Experience

California Coastal Commission

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Deputy Director of Communications, Environmental Justice and Tribal Affairs

  • Mar 2022 - Present

  Directed agencywide tribal liaison team, EJ unit and key lead in drafting and implementing agency's 2019 EJ policy. Regularly conducts outreach to EJ groups, conservation organizations, and government to government consultations with tribes. Supervises technical research on how proposed projects may impact underserved communities and oversees presentations to inform Commission decisions. Also oversees agency's internal justice, equity, diversity and inclusion efforts.

• Public Information Officer II

  • Jun 2015 - Mar 2022

  Directs communications operations, including crafting official comments as agency's spokesperson, guiding staff, agency executives and commissioners on press issues, developing outreach materials for the public, reviewing materials for online content and providing crisis communications messaging. Works with reporters from and lands stories, editorial and op-eds in national press outlets.



The Associated Press

• United States
• Media Production
• 700 & Above Employee

• Environmental Reporter

  • 2006 - 2012

  Responsible for environmental coverage in California from Fresno to the Mexico border. Selected for AP's national environmental team and dispatched to New Orleans for 2009 Gulf Spill, later won Edward R. Murrow, George Polk and AP Managing Editor's Award. Responsible for environmental coverage in California from Fresno to the Mexico border. Selected for AP's national environmental team and dispatched to New Orleans for 2009 Gulf Spill, later won Edward R. Murrow, George Polk and AP Managing Editor's Award.



Miami Herald

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Staff Writer

  • 2005 - 2006

  Miami-Dade county government reporter. Exposed commission chairman for deals connected to developers. Miami-Dade county government reporter. Exposed commission chairman for deals connected to developers.



Sun Sentinel Media Group

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Staff Writer

  • 2001 - 2005

  General assignment reporter in Miami. Part of a team that covered 2003 hurricanes, later Pulitzer finalist. Did project on hiring and labor practices of cruise ship workers and traveled to Philippines. Finalist for Livingston Award for best international journalism for reporters under 35 General assignment reporter in Miami. Part of a team that covered 2003 hurricanes, later Pulitzer finalist. Did project on hiring and labor practices of cruise ship workers and traveled to Philippines. Finalist for Livingston Award for best international journalism for reporters under 35



Los Angeles Times

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Minority Editorial Training Program

  • 2000 - 2001

  One of a dozen young journalists selected from a national pool to train at the Los Angeles Times for a year. One of a dozen young journalists selected from a national pool to train at the Los Angeles Times for a year.



The Daily Pilot

• Newport Beach, CA

• Staff Writer

  • 1998 - 2000

  Covered Newport Beach City Hall. Investigated mayor who was on the lam for a decade. Nominated for LA Times newsroom award. Covered Newport Beach City Hall. Investigated mayor who was on the lam for a decade. Nominated for LA Times newsroom award.



Japanese Exchange Teaching Program (JET)

• Kanazawa, Japan

• English Instructor

  • 1994 - 1997