She writes, edits, and produces news stories for Lancaster Online and also hosts online shows. Irene graduated summa cum laude from Elizabethtown College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and sociology/anthropology, with concentrations in mass media and sociology. At the college, Irene worked with the college station,ECTV40, and anchored for their newscast. She also worked as an IRB Teaching Assistant and a Research Methods/Statistical Analysis Teaching Assistant.