Professional Experience

2021 - present: WINK News morning anchor
2019 - 2021: WINK News weekend anchor/reporter
2018 - 2019: WINK News reporter
Previously worked as a weekend anchor and reporter at KMIZ in Columbia, Missouri.

Awards and Recognition

2019 Suncoast Regional Emmy Award nomination for reporting on a "Bomb Squad Search at a Home in Cape Coral."
Two Heart of America Gold Awards from the Kansas City Press Club for a special report on "Surviving a Mass Shooting" and for several reports on human and sex trafficking in mid-Missouri.

News Philosophy

Be a voice for the voiceless.

Education

Ohio University, E.W. Scripps School of Journalism

Hometown

Canonsburg, PA

Hobbies and Interests & Community Involvement

I love soaking up the sun. You can find me relaxing at the beach or at the pool with a good murder mystery book. I enjoy working out and recently became a certified Les Mills Body Pump instructor. Being just a short flight away from so many beautiful countries and territories in the Caribbean, I love exploring new areas and cultures. Animals are my favorite. I am a volunteer at the Gulf Coast Humane Society and help other rescue organizations with events and fundraisers. I also volunteer with Best Buddies Southwest Florida and the Children's Advocacy Center.

Family and Pets

My husband and I are proud parents to two black cats named Isaac and Cleo.

Likes best about Southwest Florida:

The weather and beaches. We live where people vacation.

 

Able Academy helps child with autism flourish

One little boy is learning and growing successfully, thanks to a critical diagnosis. Last year, four-year-old Matthew Alvarez couldn’t talk and didn’t want to play with other children. The staff at Able Academy in Collier County got right to work after a pediatrician diagnosed Matthew with autism. The small class sizes and one-on-one attention is […]

Money Monday: Financial freedom

Everyone dreams of one day being financially free, yet many struggle with how exactly to achieve that freedom. Here to give us advice on how to achieve financial freedom is Stefan Contorno, senior vice president and partner of Touchstone Wealth Partners UBS – Bonita Springs. Watch full video above.

Able Academy in Naples helps diagnose boy with autism at 4 years old

Helping nearly 300,000 children since it started, the Naples Winter Wine Festival begins on Friday. The foundation behind it is refocusing on education, not just in the classroom, but from birth. One little boy has this early learning to thank for a critical diagnosis. Claudia Hernandez started noticing some unusual behavior from her 4-year-old son […]

Money Monday: December 2021 jobs report

Last friday the department of labor released the widely anticipated jobs report. To help us interpret this report is stefan contorno – senior vice president and partner of touchstone wealth partners u-b-s – bonita springs.

Florida

Looking back at 2021’s new Florida laws

From education to sports betting, the Florida state legislature was busy in 2021. However, many issues it discussed received pushback. State leaders proposed changing the Bright Futures scholarship program Every year, Bright Futures awards tens of thousands of scholarships to students. Florida senate Republicans wanted to grant scholarship money to students who get college credit […]

How Casey Crowther got caught exploiting pandemic loans to buy a boat

While business owners across the country have struggled to make ends meet during the COVID-19 crisis, local businessman Casey Crowther took criminal advantage of pandemic loans. WINK News looks back at how we found out about the misuse of funds and the trial that followed. A series of wire transfers landed Casey David Crowther in […]

Churches attempt to end stigma around mental illness

Grace Church in Cape Coral dedicated two weeks of sermons recently to talk about mental health. They are one of many houses of worship that ate tackling the topic in an attempt to end the stigma of mental illness. It’s been a tough two years for many of us and the pastors at Grace Church […]

Money Monday: Federal Reserve chair appointment

Last week, President Joe Biden made his long-awaited decision on the next chair of the Federal Reserve, opting to reappoint Jerome Powell for a second term. To discuss what this means for the markets and our money is Stefan Contorno, senior vice president and partner of Touchstone Wealth Partners UBS – Bonita Springs. Watch full […]

Money Monday: 2021 UBS investor survey

In mid-2020, a UBS Investor Watch survey found that investors were fearful, uncertain and reassessing what was most important to them. To provide us with the most recent findings of the 2021 UBS investor survey is Stefan Contorno, senior vice president and partner of touchstone wealth partners UBS – Bonita Springs. Watch the full video […]

Money Monday: Fed interest rates, jobs report

Last week was a busy one for the Federal Reserve, as it reported its interest rate decision and the widely anticipated jobs report. To help us understand this is Stefan Contorno, senior vice president and partner of Touchstone Wealth Partners UBS – Bonita Springs. Watch full video above.