Experience

Tribal Tech, LLC

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Coordinator

  • Sep 2023 - Present

  Writing and editing content for Marketing Department. Currently working remotely from Spokane, Washington Writing and editing content for Marketing Department. Currently working remotely from Spokane, Washington



FāVS News

• United States
• Internet News
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Freelance Journalist/Editor

  • Nov 2017 - Present

  Write press releases, features, previews, editorials, and cover events and breaking news about ethnic and religious groups in Spokane. I have written about nonprofits, Native American spirituality, LGBTQ, Judaism, Buddhism, churches, African Americans, environmentalism, fighting against white supremacy, and others. I have shot photos for several articles. I update the community event calendar. Write press releases, features, previews, editorials, and cover events and breaking news about ethnic and religious groups in Spokane. I have written about nonprofits, Native American spirituality, LGBTQ, Judaism, Buddhism, churches, African Americans, environmentalism, fighting against white supremacy, and others. I have shot photos for several articles. I update the community event calendar.



Art Chowder Magazine

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contributing Writer

  • Apr 2022 - Present

  Write articles, mostly about art, performance art, and movies/TV. Covered actress Lisa Skvarla, woodwork artist Seth Rolland, the Netflix series Spirit Rangers, Chihuly Garden and Glass, and artist Debbie Tracey Write articles, mostly about art, performance art, and movies/TV. Covered actress Lisa Skvarla, woodwork artist Seth Rolland, the Netflix series Spirit Rangers, Chihuly Garden and Glass, and artist Debbie Tracey



Sister Sky Inc

• United States
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Project Coordinator I

  • May 2022 - Jun 2023

  Update the Native Business Center website and post content (using WordPress), research, reach out to sources for weekly Spotlight, collect data, organize data (using AirTable), post to social media, search for leads and resources for content, upload documents to SharePoint, schedule meetings, write meeting agendas, write and email meeting notes, created and sent out weekly task reminders, and research. Develop and rework methodologies for projects. Provide technical assistance to Native American business owners. Help develop the Washington State Native Business Directory. Write reports about the website and social media (using Google Analytics, Meta Business Suite). Perform research coding where I read through documents and found common themes. Moderate Empowerment Workshops. Write and update monthly work plan (detailed tasks and how much time they would take throughout the month). Develop internal schedule for newsletter and social media. Prep and mail thank you packages to workshop attendees. Edit business plans. Show less



The Spokesman-Review

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Freelance Writer

  • May 2017 - May 2022

  Write articles. Covered Indigenous community (Salish School of Spokane, Paramount+'s 1883, The Handsome Man short film, etc), high school students, and refugees Write articles. Covered Indigenous community (Salish School of Spokane, Paramount+'s 1883, The Handsome Man short film, etc), high school students, and refugees



4 News Now - KXLY

• Spokane, Washington, United States

• Digital Content Producer

  • Mar 2021 - Oct 2021

  Wrote over 500 articles for station's website and published them online (using Town News). This included breaking news, profiles, event coverage and previews. Topics covered include crime, COVID, politics, film and entertainment, weather, health, LGBTQ, Native American culture, education, and others. Turned scripts from newscast into articles for reporters (using iNEWS and Convert Case). Posted articles on social media (Facebook, Twitter and Instagram) every 30 minutes on weekdays and every hour on weekends (using Social News Desk). Worked on daily newsletter "The Daily Local," and wrote entire newsletter on weekends (using Second Street). Clipped between 5-12 videos regularly (using Field59) and attached videos to online articles. Interviewed sources. Listened to police scanners. Answered main newsroom phone. Responded to messages and emails from viewers. Edited photos and created photo galleries. Edited reporter stories. Updated KXLY's website. Contacted PIOs when breaking news occurred. Searched for relevant content through wires. Sent out notifications of breaking news, important articles and the 6 p.m. show (using Naviga). Tracked engagement and traffic of articles (using Chartbeat). Published videos to YouTube and monetized them. Searched social media, emails and websites for story ideas Show less



Gonzaga University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Marketing Writer

  • Jun 2018 - May 2019

  Wrote press releases, features, and covered events about Gonzaga University, it's students, faculty, staff, guest speakers, and alumni. This was for Gonzaga's Marketing and Communications Department. Transferred over 100 press releases and articles from the university's old website to its current website using Sitecore and Photoshop Wrote press releases, features, and covered events about Gonzaga University, it's students, faculty, staff, guest speakers, and alumni. This was for Gonzaga's Marketing and Communications Department. Transferred over 100 press releases and articles from the university's old website to its current website using Sitecore and Photoshop



The Gonzaga Bulletin

• Spokane, Washington

• Staff Writer

  • Jan 2017 - May 2018



SpokaneFaVS

• Spokane, Washington

• Journalism Intern

  • May 2017 - Aug 2017



The Gonzaga Bulletin

• Spokane, Washington Area

• Freelance Writer

  • Nov 2016 - Nov 2016