Elizabeth comes to Cardinal News from the USA Today Network, where she worked as the 2024 elections and politics reporting fellow in Virginia for the past 11 months. Before USA Today, she reported for the Wisconsin State Journal for three years, where she covered K-12 education during the COVID-19 pandemic amid the politicization of public schools, and at the La Crosse Tribune for one year, where she covered issues faced by rural communities and family farms in southwestern Wisconsin. She graduated with her master’s degree from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in 2018. She received her bachelor’s degree from Columbia College Chicago after transferring from Columbus State Community College. She is based in Richmond.