EXPERIENCE:

Marin Independent Journal – Morning Crime/City Beat Reporter

June 2015-Present

Research and report on stories with focus on morning cops-and-fire beat and city beats for San Rafael and Novato.

Attend city meetings, including city council and other city meetings and workshops.

Stay informed of issues, happenings and events.

Build relationships with community members and leaders.

Share content through social media and other digital platforms.

Visalia Times Delta – Education, Public Safety Reporter

April 2014-June 2015

Researched and reported on stories with focus on education and public safety.

Created and maintained community relations and kept regular contact with school and law enforcement officials.

Followed larger platform trends in education and public safety and localized topics.

Shared Visalia Times-Delta and Gannett content through social media.

Regularly watched analytic reports and Twitter analytics to ensure content was relevant to readers.

Wrote features for Living, Food pages.

Orange County Register – Intern, Regular Contributing Writer

March 2012-March 2014

Researched and reported on a variety of topics: city council, planning commission and school board meetings for Orange County communities of Irvine, Tustin and Placentia.

Created and maintained community relations.

Created and maintained contact with city and school officials.

Managed Facebook accounts for OC Register’s Irvine World News and Tustin News.

Shot photos with personal Nikon L810.

Assisted with launch of Long Beach Register.

Ran and managed social media for Long Beach Register.

Patch Media Corporation –Intern, Freelance Reporter

Jan. 2012-Aug. 2012

Researched and reported on general assignment topics for Orange County communities of Fountain Valley and Aliso Viejo.

Met weekly with editor to discuss story ideas.

Shot photos with personal Nikon L810 to accompany stories.

UC Irvine’s Kiosk: A Magazine of Literary Journalism – Editor

Sept. 2012-Dec.2012

Read through narrative, long-form submissions from students and public.

Selected stories and edited for publication.

New University (Official UC Irvine newspaper) – Contributing Writer

Jan. 2012-July 2013

Wrote for Opinion and Feature sections.

EDUCATION:

Bachelor of Arts – University of California, Irvine. Graduated Sept. 2013. Literary Journalism.

Associate Degree – Victor Valley College. Transferred July 2011. English.