback, but balancing recovery efforts and business ventures hasn’t been easy. One woman is helping to spearhead it all. Fort Myers […]

Beach Baptist Church continues to help Fort Myers Beach community

A beacon of faith and a landmark for volunteerism. The Beach Baptist Church on Fort Myers Beach is still giving out supplies and hot meals on a daily basis. Even though some parts of Fort Myers Beach are bustling, some parts are still desperately in need of help. “We hand out food supplies, water, cleaning… […]

Yucatan Beach Stand operating without power on Fort Myers Beach

Businesses on Fort Myers Beach have let creativity take control in the wake of Hurricane Ian. Some restaurants have set up food trucks, while others have brought shipping containers. And then there is the Yucatan Beach Stand, which has been operating without any power at all. “We just were, kind of, assuming it was gonna […]

Police: Boy found in Texas likely not Adji Desir

Police in Midland, Texas, provided an update on the unidentified boy found wandering alone. Many people in Southwest Florida have been wondering if it might be a child missing from Collier County since 2009. WINK News spoke with the mother of missing Adji Desir right before police gave their news conference, and it was not […]