Resume

Experience

South County correspondent/ California Local News Fellow – Lookout Santa Cruz

September 2024 - Present

Pitched and reported stories covering Santa Cruz County's South County, which includes Watsonville and the Pajaro Valley. Stories vary from covering city council, agriculture, homelessness, immigration, etc.

General Assignment Intern – Syracuse.com

January 2023 - December 2023

Pitched and reported stories on the arts and culture scene in Syracuse. Produced weekly arts and culture newsletter that highlighted the top stories of the week.

Reporter - SPJ News

September 2023

Wrote stories covering panels at the 2023 Society of Professional Journalists Convention in Las Vegas as part of the student press corps, SPJ News.

Web Editor – NCC News Online

September 2022 – December 2023

Edited articles submitted by broadcast journalism students (undergraduate and graduate levels). Checked for AP Style writing, formatting and copyright.

Reporter – The South Side Stand

February 2023 - May 2023

Reported on community issues and worked on Q&A series featuring Latinx leaders in Syracuse as part of the Combatting Disinformation in Communities of Color project funded by the Knight Center.

Staff Writer – The Honey POP

February 2022 – June 2022

Contributed 2-4 articles weekly on pop-culture related news, based on press releases. Prepared articles on WordPress utilizing SEO software, prior to review from editors.

Writer – MiraCosta College Public Information Office

Jan. – June 2022

Interviewed students, faculty and alumni for features for the MiraCosta Community College website. Aided in writing press releases for the college.

Awards

2024 California Local News Fellowship

2023 Pulitzer Center Campus Consortium Reporting Fellowship

Newhouse Graduate Newspaper Fellowship for Minorities

Education

S.I. Newhouse School of
Public Communications;
Syracuse University | Master’s Degree

Dec. 2023

Magazine, News, and Digital Journalism

Dec. 2021

California State University, San Marcos | Bachelor's Degree

Communication

MiraCosta College | Associate's Degree for Transfer

May 2019