RESUME

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

Environmental Reporter
The Arizona Republic/azcentral | USA Today Network — Aug. 2020 to present
  • Investigate pressing environmental issues in Arizona and the Southwest by focusing on solution-based journalism that delves into the nuances of public policy and climate realities
  • Cover topics, such as: the effect of the U.S.-Mexico border wall on wildlife migration, federal protection for public lands, water scarcity and post-wildfire land recovery
  • Create multimedia content for environmental stories by taking both photos and videos on the field, which are then produced into image galleries and social media videos
  • Manage the environmental team’s  Twitter, Facebook and Instagram accounts by creating new engagement strategies that have doubled Twitter impressions and Instagram followers

​Reporting Fellow
The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting — Nov. 2019 to Nov. 2020​
  • Reported on the resurgence of leprosy cases in northern Brazil by analyzing public data, examining medical practices and interviewing patients and doctors dealing with the disease
  • Followed the ongoing issue with in-depth reporting on multi-drug therapy treatment, the religious stigma behind leprosy and the push for federal reparations among patients
  • Produced data visualizations, photography and videography to accompany all written reporting
  • Worked alongside doctors, translators and international editors to communicate the complexities of the issue with readers in both the U.S. and Brazil
  • Selected as one of the "2020 Stories of the Year" by editorial staff of The Pulitzer Center and by Global Health Now​

News Reporter
North Carolina News Corps | NC Local News Workshop — June to July 2020​
  • Covered the impact of COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement on North Carolinian people, communities and businesses
  • Produced in-depth coverage and enterprise reporting — in both English and Spanish — on pressing complex issues such as housing evictions, police mutual aid agreements and reparation movements
  • Filled the reporting gaps of local media outlets by producing event coverage and spot news reporting for digital, print, radio and social media platforms
  • Trailblazed a model for the Local News Intern Corps, which future reporters will follow, by setting a newsroom structure and reporting standard

Managing Editor & Multimedia Journalist 
Elon News Network — Sept. 2016 to May 2020
  • Coordinated the daily content assignment of ENN’s website and newspaper during COVID-19 by managing nearly 30 reporters across a dozen states
  • Oversaw the content assignment of ENN’s award winning newspaper, The Pendulum, which publishes approximately 30 additions a year
  • Contributed to ENN’s online and print content with breaking news stories, features, photography and hand-coded websites for enterprise projects
  • Copy edited all sections of the newspaper: News, Lifestyle, Opinions and Sports

Investigative Reporter
​Carnegie-Knight News21 Fellow — Jan. to Aug. 2019
  • Investigated national wildfire mitigation, suppression and recovery practices, culminating in an online multimedia story, documentary and podcast. The story has been published by more than 70 national news organizations
  • 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 across the country, culminating in an online multimedia story with photo, written and infographic elements
  • Wrote two shorter general news stories, which complimented the investigative reporting on wildfires

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
  • ​Traveled and filed stories from four Moroccan cities to increase the organization's national presence and coverage

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

Outstanding Senior Award in Journalism — May 2020
  • This honor from Elon University's School of Communications recognizes the outstanding achievements of a graduating senior who has demonstrated through consistent performance an extraordinary knowledge and ability in journalism, and has made significant contributions to the school and the major

Student Media Award — May 2020
  • This honor from the Omicron Delta Kappa leadership society recognizes the student who has contributed the most to advance communications on campus during the academic year

Anne Cassebaum Outstanding Senior in Peace & Conflict Studies Award — May 2020
  • This honor from Elon University's Peace & Conflict Studies advisory board recognizes a senior that has excelled in classes and has had an active role in service involvement in the community

Student Journalist with The Chronicle of Higher Education — Oct. 2019
  • Selected to participate in a higher education reporting boot camp, which focused on conducting and mentoring meaningful campus coverage

Emerging Journalist with The Dow Jones News Fund — Aug. 2019
  • Awarded a grant to attend and participate in the Asian American Journalists Association National Convention hosted in Atlanta, Georgia

James F. Hurley Legacy Scholarship — May 2019
  • This honor from Elon University's School of Communications is awarded to a junior in journalism who has demonstrated excellence in the field
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Brad Hamm International Scholarship — May 2018
  • This honor from Elon University's School of Communications is awarded to a junior or senior who is an international student or has demonstrated strong international interest
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​​Eagle Scout with The Boy Scouts of The Philippines — June 2015

EDUCATION

​Elon University
Elon, N.C. -- May 2020
B.A. in Journalism
B.A. in ​International Relations

​St. Andrew's High School
Middletown, Del. -- May 2016
AFFILIATIONS
The Society of Environmental Journalists
Member — 2020 to present 

The Society for Professional Journalists
Member — 2018 to present 

Asian American Journalists Association
Member — 2018 to present 

Investigative Reporters & Editors
Member — 2017 to present

SKILLS

Photography
Videography
AP copy editing
Social media strategy
Audience engagement
Collaborative writing
SEO Development​
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe InDesign
Adobe Premiere Pro

​LANGUAGES

English
​Fluent/Native

Tagalog
​Fluent/Native
Arabic
Elementary understanding

AWARDS

1st place: Online In-Depth Reporting
Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 2 
Society of Professional Journalists — 2020

1st place: Immersion Journalism
Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 2 
Society of Professional Journalists — 2019

1st place: Best News Reporter in the South
The Green Eyeshade Awards
Society of Professional Journalists — 2019

1st place: Best Feature Writer in the South
The Green Eyeshade Awards
Society of Professional Journalists — 2019

1st place: Feature Writing
N.C. College Media Association — 2019

1st place: Breaking News Photography
National Mark of Excellence Awards
Society of Professional Journalists — 2018
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1st place: Breaking News Reporting
Mark of Excellence Awards for Region 2 
Society of Professional Journalists — 2018

1st place: Breaking News Coverage
Individual Pinnacle Awards
College Media Association — 2018

1st place: Multimedia Package 
Best of Show
​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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