KOLO 8 News Now – Reno, Nevada (11/10 – Present)
Reporter and Fill-In Anchor; Report, investigate, write, produce, shoot, edit and promote news stories for newscasts and kolotv.com. Anchor morning newscasts. Produce and coordinate segments, liveshots and interviews. Use new-media resources, including Facebook and Twitter to interact with viewers.
Weekend Anchor and Reporter; Produce and anchor weekend newscasts, and report during the week. Shoot, write and edit own material for newscasts, and deliver additional information via online news articles. Use social media resources, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and WordPress.
BizX, LLC. – San Diego, CA (March 2010; 06/10 – 11/10)
Freelance Contributor; responsible for contributing search-engine optimized (SEO) Website and multi-media articles about accommodations and travel attractions in San Diego and Las Vegas for BizX’s travel Websites.
WSEE-TV, WENY-TV - Washington, D.C. (09/09 – 12/09)
Washington Correspondent for local TV stations in Erie, Penn., and Elmira, NY; enterprise, report, write, produce and edit stories for the 6pm and 11pm newscasts. Conduct interviews with local lawmakers and experts.
COX Broadcasting – Washington, D.C. (09/09 – 12/09)
Reporting Intern; interview top lawmakers, political and policy experts, write VO/SOT’s and multimedia web stories for COX’s stations nationwide, including KTVU, WSB, WPXI, KIRO, WFTV, WHIO, WSOC, KFOX, WJAC, and WTOV.
Neighborhood Network News – Boston, Mass. (05/09 – 08/09)
Reporter; duties included developing, reporting, writing, producing, and editing local news and feature stories.
WHDH-TV – Boston, Mass. (05/09 – 08/09)
Special Projects Unit Intern; wrote consumer advocate and local stories, interviewed sources, worked undercover, assisted with production, and transcribed tapes.
CNN – Los Angeles Bureau (03/07 – 06/07)
General assignment intern; worked in the field with reporters and at the assignment desk. Conducted research for upcoming stories, set-up interviews with guests, assisted with coverage of the Immigrant Rights Rally in Los Angeles and transcribed tapes.
ABC News – Washington, D.C., Bureau (01/07 – 03/07)
Homeland Security and Justice Unit Intern; attended daily network planning meetings, conducted research and interviews for upcoming stories, and assisted with aspects of production. Helped with research and production for the World News series, Mean Streets, about American gang violence, and assisted with coverage of the Scooter Libby trial.
Boston University (09/08 – 12/09)
Master of Science in Broadcast Journalism
Academic Program:
BU Washington, D.C., Journalism Program (09/09 – 12/09)
University of California, Los Angeles – UCLA (09/03 – 12/07)
Bachelor of Science in Political Science, Anthropology
Academic & Study Abroad Programs:
University of the West Indies in Barbados (08/07 – 12/07)
University of California Washington, D.C., Program (01/07 – 03/07)
Sussex University in Brighton, England (06/05 – 08/05)
OTHER EXPERIENCE
Mass Communications Instructor, Boston University
Boston, Mass. (06/09 – 08/09)
Developed my own curriculum and taught a Mass Communications course to a three groups of 20 high school students as a part of BU’s Summer Challenge Program.
Communications Teaching Assistant, Boston University
Boston, Mass. (09/08 – 05/09)
Teaching Assistant for BU’s COM 101 and COM 357 classes; led a discussion section for a group of 20 undergraduates, assisting in the development of their university-level speaking and writing skills.
Graphic Designer for Acting & Casting Magazines
Los Angeles, Ca. (09/05 – 08/08)
Use of graphic design programs to create layouts and advertisements for The Caster and The Power Agent magazines, both distributed internationally. Duties included creating advertising concepts, designing ads and coordinating with clients.
Arts & Entertainment Magazine Graphic Designer
Los Angeles, Ca. (09/04 – 02/06)
Used graphic design programs to create thematic layouts for The Daily Bruin’s weekly A&E Magazine. Attended weekly conceptual meetings with a small team of other designers and editors and produced cover and center spread designs.
2011 – Reported live on the Reno Air Races crash for CTV in Canada
2011- Reported for ABC News Radio about the IHOP shooting in Carson City
2009 – Broadcast report featured on GlobalErie.com
2009 – Broadcast report featured on NewEnglandAncestors.org
2009 – Broadcast report featured on RootsTelevision.com
2008 – Awarded Boston University’s Dennis Kauff Memorial Merit Fellowship
2007 – Article published on ABCnews.com
2006 – Awarded UCLA’s Center for American Politics & Public Policy’s
President’s Washington Scholarship
2006 – Awarded First Place for News Page Design in the California College
Media Competition
2003 – Article published in the San Diego Reader
2000 – Winning article published in The San Diego Union Tribune
Television & Radio Production: Final Cut, Avid, Edius, Protools, ENPS, iNews, Pathfire, After Effects, QSeries
Technical & Web: Mac and PC proficient; Adobe Dreamweaver, Photoshop and InDesign, Pagemaker, Soundslides, MS Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint)
Language: Conversational Spanish
Available upon request.
