RESUME

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

​Managing Editor — Sept. to Dec. 2018 & May 2019-Present
Multimedia Journalist — Aug. 2017-Present
Elon News Network                                             
  • Oversee the weekly content assignment of ENN’s award-winning newspaper, The Pendulum, which publishes 31 editions a year
  • ​Manage and advise nearly 50 staff reporters, while coordinating the multimedia work of designers and photographers
  • Contribute to ENN’s online and print content with weekly news stories, features, photography and hand-coded websites for investigative projects

Reporting Fellow
​The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting — Nov. 2019-Present​
  • Reporting on the resurgence of leprosy in Brazil, focusing on the lack of resources available to the thousands of patients affected by the disease
  • Writing field notes expanding on the intricacies of the disease, such as antibiotic resistance and societal stigma
  • Worked with translators and fixers while reporting in leprosy colonies across the state of Pará, which has had the most new cases over the last 25 years

Investigative Reporter
​Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellow — Jan. to Aug. 2019
  • Investigated national wildfire mitigation, suppression and recovery practices, culminating in an online multimedia story and documentary
  • Actively covered the Woodbury Fire in the Superstition Wilderness, which became the fifth largest wildfire in Arizona state history
  • ​Reported on post-disaster power recovery trends culminating in an online multimedia story with photo, written and infographic elements 

News Correspondent & Staff Photographer
Morocco World News — March to May 2019
  • Consistently covered the contractual teachers’ movement, which became one of the largest and longest educational strikes in Moroccan history
  • Reported and photographed daily and breaking news in Rabat, such as pious visits, royal announcements and desert marathons
  • ​Filed stories from four Moroccan cities to increase MWN’s national presence 

Documentarian
The Imagining the Internet Center — Aug. to Nov. 2018 & 2019
  • Traveled to Paris, France to document the 13th annual Internet Governance Forum for national research on the evolution of the Internet
  • Partnered with The Internet Society to cover the fifth Internet Hall of Fame in San José, Costa Rica for historical documentation 

​Communications Intern
Save the Children Jordan — June to Aug. 2018
  • Photographed and reported on the experiences of Syrian refugees living in Zaatari and Azraq Refugee Camps, by covering international visits
  • Created press releases and content for SCJ’s multiple social media platforms 

Contributing Writer
​Town & Country Philippines — May to Aug. 2016 & 2017
  • Crafted more than two dozen lifestyle articles for the organization’s monthly print magazine, covering technology, cars, liquor, watches and cosmetics
  • Garnered over a million unique page views for articles on T&C online

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Student Journalist
The Chronicle of Higher Education — Fall 2019
  • Selected to participate in a two-day higher education reporting boot camp 

Emerging Journalist
The Dow Jones News Fund — Summer 2019
  • Awarded a grant to attend the Asian American Journalists Association National Convention 
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Recipient
James F. Hurley Legacy Scholarship — Spring 2019
  • ​Awarded to a junior in journalism or communications who has demonstrated excellence in the field
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Recipient 
Brad Hamm International Scholarship — Spring 2018
  • ​Awarded to a rising junior or senior in the School of Communications who is either an international student or has demonstrated strong international interest
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​​Eagle Scout
Boy Scouts of the Philippines — Summer 2015

EDUCATION

​Elon University
Elon, N.C. — GPA 3.7 | May 2020
Majors: Journalism | ​International Relations
Minors: Peace & Conflict Studies | Middle East Studies

​St. Andrew's High School
Middletown, Del. -- GPA 3.3 | May 2016
AFFILIATIONS
The Society for Professional Journalists
Member — 2018-Present 

Asian American Journalists Association
Member — 2018-Present

Investigative Reporters & Editors
Member — 2017-2019

Lambda Pi Eta: Communications Honor Society
Member — 2019-Present 

Omicron Delta Kappa: Leadership Honor Society
Member — 2019-Present

RECENT AWARDS

1st Place: Best News Reporter in the South
Society of Professional Journalists — 2019

1st Place: Best Feature Writer in the South
Society of Professional  Journalists — 2019

1st Place: National Breaking News Photography
Society of Professional  Journalists — 2018

1st Place: Regional Breaking News Reporting
Society of Professional  Journalists — 2018

1st Place: Best of Show Multimedia Package 
​Associated Collegiate Press — 2018
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1st Place: Multimedia News Report 
Radio Television Digital News
Association of the Carolinas — 2018
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Top 10: Breaking News Writing
Hearst Journalism Awards Program — 2018-2019

SKILLS

DSLR Photography
Videography
AP copy editing
​HTML and CSS Coding
​Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premiere Pro

​LANGUAGES

Fluent in English and Tagalog
Elementary understanding of Arabic
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