Monica is a broadcast journalist for WCTV, the CBS affiliate in Tallahassee, Florida. As the Capital City Correspondent, she covers Tallahassee and Leon County government and politics, as well as court cases and breaking news.
At WCTV, Monica reports for a variety of newscasts, often bringing viewers breaking news at noon, or following stories for 4:00 p.m., 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. shows.
Monica has covered a years-long FBI investigation into corruption at City Hall, subsequent trials, and sentences. She was at the Florida Capitol on January 6th, 2021, covering protests of the 2020 election. Monica also reported on the COVID-19 pandemic and Black Lives Matter protests. She participated in team coverage of Hurricanes Dorian and Sally. She has covered officer-involved shootings, police staffing shortages, the Second Gentleman’s visit, and the First Lady’s campaign stop in Tallahassee.
Before joining WCTV, Monica was the morning reporter for WHSV/TV-3 in Harrisonburg, Virginia. She often filled different roles on the Daybreak morning newscast, anchoring and producing national news in the "New This Morning" position, and solo producing and co-anchoring the 2-hour newscast overnight. She also developed long-form content in her "Touring our Towns" program, a mini-documentary series on the history of small towns in the Shenandoah Valley.
Monica graduated from the University of Virginia with a double major in Media Studies and English.