BIG SHOULDERS FUND
2013 - PRESENTThe Big Shoulders Fund is a non-profit that channels money and support from business leaders to Catholic schools in Chicago’s low-income communities. Since 2013 I’ve worked with the Big Shoulders Fund on a journalism and news literacy initiative for their schools.
TEACHING
2014 - 2022Since 2014, I have been an Adjunct Lecturer at Northwestern University in the Medill School of Journalism. I teach mainly graduate students about Audio Reporting and Production. But I’ve also taught a class for undergraduates on Serial and the Golden Age of Podcasting, and I’ve co-taught an introductory class called News Reporting & Writing for grad students. Some of my former students have gone on to work at NPR, Reuters, the Financial Times, and Vice, as well as reporters at public radio stations in Miami and in West Virginia, and to start their own podcasts. For the past two years I’ve travelled with students on reporting trips to Puerto Rico. Once, my graduate students at Medill liked my class so much that they petitioned successfully for an advanced version of the class the following quarter.
PRINCIPAL LENNIE JONES
2011I created a seven-part case study for a principal training program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management. The case study examines the charismatic leadership of Principal Lennie Jones at the Alain Locke Charter Academy on Chicago’s West Side.
HFS CHICAGO SCHOLARS
2011I frequently photograph events for HFS Chicago Scholars. HFS is a four-year scholarship for Chicago area students to attend private high schools. I worked with the HFS Senior Class for a number of years, making sure students kept their grades up and were prepared for the college application process.
