EXPERIENCE
The Chronicle, Staff Reporter
Centralia, Wash., Sept. 2011 – present
Hispanic Link News Service, Editorial Intern
Washington, D.C., Jan. – April 2011
Central Florida Future, News Production Editor
Orlando, Fla., Dec. 2009 – May 2010
Sport Diver Magazine, Web Intern
Winter Park, Fla. Aug. – Dec. 2009
NBC New York Nonstop, Production Intern
New York, N.Y., May 2009 – Aug. 2009
Contributing Writer
Florida Independent, Seminole Chronicle, Newspaper Association of America, Change.org
SKILLS & ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Proficient in Photoshop, InDesign, Dreamweaver, Audacity, Soundslides and Final Cut Pro.
Produced The Cost of Food, a short documentary exposing the present conditions of farmworkers in the U.S.
Developed semester-long course on fundamentals of trauma journalism as part of 2010 UCF Undergraduate Research Fair.
MEMBERSHIPS
National Association of Hispanic Journalists
Journalism & Women Symposium
Lambda Pi Eta, National Communication Association Honor Society
AWARDS
Recipient of the 2011 Scripps Howard Spring Semester in Washington, D.C. Scholarship award
Awarded first place in Carry-News Photo category at UCF Journalism Day, 2009
Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholars Award, 2006 – 2010
CONFERENCES
National Association of Hispanic Journalists: 2011 Convention
Associated Press Managing Editors: NewsTrain 2011
College Media Advisers: College Media Convention 2011
Society of Professional Journalists 2010 Region 3 Conference
Campus Progress 2010 National Conference
Campus Progress 2009 Southeastern Regional Conference
Society of Professional Journalists 2009 Region 3 Conference
