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Stamford, Connecticut, United States

New York City Metropolitan Area

- Produce research notes on matchups, guests and news for on-air talent and production staff for shows across CBS’s soccer properties- Work jointly with rest of editorial staff to ensure accurate and qualitative information is portrayed via graphics and scripts for broadcast- Notable shows/properties: Serie A coverage, Kickin’ It, UCL Today, CBS Sports Golazo Network

Orange County, California, United States

Director of Game Presentation- Lead producer of a team of 15 staff members for all in-stadium matchday presentation operations during OCSC home matches at Championship Soccer Stadium- Build the run-of-show that includes cues for videoboard displays, music and public address announcements - Communicate with ESPN producers to coordinate broadcast timings and real-time statsStreet Team Coordinator- Main administrator to four part-time Street Team members and two interns that serve as brand ambassadors of the club at various community events on a weekly basis- Collaborate with Ticket Sales staff and external partners to facilitate interactive events that create a positive impact among current and prospective fans- Supervise fan engagement activations during matchdayPress Coordinator- Manage the production of all soccer-related news to club website by drafting, assigning and editing press releases, matchday previews and recaps- Supervise a press intern that follows a work plan that provides them to be an integral piece in the content productionMascot Manager- Run the day-to-day operations of brand new OCSC's official mascot, Gnarly, that requires research and communication with specialists and other clubs to determine best practices for sustainability- Schedule talent and logistics of community appearances- Create the mascot run-of-show for all home matches

Orange County, California, United States

Community Engagement- Lead coordinator for the Orange County Soccer Club's (OCSC) official Street Team, made up of Community Engagement staff and interns, that promotes club at various community-based events in the County to produce leads for ticket sales and offseason programs- Develop relations and execute activation with community partners, including universities in the OC area- Oversee Gnarly, official mascot, scheduling and castingContent Creation - Draft and publish match previews/recaps, press releases and featured long form articles that include quotes from players, coaches and front office staff and utilized by official league and ESPN broadcast communications- Contribute to matchday content with on-field footage of top moments to be shared on OCSC's social media channels - Produce, capture and distribute digital content from official Street Team events Matchday Operations and Sales- Match and field presentation producer at OCSC home games in charge of facilitating pregame show, ceremonial first ball, team entrances, national anthem performance and halftime entertainment- Assist in operations for OCSC and Rangers FC (Glasgow, Scotland) co-branded youth soccer camps and tryouts- Obtained basic sales training for group ticket sales, season tickets and playoff game deals

- Produced articles about the club’s Academy teams, first team players and family experiences- Assisted with OCSC events and outreach such as media day, kit reveal and merchandise delivery to community partners- Contributed to the game-day operations and fan experience as an usher, ball returner and half-time entertainment with Team Orange

California, United States

- Co-founder and co-host of a podcast with a global audience that showcases stories and projects that make our world more peaceful, sustainable and united. - Co-hosted two live episodes via Zoom for the United World Project and an all-female international performing arts group, Gen Verde - Coordinate day to day operations such as finding interview subjects, researching and curating content, conducting interviews and post-production editing. - Finished one season with 18 episodes and beginning a new season in September 2020.

Orange County, California, United States

- Covered Costa Mesa HS boys' basketball CIF-SS Div. 5AA quarterfinal victory to secure a berth in the school's first Final Four appearance for the Daily Pilot/Los Angeles Times- Traveled to Loyola High School of Los Angeles to cover Corona Del Mar HS boys’ volleyball in the CIF State D1 SoCal Regional Semifinals

Irvine, California, United States

- Handled the daily operation of the newspaper's sports section using WordPress, Google Suite and Zoom- Oversaw more than five staff writers and interns to train and develop them to write in the AP style for journalism - Challenged writers to not just report on sports, but to expand their repertoire and diversify their writing themes- Collaborated with fellow section and executive editors to produce professional quality publications- Facilitated the introduction of local professional sports coverage of Orange County SC in the United Soccer League Championship

Irvine, California, United States

- Collaborated with the section co-editors and fellow staff writers to produce content during the COVID-19 pandemic when sports were not being played - Trained and developed journalism skills by the section co-editors and executive editors

Irvine, California, United States

- Covered NCAA Division 1 athletics for the University of California, Irvine (basketball, volleyball)- Interviewed student-athletes and coaches to use in game recaps - Worked with the section co-editors and staff writers to produce high quality content- Published seven articles that included match recaps and a feature piece on the late Kobe Bryant

Brea, California, United States

- Promoted to a part-time sales associate for the core team at the Zumiez-Brea Mall store- Achieved top five out of twenty salespersons in the store during the 2019 calendar year- Zumiez 100K Award recipient (Sold over $100,000 of store product in one calendar year)- Trained new seasonal and non-seasonal hires

Brea, California, United States

- Hired for the 2018 winter holiday season as an associate on the sales floor

Buena Park, California, United States

- Head Coach of the 7th and 8th Grade boy's volleyball team

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Literary Journalism, Fourth Year

Activities and Societies: The New University, Soulstice League - Transferred as a third year junior in the fall of 2019. - Graduated June.

Communication And Media Studies, Second Year

Activities and Societies: Cypress College Speech & Debate Team Member - Completed second year of undergraduate studies while enrolled.

Media And Cultural Studies, First Year

Activities and Societies: Men's Club Volleyball - Completed first year of undergraduate studies while enrolled as a Media and Cultural.

High School Diploma

Activities and Societies: Boy's Volleyball - Graduated with Honors - Four year boy's volleyball player - Two-year letter winner.