I’m Ella, a bilingual reporter and podcast producer based in Brooklyn. Currently, I help make The Indicator from Planet Money, NPR’s daily economics podcast, as a summer fellow.

I’ve reported from protests in downtown Buenos Aires, high school classrooms in Austin and a dance party in a D.C. loading dock for publications like Smithsonian Magazine, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, Houston Public Media and DCist. I used to review movies forCity Paper, where I was also the last in-print City Lights editor.

I grew up in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Rice University with a degree in gender studies. I’m pursuing an M.A. in business reporting and data journalism at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY through December 2025.

I’m available for freelance writing, reporting, research, fact-checking and podcast production.

Clips

The secret to Nintendo's success, NPR

Looking for a Good Dance Party? Try the Loading Dock, Washington City Paper

As inflation skyrockets, Argentina must choose: Far-right outsider or status quo for president?, Courthouse News Service

Cheaper houses and room to grow: We spoke to Californians about why they're moving to Austin, Austin American-Statesman