Rèsumè

 

SKILLS

On-Camera: Hosting, Anchoring, Interviewing, Teleprompter reading, One on One interviews, Editing: Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Videography, Tight deadlines and Public Speaking.

 

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

• Worked directly with, and under the guidance of filmmaker George Lucas for special project development (*NDA)
• Worked in conjunction with the BBC Mundo on a multi-media project surrounding immigration reform, Two Borders
• Sought out & interviewed primary sources for documentary, Border to Border: Guest Workers
• Interviewed migrant farm workers in Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker Program to highlight inconsistencies and difficulties in accessing healthcare services, Promised Healthcare Comes too Late for Some Guest Workers in Canada
• Assisted with investigation for long-form projects, To Catch a Bike Thief: Investigation Exposes Bike Theft Epidemic
• On-camera anchor for PBS-KAET AZ newscast & special edition newscast: Religion in Arizona
• Wrote scripts for news stories from healthcare, politics, non-profits, religion, education and feature stories
• Produced, filmed, edited long-form news package for religion newscast: Jewish Millennials

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JAKS Productions (a George Lucas company) – San Francisco, CA / Perth, Australia  8/2014 – 12/2016

Investigative Researcher (under the guidance of filmmaker George Lucas)

• Interviewed key individual and sources to gather personal narratives for an undisclosed project
• Wrote detailed reports assessing and analyzing field observations that assisted in the director’s creative process
• Collaborated with institutions and established a network of researchers, organizations, academics, and journalists for the purpose of lending guidance to research process for project
• Scouted, photographed and filmed locations as evidence to confirm research findings

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Killian’s Hosting/Branding Workshop – Hollywood, CA                                                                                         2017

KPHO CBS5-AZ – Phoenix, AZ                                                                                                                                2014          Anchor, Reporter (Meredith-Cronkite News Fellow)

Cronkite NewsWatch on KAET-TV (PBS) – Phoenix, AZ                                                                                           2013          Reporter, Multimedia Journalist, Anchor (8/2013 – 12/2013)

NBC Universal, Inc. – Universal City, CA                                                                                                                                    KNBC Consumer Investigation Intern (6/2013 – 8/2013)

Cronkite Borders Initiative: “Two Borders” – Phoenix, AZ / Ontario, Canada                                                              Reporter, Videographer (1/2013 – 4/2013)

 

EDUCATION 

Master of Mass Communication                                                                                                                    2013    Walter Cronkite School of Journalism & Mass Communication – Arizona State University, AZ

Bachelor of Arts, Communications & Ethnic Studies                                                                               2012 California State University, Fullerton, CA

 

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE   

Cottonwood Media – Orange County, CA                                                                                             2014 – Current

Live Stream Host, Anchor & Reporter

• Represented non-profit organization in media broadcasts throughout the U.S. and worldwide
• Co-hosted and anchored news segments for worldwide live stream in over 20 countries
• Reported in-field news segments and interviewed local residents regarding the impact of efforts to assist community needs