I’m a defense reporter for The Hill focusing on the beat’s intersection with Congress, defense contractors and veterans’ affairs. I also co-author The Hill’s Defense & National Security newsletter. I started at The Hill in November 2021 covering breaking news before I joined the defense beat in 2023. 

I grew up around Annapolis, Md., and have always loved the art of writing. After high school, I found journalism after joining a newspaper at my local community college. I later wrote for The Diamondback and worked for Capitol News Service at the University of Maryland, where I graduated from in 2019. 

In my early career, I freelanced and interned for local newspapers in Maryland and worked at The Star Democrat on the state’s Eastern Shore, where I won a regional news award for my 2021 coverage.