Carly is a lifelong Nevadan. Though born in rural California, at just a few days old she went to spend her childhood being raised in Tonopah, Nevada, where she lived until she went to study journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno in 2016.

She earned her bachelors in Journalism with a dual minor in Political Science and Cultural Anthropology. Shortly after earning her bachelors, Carly earned her Masters in Journalism in 2021.

Carly worked as the editorial manager for the Center for Basque Studies Press before she became a political and housing reporter for The Nevada Independent from 2022 to 2024. At the end of 2024, Carly went to work for the Reno Gazette Journal and USA Today as a Nevada Connect reporter, focusing on search engine optimization for news articles.

Other than her reporting, Carly enjoys storytelling through documentary filmmaking and photography. In her free time Carly enjoys spending time with her husband, family, friends and cat playing games, watching movies or going on long hikes in the Sierra Nevada.