Hello! I’m a data and graphics journalist based in Baltimore, Maryland. I’m a data reporter for The Baltimore Sun where I pitch and report data- and graphics-driven stories for the Baltimore area and Maryland. I’m passionate about using data and visuals to uncover stories and explain complex topics to readers. I love a puzzle and never hesitate to explore new and innovative ways of visualizing and presenting data.

I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and consider myself a lifelong midwesterner. Before working for the Sun, I wrote stories and created graphics for the Columbia Missourian, Kansas City PBS and the Mankato Free Press. I’ve worked in audience engagement and social media for the International Center for Journalists. In my free time, you can find me spending time with my cats or learning a new craft, like crochet, sewing, or most recently, pottery.

Below you can find some of my work. I love to learn and gain experience with new tools. If you have a question or suggestion for a past piece of mine, I’d love to chat.

A thumbnail of a map showing opioid distribution by pharmacy in Maryland.

Data: See how prescription opioids were distributed in Maryland

Tools/programs used: Google Sheets, R, Datawrapper

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization

Data analysis
A thumbnail of a beeswarm chart showing median salary by state organization.

Maryland paid workers over $7.9B in 2023. Who were the top earners?

Tools/programs used: Google Sheets, R, Flourish Studio

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization

Data analysis
A thumbnail of a map showing the HeatRisk index by census tract in Maryland.

Map: See what parts of Maryland face extreme heat risks

Tools/programs used: Google Sheets, R, Flourish Studio

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization
A thumbnail of a chart from Annie's story about how weather conditions favorable to tornadoes has increased in the Eastern U.S.

Maryland’s tornado risk: Conditions are riper, but rarity complicates outlook

Tools/programs used: Google Sheets, Datawrapper

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization

Data analysis

Reporting
A thumbnail of a chart from Annie's story about traffic following the collapse of the Key Bridge. The thumbnail shows traffic in Baltimore's two tunnels by day.

Key Bridge collapse’s impact on Baltimore tunnels, I-95 traffic revealed in data

Tools/programs used: Google Sheets, Datawrapper, Carto

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization

Data analysis

Reporting
A thumbnail of a chart from Annie's story about child care in Maryland about the average cost of child care being higher than the 7% of income suggested by the US Department of Health and Human Services.

Maryland allocates record funds to child care. For some families, it still may not be enough.

Tools/programs used: Google Sheets, Datawrapper

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization

Data analysis

Reporting
A thumbnail for Annie's story about 5 facts that quantify the Port of Baltimore about how many miles the 5 largest east coast ports are to major US cities.

5 facts that help quantify the Port of Baltimore’s significance

Tools/programs used: Google Sheets, Datawrapper, QGIS

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization

Data analysis

Reporting
A thumbnail for Annie's story about the Key Bridge Collapse showing the collapsed area of the bridge as well as the width of the 984-foot vessel compared to a 14.7-foot car.

Baltimore Key Bridge collapse map: View the path of the cargo ship Dali

Tools/programs used: Adobe Illustrator, ai2html

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization
A thumbnail for Annie's story about the 2023 vintage census estimates release showing a map of Maryland jurisdictions where all but three jurisdicitons gained population from the prior year.

Baltimore City and County lose population as Carroll’s growth paces area, estimates show

Tools/programs used: Google Sheets, Datawrapper

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization

Data analysis

Reporting
Bruce Clopein can be seen walking with a dog at the head of the Tall Poplar Trail under a sign that says Tall Poplar Trail

‘Get your blood flowing’: Maryland state parks’ only adaptive mountain biking trail opens up the outdoors

The Baltimore Sun

Reporting
A screenshot of the Catholic church abuse database entries.

Maryland Catholic Church abuse database

Tools/programs used: HTML/CSS/Javascript

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization
A screenshot of a fall foliage tracking map centered on Maryland.

Maryland fall foliage: Leaves across the state are at least halfway through their color change. See what’s next near you.

Tools/programs used: Adobe Illustrator, ai2html, Carto

The Baltimore Sun

Reporting

Data visualization
A thumbnail shows a screenshot of an interactive map showing the quality of air among poins on the East Coast.

Interactive map: Air quality for the Baltimore region and the rest of Maryland and U.S.

Tools/programs used: Carto

The Baltimore Sun

Data visualization
An arrow plot comparing the median age in Maryland counties, the state and the US from the 2010 census to the 2020 census.

Population in Maryland, U.S. grows older while homeownership rates decline, new 2020 census data shows

Tools/programs used: Google Sheets, Datawrapper

The Baltimore Sun

Data analysis

Data visualization
A bubble chart showing how many laws were passed by lawmaker in Maryland, with the most ciricles being blue to represent Democrats.

Maryland lawmakers passed over 800 bills during the 2023 session. Explore them by topic, sponsor and see which are already signed.

Tools/programs used: Flourish, Datawrapper

The Baltimore Sun

Data analysis

Data visualization
A map of Kansas City showing Airbnbs by zipcode, with the 64111 having the most.

Unlicensed Short-term Rentals Overwhelm Some KC Neighborhoods

Tools/programs used: R, Datawrapper, Flourish

Flatland (Kansas City PBS)

Reporting

Data analysis

Data visualization
Two graphics about monarch butterflies, with the first showing migration patterns in the US and Mexico and the second detailing how to identify male and female monarchs.

How to Save At-Risk Migrating Monarch Butterflies

Tools/programs used: Adobe Illustrator, Datawrapper

Flatland (Kansas City PBS)

Reporting

Data visualization
A graphic showing the change in proportions of trolley bus, motor bus and railway ridership in Kansas City from 1940 to 1955.

Hitching a Ride Through History: The Evolution of Kansas City Public Transportation

Tools/programs used: Flourish

Flatland (Kansas City PBS)

Reporting

Data analysis

Data visualization
A column chart showing the change in number of top 10%, 25%, 50% and 75% farms in Missouri from 1987 to 2017, with only .1% of farms making up the top 10% of sales.

Agriculture consolidation graphics

Tools/programs used: Adobe Illustrator, QGIS

Columbia Missourian

Data analysis

Data visualization
A graphic of four maps of Missouri shows the change in the number of school districts with a four-day week from 2010 to 2022. In 2010, the Lathrop R-II School District in central northwest Missouri was the first to move to a four-day week. By the 2021-2022 school year, 119 districts had made the change.

Four-day school week graphic

Tools/programs used: Adobe Illustrator, QGIS

Columbia Missourian

Data visualization
A bubble chart of Boone County showing priority 2 and 3 mines in Boone County. Over $7 million is still needed to reclaim all of the abandoned mines in the county, with a priority 3 mine in Prathersville requiring the most at $2.84 million.

Abandoned mine graphic

Tools/programs used: Adobe Illustrator

Columbia Missourian

Data visualization
An infographic visualizing how far the Webb telescope is able to detect light compared to the Hubble telescope.

New telescope helps scientists see galaxies from the past

Tools/programs used: Adobe Illustrator

Columbia Missourian

Data visualization
An infographic showing five types of tree leaves changing color in Missouri.

Mid-Missouri's trees show off fall colors

Tools/programs used: Adobe Illustrator

Columbia Missourian

Data visualization