PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ABC10 | Senior Engagement and Special Projects Producer

Sacramento, CA. April 2019–Present.

• Produce investigations on complex issues exposing corruption, systemic failures, and lack of oversight, driving state audits, policy reforms, and legislative action while amplifying the stories across all platforms.
• Develop and manage databases to analyze complex datasets, revealing critical trends and discrepancies in regulatory oversight, government accountability, public spending, and law enforcement.
• Conduct in-depth research using FOIA and public records requests, analyzing financial disclosures, contracts, internal emails, litigation records, and citizen complaints to expose systemic issues.
• Pioneer engagement strategies to connect with diverse communities, identifying leads that inform hundreds of impactful stories each year.
• Excel in editing compelling short and long-form video content for web, social, and broadcast channels tailored for enterprise and breaking news teams.
• Executed the Voter Engagement Project for the 2022 and 2024 elections, organizing events and partnering with organizations to connect with low-voter turnout communities and address their information needs. This resulted in a voter guide and over 100 election stories.
• Led a COVID-19 text messaging initiative that engaged over 80,000 Californians, resulting in the launch of a show focused on financial accountability and change; wrote effective callouts for broadcast and digital platforms.

Mother Jones | Strategic Communication Fellow

San Francisco, CA. September 2017–November, 2018.

• Crafted compelling audience engagement callouts and executed strategic outreach to effectively invite targeted communities to participate in written round-ups and features for the Mother Jones Podcast.
• Co-moderated the newsroom’s inaugural closed Facebook group, The Mother Jones Discussion Club, expertly guiding dynamic discussions, enforcing community guidelines, and fostering vibrant exchanges on the most crucial political ideas of the day.
• Crafted and executed communication strategies that deepened relationships with key stakeholders and influencers, bolstering the reach and impact of Mother Jones’ investigative journalism.
• Successfully assisted in the organization of live events, coordinating guests, and crafting compelling programming that resulted in sold-out venues.

Aggie Studios | News Director, Assistant News Director, and Broadcast News Reporter

University of California, Davis. December 2015-July 2017.

AWARDS

2025 duPont-Columbia Awards, Winner | “The Wild West of Education”

2025 SPJ’s James Madison Freedom of Information Awards, Winner | “The Wild West of Education”

2023 Peabody Awards, Nominee | “The Price of Care: Taken by the State”

2023 IRE Awards, Winner, Longform Journalism in Video | “The Price of Care: Taken by the State”

2023 Emmy SF/NorCal Awards, Nominee | “Sacramento’s Black Wall Street”

SKILLS

• AP Style, copy writing and editing
• Investigative research, database management
• Audience Engagement
• Video production and editing, Adobe Creative Suite
• Production equipment (DSLR, Sony FS5 + 7), lighting, and audio setup for interviews
• Social media strategy and analytics

SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) Conference (2024) | Panelist on “How to connect and earn trust with communities we’ve failed”

ONA Conference (2022) | Panelist on “Listening to people who don’t trust you to reach new audiences”

EDUCATION

University of California, Davis

Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Chicana/o Studies, emphasis on Public Policy

Davis Honors Challenge Program, Outstanding Senior Award – Chicanx/a/o Studies