RELEVANT EXPERIENCE:

CORE (Community Organized Relief Effort) - LOS ANGELES, CA

  • Communications & PR Manager, Sep. 2023 – Present

  • Writes press releases, website articles, media tip sheets, social media posts, and other marketing materials.

  • Works with global humanitarian response field teams to capture, write, and edit beneficiary stories for sharing through integrated channels and with media partners.

  • Builds relationships with field teams and identifies story pitch ideas and spokespeople for media opportunities.

  • Coordinates media outreach efforts, gathers visual assets, shares impact statistics, and writes talking points.

SPOTIFY - LOS ANGELES, CA

Podcast Writer and Editor, Sep. 2019-August 2023

  • Researched, wrote, and edited scripts across the Parcast Network on Spotify, including the top-ten streaming show Serial Killers, as well as Solved Murders, Cults, and Medical Mysteries.

  • Work closely with our production and fact-checking teams to ensure scripts are always delivered on time for an always-on weekly schedule.  

  • Pitched and wrote network-wide specials that garnered tens of millions of streams with +85% completion rates.

  • Each successful script and special has helped to grow each show’s audience.  

ANNENBERG MEDIA- LOS ANGELES, CA

Multimedia Reporter, Aug. 2018-June 2019

  • Produced content for web, audio, and television on a tight deadline.

  • Covered Malibou Lake during the Woolsey Fire for the broadcast that won the 2018 Society of Professional Journalists award for best overall newscast.

  • LA Press Club Finalist for best radio story.

  • Adept at pulling court records, FOIA requests, Adobe Premiere, and monitoring social media.

 LASLO CONGRESSIONAL BUREAU-WASHINGTON D.C.

Intern, Aug. 2015 – Dec.2015

  • Worked in the Senate Press Gallery in Washington, D.C. under freelance journalist Matt Laslo, who has written for Vice, The Daily Beast, MSNBC, and Rolling Stone.

  • Conducted interviews with Senators and Representatives such as Lois Frankel (D-FL)

  • Attended briefings, hearings, and press conferences on Capitol Hill, including the nomination of Paul Ryan to Speaker.

  • Covered the 2015 White House Tribal Nations Conference, interviewed Tribal Nation leaders, and contributed to five radio stories.

THE LUMBERJACK NEWSPAPER- FLAGSTAFF, AZ.

Staff Photographer, Aug. 2014 - May 2015

  • Photographed sporting events, political meetings, and other events happening within the school and community.

  • Conducted interviews, wrote articles, and cut lines as needed to meet deadlines. Proficient with Adobe Photoshop

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE:

SMILES BRANDS- IRVINE, CA.

Insurance Tracer/Team Lead, May 2016 – September 2019

  • Communicated and coordinated plans with insurance companies and dental representatives from over twenty different dental offices.

  • Served as a resource and leader to staff by answering questions, assisting with problems, and providing training as necessary.

EDUCATION:

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA               

M.S. Journalism, May 2019

Member of Lambda Pi Eta Honor Society


NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY

B.S. Journalism, May 2016

Minors in: Business, Creative Media and Film

 

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY: INSTITUTE ON POLITICAL JOURNALISM

Aug. 2015-Dec. 2015

 

SKILLS:

  • Photo and video experience.

  • Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, Adobe Audition, Final Cut Pro.

  • HTML, CSS, jQuery.