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.

 

More builds, supply chain issues lead to increase in construction thefts

As more people move to Southwest Florida, more new homes are going up. But with that, there is a spike in construction thefts. Construction thefts have always happened but there is an increase when the sector is busy. And construction is booming in Cape Coral. This year alone, Cape Coral has issued 4,200 home construction […]

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Lee County taking steps to make roads safer for pedestrians

Lee County is taking steps to make streets safer for its pedestrians. The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has installed several new flashing pedestrian crossing signs throughout the county. But how much are they expected to help? Sometimes, it takes Sandy Smart a minute to safely cross McGregor Boulevard during his walk. “It’s uh… busy,” […]

Opening statements, testimony begins in Krisroy Lloyd’s road rage homicide trial

It was a few days after Hurricane Irma ravaged Southwest Florida in 2017. The stress of the aftermath is what led to the fatal shooting of  20-year-old Aden Wright by Krisroy Lloyd at a Lehigh Acres intersection on Sept. 14, 2017, according to opening statements on Wednesday. The interaction between the two began at the […]

Jury seated in road rage homicide trial of Krisroy Lloyd

A jury has been selected in the trial of Krisroy Lloyd, a man accused of killing a 20-year-old during a road rage incident in 2017. Opening statements are scheduled to start on Wednesday. Lloyd, 48, was offered a plea deal in exchange for 33 years but he declined. The jury was seated on the first […]

Lee County school board member Chris Patricca said she welcomes investigation from governor

The Lee County School Board is asking the governor’s office to look into the abuse of power regarding Chris Patricca, but Gov. Ron DeSantis said he cannot investigate because she didn’t break the law. School board member Gwyn Gittens made the motion on Tuesday to investigate Patricca for abuse of position. Gittens said Patricca’s slice […]

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Lee County Schools could join other districts using the ‘Guardian Program’

The school shooting in Parkland, Florida changed the ways schools operate when it comes to security. After that shooting, the Guardian Program was forced to protect students on school campuses by training its current staff to carry firearms at school. Currently, there are 45 counties in Florida that are a part of this program. Lee […]

Andrew Faust Jr’s mom seeks justice 7 years after deadly drive-by shooting

Wednesday marked seven years since a Southwest Florida mother lost her 5-year-old son in a drive-by shooting. It also marks seven years in the push to bring the boy’s killer to justice. Andrew Faust Jr. was at his home when a bullet went through the duplex he and his mother lived in and killed him. […]

Mark Sievers, as he reads his statement in court on Friday, Jan. 3. (Credit: WINK News)

Florida Supreme Court hears Mark Sievers appeal

Mark Sievers and his defense team are fighting for a new trial after he was sentenced to death in 2020 for orchestrating the murder of his wife Dr. Teresa Sievers. On Tuesday, the Florida Supreme Court heard arguments from prosecutors and Sievers’ attorney. Mark Sievers was not present for the hearing. He is on death […]