I’m a storyteller, a writer, a researcher, an investigator, an anchor, a videographer, a video editor, a digital publisher, a community engager, an ad libber and a live reporter, but no matter the task — I’m a worker up for any challenge, and I’m motivated by an incessant desire to drive positive change.
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Reporting at cbs news
Bourbon street terror attack
I was out celebrating the New Year with my husband, and we had just stepped into a bar on Bourbon Street in New Orleans when a domestic terrorist barreled down three blocks of the popular street, crashed just outside the bar we were in, got out of his car and died in a shoot out with police.
I began covering the event a couple of hours later on CBS Mornings and in wall-to-wall special report coverage throughout the day, then on the CBS Evening News that night. For the next several days, I worked about 15 hours straight each day, providing content for all platforms as we began to understand what took place and why.
A year later, I covered a follow up for CBS Mornings about what security measures have improved, what’s still lacking, and the families left with unspeakable loss. Watch that follow up by clicking here.
Investigative and in-depth reporting for cbs news
Louisiana's coast is under threat as a quarter of the state's coast, an area about the size of Delaware, has disappeared in the last 100 years. I found the battle over the solution to repair what’s been lost and protect from future harm is taking longer than the state can spare — leaving Louisiana with few barrier defenses to protect coastal communities from hurricanes.
I researched and wrote this story on my own, and did most of the videography for the piece. Watch by clicking here. I found more than 250 communities across the Gulf Coast that were destroyed in Hurricane Katrina are still waiting for all promised FEMA money to rebuild — 20 years later.
I conducted all of the data analysis for this piece, and for an additional piece I reported for the CBS Weekend Evening News as part of my Katrina 20 Years Later Coverage. You can watch that story by clicking here, and read an additional web exclusive story I published for the series by clicking here, taking a closer look at how survivors of the storm are faring 20 years later. I collaborated on the writing and research with a producer remotely. A freelance videographer and editor shot and edited the pieces. I helped shoot the multi-cam shoot with the videographer for the mayor's interview. Watch the story by clicking here. Read the written article by clicking here. The taxpayer cost to stop bird flu spread: According to my analysis of government data, the Department of Agriculture has paid $1.1 billion to hundreds of egg producers who had to cull their flocks to stop bird flu from spreading since 2020. But those efforts were largely unsuccessful, as egg prices rose sharply in spring 2025 during a bird flu epidemic. Regardless, the Dept of Ag announced it was still planning to spend $400 million more. This investigation asks the question… is it worth it and which farms aren’t getting such helpful taxpayer-funded deals?
I video edited, researched, and wrote this story on my own. The video shooting was done by freelance videographer. Click here to read the written article. Click here to watch the piece for CBS Saturday Morning. Exclusive reporting following up on the bizarre, historic jail break that led national headlines for weeks: I was the first reporter to interview Orleans Parish Sheriff after the jail break in New Orleans in the spring of 2025. I spent weeks developing a rapport with the sheriff’s office to secure the interview.
This story was shot, written, and edited all in one day in collaboration with a freelance videographer and remote catching producer, and aired the next morning on CBS Mornings. Click here to watch it. Exclusive ride along with ICE agents at the beginning of President Trump’s second term and a look into the immigrant families concerned about getting caught in the middle of these crackdowns as the status of New Orleans as a sanctuary city is threatened at a state and federal level.
I shot much of the footage in this story, wrote the story, video edited the piece, and conducted all of the research on my own. Click here to watch the report. The U.S. government is shutting down a prison program involving wild horses to save taxpayers money, federal officials say… but I found the new solution will cost much more.
Data analysis conducted on my own, writing in collaboration with a remote producer, collaborated with staff videographer and editor for video package. Click here to watch it. Nearly 2.8 million Americans, including educators, have faced reductions or complete loss of their Social Security benefits due to two little-known federal laws. Many people tell us they were “blindsided” when it came time to retire. I interviewed one woman who now has to work at the Dollar Tree after her husband passed away and was told her previous career as a teacher would prevent her from receiving his Social Security.
I shot and wrote the broadcast story on my own, and conducted research and data analysis in collaboration with the CBS data team. I collaborated with an editor for CBS Evening News for the video editing. Click here to watch the broadcast story. Click here to read the online article with data visualizations.Breaking news and live reporting for cbs news
Devastating ice storm in Mississippi — two weeks of intensive live coverage from hard-hit Oxford, Mississippi. Watch two of the reports in the adjacent video players. Watch a third report by clicking here.
Click here to read another online article I published about additional storm victims, including one family who boiled pots of water on their gas stove to stay warm, and another young man who escaped death when a tree fell on his home, just as he was about to walk inside.
“Good Catch Kati” — Here is an example of some more upbeat, live reporting during Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans. Start watching at timecode 2:00 in this clip to see my favorite catch of all time — click here to watch.
I regularly shot my own live in the field segments for Q and A chats with CBS 24/7 anchors. Here is an example of a recent MMJ live shot for CBS 24/7 Primetime.
