Resume

Associate Producer

Global News Morning Toronto (Corus Entertainment) | Toronto, ON | 2022

Personally recruited to join the Global News Morning Toronto team, after being lauded for superior guest chasing abilities. Approached to also chase produce for Global National, The West Block, and The Morning Show within the first week of landing at Global News Morning due to track record in quickly securing high-profile guests. Collaborated daily with three anchors and senior producer to ensure that the top stories of the day are delivered to viewers. Successfully pitched and created ‘Fun Friday’ approach toward the end of the week’s broadcast as an opportunity to showcase lighter stories for viewers and to roll-out teasers during the week to garner interest in these special Friday segments.

Segment Producer

CTV News Channel | Toronto, ON | 2016 – 2021

Exhibited a 95% chase success rate and played central role in finding and securing 5-12 guests per day for a national news network. Co-created a weekly ‘Mind The Gap’ segment which featured millennial and baby boomer panelists discussing issues of the day. Recognized for regularly planning the most popular segments on the CTVNews.ca website, pieces that consistently trended on the Chartbeat traffic monitoring system.

Associate Producer (Sole Segment Producer)

Pop Life (Season 3, 12 Episodes) | Toronto, ON | 2018

Led the coordination and booking of featured guests by leveraging industry reputation to convince panelists to participate in the program and to visit the studio in-person to conduct their interviews.

Freelance Story Producer

Canada AM | Toronto, ON | 2015 – 2016

Contributed to a top-rated national morning news program by preparing end-to-end news, lifestyle, cooking, entertainment, and music stories.

On-Air Reality Expert

Global Reality Channel | Toronto, ON | 2010 – 2011

Provided weekly insights, spoilers, and commentary for top reality shows including Survivor, Big Brother, and The Amazing Race as official spokesperson for the 24/7 reality channel.

Host, Co-Creator & Creative Consultant

Reality Obsessed | Toronto, ON | 2007 – 2011

Fused passion for reality TV with sound television production expertise to co-create Reality Obsessed, a documentary series capturing personal foray in the realm of reality TV. Gemini-award winning series ran for 3 seasons on TVTropolis and Global Reality Channel.

Freelance Producer

Entertainment Tonight Canada | Toronto, ON | 2006

Chased and produced entertaining story segments on high-profile guests including Jennifer Lopez and the Royal Family as part of the breaking news team while also producing exit interviews with all the evictees from Survivor: Panama. Was promoted to freelance producer only two months after being brought on as an intern.

Chase Producer

Nexus Communications | Toronto, ON | 2021 – 2022

Produced ‘The Nexus Podcast’, an interview-based human resources program tackling thought leadership and the future of work by booking 10 business leaders for shows distributed to 10,000+ senior executives across North America. Helped to shape the editorial voice of the show with episode and guest suggestions and credited for booking the best subject for each episode in timely and efficient manner.

Freelance Writer

eTalk.ca | Toronto, ON | 2021

Covered two series (The Masked Dancer and The Challenge: Double Agents) for eTalk.ca. Developed detailed, comedic-styled episode recaps as soon as each show aired.

Editor

Weekendtrips.com | Toronto, ON | 2012 – 2014

Established an editorial focus for a new travel website by conducting extensive market research on competitor sites to help establish an original narrative for the start-up. Built and managed a high-performing team of writers across Canada (Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto) and the U.S. (Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, New York Philadelphia, and Washington) to strengthen local content authenticity.

Writer & Video Reporter
TOROMagazine.com | Toronto, ON | 2011 – 2012
Leveraged multimedia prowess to produce entertainment-related stories with strong Canadian content for an online magazine.

Freelance Writer & Entertainment Blogger

TVGuide.ca | Toronto, ON | 2007 – 2009

Composed 2-3 blog articles per week on television trends for TVGuide’s ‘Reality TV and News’ section. Wrote numerous TV preview articles for CTV.ca.

Freelance Writer

National Post | Toronto, ON | 2009

Wrote the weekly ‘What to Watch’ column to provide 4.5M+ weekly digital and print National Post readers with insightful and educational commentary on diverse television offerings.

Entertainment Reporter

Toronto Sun | Toronto, ON | 2005

Successfully secured front-page story on first assignment by finding Toronto’s biggest Star Wars fan in less than 24 hours. Wrote several high-profile features including an interview with Shawn Ashmore for Earthsea, 10 reasons why Alanis Morissette getting a star on Canada’s Walk of Fame is ironic, and breaking story about a B.C. store accidentally selling Harry Potter books before its global release date.

Reporter & Managing Editor

East Toronto Observer | Toronto, ON | 2004 – 2005

Wrote top stories of the day on diverse local topics including articles on the area’s parking pad crisis and the McGuinty government’s $11.6M plan to purchase safer medical equipment for Ontario hospitals. Set the Centennial record for being the only student reporter to make the front page of each East Toronto Observer print issue throughout tenure.