FREELANCE FACT CHECKER/RESEARCHER
2018 - Present
SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICES LIBRARIAN
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries / 2017-2022
REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
Montana Office of Public Instruction / 2016-2017
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Mountain West Voices / 2010-2012
PRODUCTION INTERN
Weekend Edition, NPR / 2009
SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL TECHNOLOGY LANGUAGES
Fact-checking Google suite Spanish (advanced)
Research Microsoft Office French (intermediate)
Information literacy Hindenburg
Writing/editing Dalet
Interpersonal communication Photoshop
Problem solving Social media
EDUCATION
MASTER'S DEGREE
Library and Information Studies, McGill University, 2012-2014
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
English and Spanish Literature (double major), cum laude,
Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana, 2005-2009
2018 - Present
- Fact-checker for articles in The New York Times, Kaiser Health News, Smithsonian Magazine, Yale Environment 360, and the Eames Institute’s Kazam! Magazine, among others.
- Fact-checked the first series of Campside Media’s The Evaporated: Gone with the Gods, a true crime podcast about missing people in Japan, in partnership with Sony Media Entertainment.
- Contributed to fact-checking on the children’s educational podcast That’s Rich, for Pinna.
- Fact-checked the children’s nonfiction books How it Happened: Sneakers (National Geographic), How it Happened: Pizza (National Geographic), Timelines of Everything (Smithsonian), and the adult nonfiction 50 States, 5,000 Facts (National Geographic).
- Researched image ownership and permissions for 100+ images in A.J. Jacobs’ The Puzzler (Crown, 2022), and researched, fact-checked, and wrote content for The Puzzler Hunt, the promotional puzzle challenge for the book.
- Researched and sourced materials for Bill Gates’ installation at TED 2022 and subsequent book tour.
SENIOR PUBLIC SERVICES LIBRARIAN
Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries / 2017-2022
- Answered reference questions on a broad range of topics (e.g. health, finance, engineering, history, genealogy, copyright, linguistics), ensuring information was accurate and timely.
- Routinely synthesized multiple sources of information into easy-to-understand summaries, tailoring information and communication style to patrons’ needs.
- Trained staff of all levels on research and reference best practices.
REFERENCE LIBRARIAN
Montana Office of Public Instruction / 2016-2017
- Provided research and reference services for information to be used in education policy and legislation.
- Managed institution’s database subscriptions, monitoring usage statistics.
- Created help documents and finding aids to assist staff in their research needs.
ASSISTANT PRODUCER
Mountain West Voices / 2010-2012
- Worked with Emmy-award-winning journalist Clay Scott on a semi-regular series of human interest pieces focused in the Rocky Mountain West.
- Assisted with episode creation by researching and pitching topics, editing tape, and advising on narrative structure.
PRODUCTION INTERN
Weekend Edition, NPR / 2009
- Researched and pitched stories for weekly news magazine show.
- Compiled background information on guests and conducted preliminary interviews.
- Produced three segments for air.
SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL TECHNOLOGY LANGUAGES
Fact-checking Google suite Spanish (advanced)
Research Microsoft Office French (intermediate)
Information literacy Hindenburg
Writing/editing Dalet
Interpersonal communication Photoshop
Problem solving Social media
EDUCATION
MASTER'S DEGREE
Library and Information Studies, McGill University, 2012-2014
BACHELOR’S DEGREE
English and Spanish Literature (double major), cum laude,
Davidson Honors College at the University of Montana, 2005-2009