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING AT CBS COLORADO
My months-long investigation into the state’s incessant technology problems revealed widespread delays in critical healthcare payments to Colorado’s most vulnerable populations.
uncovering government failures hurting tens of thousands with disabilities
EMPOWERING communities
Tackling another complex pollution issue, I set out to inform community members about an underground plume of toxic chemicals from a landfill that's traveled near hundreds of homes, and the potential health risks associated. This is a story I researched, shot, wrote, and video edited completely on my own.
field reporting
I traveled to Colorado’s Western Slope to document controversial wild horse round ups on public lands. In these stories, I illuminate the use of millions of federal tax dollars each year, to subsidize a few small business owners. I researched, wrote, and video edited both of these stories.
shining a light after
mass tragedy
Victims of different mass shootings question a lack of oversight of the millions of dollars collected for their cause. I researched, wrote, and video edited both of these stories.
Thousands of Lakewood residents may have an elevated cancer risk, according my analysis of state and federal studies. This is a story I researched, shot, wrote, and video edited completely on my own. I also created the motion graphics featured in the story.
health investigations:
detailed research into toxic pollution concerns
In this bilingual investigation, I uncovered a criminal fraud scheme in Denver preying on the thousands of migrants fleeing violence and extreme poverty in South and Central America. I video edited this story.
going undercover:
exposing migrant exploitation
There's a $17 billion need to fix deteriorating Colorado school buildings right now, but I learned there's no more money left to go around. The state treasurer tells me it’s a “crisis.” I traveled to a rural school nestled among the towering formations of Colorado’s San Juan Mountain Range to show viewers the deplorable conditions under which some children are forced to learn. I researched, wrote, shot, and video edited this story myself.
HIGHLIGHTING dire problems IN RURAL COMMUNITIES
Untangling unemployment failures
Since 2020, I have covered numerous stories exposing the state’s failures with its unemployment insurance system. As a result of my reporting, I’ve helped dozens of Coloradans receive nearly $200,000 total in unemployment money the state owed them for months without answers. I researched, wrote, and video edited this story.
exposing widespread
UTILITY DELAYS
I found months-long delays for new solar customers in Colorado, and a serious potential for brown- or black-outs due to the increase in electric vehicles, just because the state’s power grid infrastructure is out of date.
I spoke exclusively with the mother of a teen allegedly killed by a Walgreens co-worker, who had previously reported harassment to supervisors, but was told to work with him anyway. Her mother tells me she impacted countless lives.
storytelling from the heart
data-driven reporting
In an national investigative collaboration with the CBS News Innovation Lab, I found about a third of all students arrested in Colorado public schools last year had disabilities. I video edited this piece and created the motion graphics in the story.
The Denver Housing Authority began radon testing and mitigation following my bilingual investigation exposing high radon levels and a lack of action in Denver’s public housing units.
STORYTELLING THAT GETS RESULTS
A series of investigative reports I published over two years uncovering egregious neglect and abuse in some of Colorado’s assisted living centers led to lawmakers successfully passing new regulations to better hold negligent facilities accountable and train facility operators. I researched, wrote, and video edited this story.
Investigative REPORTING THAT DRIVES CHANGE
Amid criticism of Denver Public Schools’ safety policies, I obtained new data showing staff reported 486 threats made by students across all DPS schools, which is an increase of 125 more threats this school year than last year. Click here to see the threat numbers I found last school year.
According to my data analysis, 144 of the threats were considered high-level threats – 50 more high-level threats made by students than last year. I researched, wrote, and video edited this story.
REVEALING CRITICAL SCHOOL THREAT DATA
I uncovered closed-door arguments between a school district and a local police department about school resource officers. Police wanted SROs on campus, but the school district was adamantly against them. This is a story I researched, wrote, shot, & edited this story on my own.
exposing heated debates over safety in schools
EXCLUSIVE REPORTING
Body camera video I obtained exclusively is serving as a roadmap to improve future school shooting responses and better train first responders, according to a local sheriff. I obtained this video after requesting it for more than two years. I wrote and video edited this story.
PUBLIC SERVICE REPORTING - HELPING YOU KNOW YOUR RIGHTS
An Aurora woman claims paramedics put her life at risk when they wouldn't take her to the hospital of her choice. Emergency experts tell me the city could be liable for her higher out-of-network hospital bills. I conducted all of the research and writing myself for this story.
As part of my ongoing coverage of PFAS problems, I found the U.S. Air Force paid $9 million for a new water treatment facility in the city of Fountain, a community south of Colorado Springs, due to past military activities that may have contaminated the city's water supply, which some residents claimed made them sick. I conducted all of the research, writing, and video editing for this story.
Showcasing solutions
reporting on ev fire-fighting risks
Electric vehicle purchases are soaring in Colorado, but firefighters are facing serious challenges when these EVs catch fire. I found an explosion that happened inside a home in Erie is bringing the concerns to the forefront for one local fire department.
sharing personal stories
In this piece, which I wrote, shot, and video edited for air on WALA FOX10 News in Mobile, Ala., I tell the story of my parents, who learned decades after their wedding that true love really does conquer all. I wrote, shot, and video edited this story.
The perfect match: Wife donates kidney to husband