Resume

WORK EXPERIENCE

ARTS ACCESS REPORTER/PRODUCER, KERA NEWS & THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS | SEPTEMBER 2022-PRESENT

• Reports on arts and culture through the lense of access and equity
• Hosts panel events with key North Texas arts leaders

DIGITAL PRODUCER, KERA NEWS | JANUARY 2020-AUGUST 2022

• Reported on race and culture, business and the arts with work aired nationally on Marketplace and Weekend Edition
• Edited web stories by station reporters and producers
• Aided in production of a daily newsletter
• Created content for KERA’s Facebook and Twitter accounts
• Built data visualizations and digital elements included in online news stories
• Served on the DEI sourcing committee, which focuses on diversifying sources across the station’s TV, digital, arts and music platforms

NEWS FELLOW, CNBC | JUNE 2019-DECEMBER 2019

• Reported breakings news for the politics and consumer teams at CNBC.com with work picked up by Yahoo! Finance
• Produced guest and Last Chance Trade segments for CNBC’s “Closing Bell”
• Aided in the development of TV news update-scripts that were distributed to affiliates around the country
• Operated as a production assistant on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange and CNBC daytime shows

FREELANCE WRITER, HOUSTON CHRONICLE | OCTOBER 2017-JUNE 2019

• Reported politics and public health stories picked up by the Associated Press
• Covered local religion and humanitarian work for the features department

FREELANCE WRITER, HOUSTONIA MAGAZINE | JUNE 2017-MARCH 2018

• Covered the arts and culture beat with exhibitions by Salvador Dali, Jorge Jimenez Deredia, Sophia Vari, and more
• Interviewed renowned authors and artists for long-form features

EDUCATION

Rice University — B.A. Political Science and English, Magna Cum Laude

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Poynter-Koch Fellowship, Poynter’s Power of Diverse Voices Program, AAJA/Google News Initiative Digital Reporting Intensive

AWARDS

Edward R. Murrow Award (regional): Excellence in DEI | Texas Broadcast News Award: Continuing Coverage, Commentary-Editorial

SKILLS

Digital and audio reporting. News and copy editing. Research. Social media engagement. Newsletter writing. AP Style. Well-versed in platforms including CMS, Wordpress, Mailchimp. Adobe Audition, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram.

NETWORKS

Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)