Experience

Movement Strategy

• United States
• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Sr. Content Strategist

  • Mar 2022 - Present



The Shade Room

• United States
• Online Audio and Video Media
• 1 - 100 Employee

• News Strategist

  • Jun 2018 - Dec 2021



City News Service

• Greater Los Angeles Area

• Reporter

  • Jul 2016 - May 2018

  Crime and entertainment reporter at one of the top news wires in Southern California. Produced up to 20 news stories in a breaking news environment daily for City News Services’ subscribers. Set the stage for morning newscasts in Los Angeles, providing headlines and copy for the second largest news market in the nation. Crime and entertainment reporter at one of the top news wires in Southern California. Produced up to 20 news stories in a breaking news environment daily for City News Services’ subscribers. Set the stage for morning newscasts in Los Angeles, providing headlines and copy for the second largest news market in the nation.



Huckleberry Youth Programs

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Administrative Assistant

  • Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  Assisted the development of programs and events for the nonprofit's various programs and fundraisers. Helped organize and was featured as a speaker at Huckleberry's annual wine-tasting fundraiser, Run for the Roses, which raised nearly $300,000 in 2016. Edited the organization's copy including grants, literature and program data. Salesforce data entry. Assisted the development of programs and events for the nonprofit's various programs and fundraisers. Helped organize and was featured as a speaker at Huckleberry's annual wine-tasting fundraiser, Run for the Roses, which raised nearly $300,000 in 2016. Edited the organization's copy including grants, literature and program data. Salesforce data entry.



YMCA of San Francisco

• San Francisco Bay Area

• Academic Program Manager

  • Jan 2016 - May 2016

  Served as an academic case manager for students at John-O'Connell high school who are at risk of failing classes or are already in credit recovery. Responsibilities included counseling, tutoring, curriculum development and data entry. Served as an academic case manager for students at John-O'Connell high school who are at risk of failing classes or are already in credit recovery. Responsibilities included counseling, tutoring, curriculum development and data entry.



Todays News Herald

• United States
• Consumer Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Reporter

  • Sep 2014 - Jan 2016

  Coverage of community and regional news through storytelling and photos. Specific beats included local government and crime. Helped manage the newspaper's social media accounts and online presence and surpassed monthly page views goals. Was a featured columnist. Worked on the team responsible for the creative development of the publication's quarterly lifestyle magazine. Coverage of community and regional news through storytelling and photos. Specific beats included local government and crime. Helped manage the newspaper's social media accounts and online presence and surpassed monthly page views goals. Was a featured columnist. Worked on the team responsible for the creative development of the publication's quarterly lifestyle magazine.



Portales News-Tribune

• Portales, New Mexico

• Senior writer

  • Jan 2012 - Aug 2014

  Newsroom manager and senior writer. Responsibilities included writing and editing copy, photo and video editing, boosting readership through social media, photo journalism, beat coverage and management of other reporters. Newsroom manager and senior writer. Responsibilities included writing and editing copy, photo and video editing, boosting readership through social media, photo journalism, beat coverage and management of other reporters.



Texas Southern University's The Herald

• Editor in Chief

  • Aug 2008 - Jun 2011

  Managed the newsroom and oversaw the production of the newspaper. Reported hard news stories and investigative pieces, wrote thought-provoking editorials and feature stories. Conducted interviews with politicians and celebrities related to TSU including hip hop mogul Russell Simmons and actor Idris Elba. Recreated the base structure of the newspaper to fit the most recent journalism standards and created new columns and other fresh content that reflected student life. Managed the newsroom and oversaw the production of the newspaper. Reported hard news stories and investigative pieces, wrote thought-provoking editorials and feature stories. Conducted interviews with politicians and celebrities related to TSU including hip hop mogul Russell Simmons and actor Idris Elba. Recreated the base structure of the newspaper to fit the most recent journalism standards and created new columns and other fresh content that reflected student life.



Huckleberry Youth Programs

• United States
• Individual and Family Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Intern

  • Dec 2010 - Jan 2011

  Interned at one of Northern California’s major non-profits serving at-risk youth in the Bay Area. Once a program facilitator in high school, as an intern in the Communication Department, responsibilities included writing grants and editing client stories for organization literature as well as assisting in the organization of charity events. Interned at one of Northern California’s major non-profits serving at-risk youth in the Bay Area. Once a program facilitator in high school, as an intern in the Communication Department, responsibilities included writing grants and editing client stories for organization literature as well as assisting in the organization of charity events.



Health and Fitness Sports Magazine

• Editorial Intern

  • Jun 2010 - Sep 2010

  Fulfilled multifaceted duties that included reporting, news and feature writing, researching, fact-checking, editing and proofreading. Fulfilled multifaceted duties that included reporting, news and feature writing, researching, fact-checking, editing and proofreading.



California Public Utilities Commission

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Intern

  • Dec 2008 - Jan 2010

  Prepared correspondence on behalf of Gas Commissioner Timothy Alan Simon through the use of social networks and served as the low-income community liaison. Prepared correspondence on behalf of Gas Commissioner Timothy Alan Simon through the use of social networks and served as the low-income community liaison.