Writing/Media Experience

Sacramento News & Review
Arts & Culture Editor, Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2016
Staff Writer, Jan. 2014 – Dec. 2015
While on staff, SN&R took home the General Excellence award from the California Newspaper Publishers Association two years in a row.

Marketplace Morning Report (American Public Media)
Production Intern, Sept. 2013 – Dec. 2013

The Sacramento Bee
Reporting Intern, June 2013 – Aug. 2013

The California Aggie
Editor in Chief, June 2012 – June 2013
Columnist, Fall 2011
Campus News Editor, June 2010 – June 2011
Campus News Writer, Oct. 2009 – June 2010
Arts Writer, Feb. 2010 – June 2010

The San Francisco Chronicle
Food & Wine Intern, June 2012 – Sept. 2012

Alameda Publishing Group
Editorial Intern, June 2011 – August 2011

 

Education

UC Davis B.A. with honors, 2013
Major: Technocultural Studies, departmental citation
Minor: Professional writing

Awards/Recognitions

First place, 2016 California Newspaper Publishers Association award for best enterprise reporting

Finalist, 2014 California Newspaper Publishers Association award for best investigative reporting

Finalist, 2014 California Newspaper Publishers Association award for best enterprise reporting

Finalist, 2014 California Newspaper Publishers Association award for best education reporting

Travel Experience

International Studies Abroad
Studied Communication in Brussels, Belgium, Aug. 2011 – May 2012
Vesalius College

UC Davis Summer Abroad
Studied global cinema in Locarno, Switzerland and La Napoule, France, Aug. 2010
Attended Locarno International Film Festival

25 countries and counting!

Additional Information

Social media savvy: Twitter, LinkedIn, Google Plus, Facebook, Tumblr, WordPress
Basic knowledge of video production, Final Cut Pro, HTML coding, audio editing