Experience

Alaska Public Media
• United States
• Media Production
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Multimedia Production Associate

  • Aug 2022 - Present


The University of Texas at Austin

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Video Producer

  • Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

  Video producer for the College of Education program at The University of Texas at Austin. I produce, edit and shoot various training videos for funded programs. I continue to work with professors and their studies focusing on healthy childhood developmental skills and coping skills for Latinx children with asthma.

• Teaching Assistant

  • Aug 2020 - Jan 2022

  • Taught and guided basic camera settings, composition and use of storytelling in students’ photography for two classes each semester.• Created lesson plans and presentations for labs twice a week.• Offered office hours and help for students during labs and outside of class.• Graded assignments and gave feedback accordingly to the rubrics for each assignment.

• Reporter

  • Aug 2020 - May 2021

  Graduate reporter for The University of Texas at Austin's digital news, Reporting Texas. Produced stories for two semesters that highlighted issues within Austin, TX, such as, COVID-19 vaccination accessibility, the affects of police brutality among the Austin community, the impact of homelessness in the city and reporting on the 2020 election. Not only did I report, I photographed events for the Reporting Texas team for spotlight news and feature stories.



NPR

• Staffing and Recruiting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• NPR NextGenRadio 2021 Reporter

  • Oct 2021 - Oct 2021

  NPR NextGenRadio 2021 is a weeklong, fast paced program that helps early career journalists hone their reporting and audio skills. A deadline driven week, I was selected as a fellow for the program alongside five other reporters to focus on profile stories with the theme, “What makes you American?” NPR NextGenRadio 2021 is a weeklong, fast paced program that helps early career journalists hone their reporting and audio skills. A deadline driven week, I was selected as a fellow for the program alongside five other reporters to focus on profile stories with the theme, “What makes you American?”



Repustar

• United States
• Internet Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Fact Checker

  • Feb 2021 - May 2021

  Fact checker contributor for various claims on social media, articles and videos. Fact checker contributor for various claims on social media, articles and videos.



MUNICIPALITY OF ANCHORAGE WIC PROGRAM

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Senior Office Assistant

  • Dec 2019 - Jul 2020

  I am the first point of contact when it comes to new moms and families with children under the age of five wanting to receive supplemental nutrition. I have the opportunity to provide applications to low-income families that want to incorporate healthy foods in their lives. I am also able to create safe spaces with quality customer service by making appointment, answering inquiries in person, or on the phone. I am the first point of contact when it comes to new moms and families with children under the age of five wanting to receive supplemental nutrition. I have the opportunity to provide applications to low-income families that want to incorporate healthy foods in their lives. I am also able to create safe spaces with quality customer service by making appointment, answering inquiries in person, or on the phone.



Anchorage School District

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Intern/Office Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Jan 2019

  From an intern to office assistant and to the occasional engineering intern, I was able to provide clerical work for project managers and staff for the Anchorage School District in the Capital Planning and Construction department. I archived blueprints and project documents of each upgrade and renovation for each school from the early 60's to present time. Shot progress photos of each assigned construction school site each summer and observed and took detailed daily notes.

• Media Intern

  • Jan 2018 - May 2018

  During the school bond of 2018, I advocated for the passing of the school bond to renew the student nutrition center and the renovation of one of the elementary schools. I gathered footage such as B-roll, video interview, and active moments for visual storytelling. I finished these videos with Adobe Premiere Pro and published video stories onto the internal ASD website.



UAA The Northern Light

• Multimedia Editor

  • Aug 2018 - Dec 2018

  As an avid consumer of news through visuals, I put my skills to the test and pitched video stories regarding the University of Alaska Anchorage community. I wrote, produced, shot and edited video stories and uploaded them onto the digital website of our newspaper. As an avid consumer of news through visuals, I put my skills to the test and pitched video stories regarding the University of Alaska Anchorage community. I wrote, produced, shot and edited video stories and uploaded them onto the digital website of our newspaper.



The Northern Light at UAA

• Assistant Features Editor

  • Jan 2018 - Aug 2018

  In the local community of Anchorage and within the university, I pitched and wrote two feature stories for the Northern Light. Along with the stories, I shot photos to accompany articles regarding profiles, programs, businesses, and events that link the community together. In the local community of Anchorage and within the university, I pitched and wrote two feature stories for the Northern Light. Along with the stories, I shot photos to accompany articles regarding profiles, programs, businesses, and events that link the community together.