RESUME
FREELANCE JOURNALIST January 2016 to Present
See "Clips" for samples.
TRUTHSPEAKPROJECT.COM (www.truthspeakproject.com) January 2016 to Present
CREATOR
Creator of TruthSpeakProject, where women share their real stories of love, sex, desire and intimacy.
THE HUSTLE (www.thehustle.com) August/2015-January/2016
WRITER/EDITOR/CONTENT STRATEGIST
First full-time writer. Wrote long form articles for distribution in bi-weekly newsletter to 50,000 international readers. Also posted on Wordpress website, helped design infographics and promoted on social media. Articles received up to 6,000+ shares on Facebook, among the highest on the site. Subjects included profiles, emerging business trends and technology.
THE DAILY POST 12/01/2012-PRESENT
REPORTER AND PHOTOGRAPHER
Daily general assignment reporting, including breaking and investigative stories. Focus on Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Los Altos and Mountain View.
THE EAST BAY EXPRESS Freelance April 22-29 Edition
REPORTER
Investigative stories.
NBC BAY AREA 9/1/2012-9/1/2013
WEBSITE REPORTER AND VIDEO EDITOR
Report and edit breaking news for the NBC Bay Area website on Sundays, manage photos, video, and other multimedia to post with stories from newscasts for the website. Also manage the social media presence.
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE 03/1/2012-11/28/2012
REPORTER: SAN FRANCISCO AND SOUTH BAY AREA BUREAU REPORTER
Reported breaking news in San Francisco, Santa Clara, Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties, with a focus on San Jose.
REPUTATION.COM (FORMERLY REPUTATION DEFENDER) 7/1/2010 to 12/1/2011
CONTENT WRITER
Researched, fact checked and wrote SEO-optimized biographies of people, organizations and companies.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STUDENT EXPEDITIONS 4/1/2010 to 7/1/2010
JOURNALISM EXPERT, BLOGGER, AND EXPEDITION LEADER
Led a group of high school students interested in Journalism on a 3-week trip through Italy and Greece.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN 1/1/2009 to 4/1/2009
WEBSITE JOURNALIST AND INTERN
Wrote articles, conducted interviews and performed administrative tasks.
THE FLORENTINE (FLORENCE, ITALY) 1/6/2005-1/1/2007
INTERN AND PHOTOGRAPHER
Researched articles, organized events, performed administrative tasks.
LANGUAGES:
Spanish-Fluent
Italian-Fluent
ALSO FEATURED IN:
ORIGIN MAGAZINE: Writer and Editor
WWW.TRAZZLER.COM : Writer, Photographer, Editor’s Choice trip blog competition winner
EDUCATION:SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
BA Communications with a focus on video and journalism
FREELANCE JOURNALIST January 2016 to Present
See "Clips" for samples.
TRUTHSPEAKPROJECT.COM (www.truthspeakproject.com) January 2016 to Present
CREATOR
Creator of TruthSpeakProject, where women share their real stories of love, sex, desire and intimacy.
THE HUSTLE (www.thehustle.com) August/2015-January/2016
WRITER/EDITOR/CONTENT STRATEGIST
First full-time writer. Wrote long form articles for distribution in bi-weekly newsletter to 50,000 international readers. Also posted on Wordpress website, helped design infographics and promoted on social media. Articles received up to 6,000+ shares on Facebook, among the highest on the site. Subjects included profiles, emerging business trends and technology.
THE DAILY POST 12/01/2012-PRESENT
REPORTER AND PHOTOGRAPHER
Daily general assignment reporting, including breaking and investigative stories. Focus on Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Atherton, Los Altos and Mountain View.
THE EAST BAY EXPRESS Freelance April 22-29 Edition
REPORTER
Investigative stories.
NBC BAY AREA 9/1/2012-9/1/2013
WEBSITE REPORTER AND VIDEO EDITOR
Report and edit breaking news for the NBC Bay Area website on Sundays, manage photos, video, and other multimedia to post with stories from newscasts for the website. Also manage the social media presence.
BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE 03/1/2012-11/28/2012
REPORTER: SAN FRANCISCO AND SOUTH BAY AREA BUREAU REPORTER
Reported breaking news in San Francisco, Santa Clara, Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties, with a focus on San Jose.
REPUTATION.COM (FORMERLY REPUTATION DEFENDER) 7/1/2010 to 12/1/2011
CONTENT WRITER
Researched, fact checked and wrote SEO-optimized biographies of people, organizations and companies.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC STUDENT EXPEDITIONS 4/1/2010 to 7/1/2010
JOURNALISM EXPERT, BLOGGER, AND EXPEDITION LEADER
Led a group of high school students interested in Journalism on a 3-week trip through Italy and Greece.
SAN FRANCISCO BAY GUARDIAN 1/1/2009 to 4/1/2009
WEBSITE JOURNALIST AND INTERN
Wrote articles, conducted interviews and performed administrative tasks.
THE FLORENTINE (FLORENCE, ITALY) 1/6/2005-1/1/2007
INTERN AND PHOTOGRAPHER
Researched articles, organized events, performed administrative tasks.
LANGUAGES:
Spanish-Fluent
Italian-Fluent
ALSO FEATURED IN:
ORIGIN MAGAZINE: Writer and Editor
WWW.TRAZZLER.COM : Writer, Photographer, Editor’s Choice trip blog competition winner
EDUCATION:SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
BA Communications with a focus on video and journalism
