Experience

Community Engagement Editor | Oct. 2022- Present

Mentor and provide support for engagement fellows from newsrooms across California, including LA Times, CalMatters and KCBX.
Edit articles, engagement materials and surveys.
Brainstorm, develop and execute unique approaches to connecting reporters with community members, including through multi-newsroom collaborations, community events and canvassing.
Deliver presentations at conferences, events and workshops to inform and provide examples of engagement journalism.
Design graphics, printing material and social media content for fellows.
Provide constructive feedback and judge fellowship applications and project pitches.
Improve internal workflows to maximize efficiency.

Interim Communication Strategist | Oct. 2022 – May 2023

Housing reporter | May – Oct. 2022

Continued to cover housing and homelessness in the Central San Joaquin Valley, writing quick-turn articles, data-driven stories, community driven stories and in-depth investigations, including a deep dive into mobile home park policy in Fresno.
Reported on the health impacts of extreme heat and climate change on the unhoused and renter communities with support from the Center for Health Journalism
Lead engagement efforts, which involved door-knocking, surveys and forming relationships with other local media and community based organizations.
Helped develop Fresnoland’s code of ethics.

Housing reporter | March 2021 – April 2022

Covered housing and homelessness in the Central San Joaquin Valley, writing quick-turn articles, data-driven stories, community driven stories and in-depth investigations, including a collaborative investigation into code enforcement that led to local policy change.

Breaking news and health reporter | March 2020 – Feb. 2021

Covered the health and economic disparities of the COVID-19 pandemic through daily updates, utility guides and enterprise stories.
Co-lead an engagement reporting project centered around voters under 40-years-old supported by the Solutions Journalism Network.
Covered breaking news, including active shootings, Black Lives Matter protests, wildfires and local elections.

General assignment news intern | June 2018- Dec. 2019

Covered breaking news, local business and general assignment stories.
Assisted in award-winning projects covering the negative health impacts of poor air quality and rental housing conditions.

Managing Editor | June 2019- Feb. 2020

Coordinated story assignments of 60 reporters and 30 student contributors weekly.
Managed a team of student editors.
Created and edited cross-platform content.

Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism Fellow, 2022-2023
USC Center for Health Journalism California Health Equity and Engagement Fellow, 2022
Hearken Engaged Election Training, 2020
Safer Leadership Training, 2017

1st place California News Publisher’s Association Award for Election Coverage, 2022
3rd place CNPA for Environmental Coverage, 2022
McClatchy President’s Award, 2021
1st place CNPA for Enterprise News Story or Series, 2021
2nd place CNPA for Investigative Reporting, 2021
2nd place CNPA for Public Service Journalism, 2021
McClatchy President’s Award, 2020
1st place CNPA for Enterprise News Story or Series, 2020
2nd place CNPA for Coverage of Protests and Racial Justice, 2020
Associated Collegiate Press Reporter of the Year finalist, 2019
Women in Business Top 30 Under 30, 2019
SAGE Publishing Award, 2019
George Ramos Scholarship, 2019
REACH Reporting Grant, 2019
The Lucas Clark & Aja Goare Scholarship, 2018

Community Engagement in Health Equity Reporting | Asian American Journalists Association – LA Chapter 2023 Mixer
Engaged Journalism: Centering on Community Perspectives | USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism 2023 California Health Equity Fellowship
Create Journalism That’s Useful to the Communities We’re Covering | National Association of Hispanic Journalists and National Association of Black Journalists 2020 Virtual Convention

B.S. in Journalism | Sept. 2016 – March 2020