I’m a journalist, writer, advocate, and educator, based in Reno, Nevada.
My main gig since 2013 is at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, where I’m Director of Investigations, focusing on surveillance technology used by law enforcement and at the US-Mexico border. Read my extended bio and archive here.
I am also a scholar in residence at the University of Nevada, Reno’s Reynolds School of Journalism, where I teach students how to investigative technology using public records laws and open-source research. I am also the author of the 2025 graphic novel, “Death Strikes: The Emperor of Atlantis.”
Prior to joining EFF, I worked as a staff writer at alt weeklies across the Southwest, covering everything from death row to the Democratic National Convention. My reporting has fueled civil rights lawsuits, state legislation, and criminal cases against public officials. I also was a volunteer with Journalists for Human Right in Ghana and earned a master’s degree in social anthropology at the University of Manchester.
My work has been honored with the Youth Law Center’s Loren Warboys Unsung Hero Award and the National Association for Civilian Oversight of Law Enforcement’s Contribution to Oversight Award, and numerous awards from journalism organizations. In 2017, I was a co-recipient of the First Amendment Coalition’s Free Speech and Open Government Award and in 2021, the Atlas of Surveillance, received a James Madison Freedom of Information Award from the Society of Professional Journalists’ NorCal Chapter.
And yes, I once had a day named after me in San Diego by a bunch of sarcastic politicos.
I’m a big fan of audio drama, VR, flashlights, graffiti and terrier mutts.
