Christopher Ying Email & Phone Number

San Francisco, California, United States

San Quentin, California, United States

• Teach algebra and general math to incarcerated students in the nation's first accredited junior college in prison
• Collaborate with other instructors to design and coordinate study plans, tests, and homework for both larger classes and individual students
• As a teacher, I served in both lecturer and discussion leader roles. I lectured in algebra, and also led study discussions in smaller tutoring sessions in elementary math, pre-algebra, algebra, and statistics

Berkeley, California, United States

• Oversee all hiring processes, both business and editorial, focusing on prioritizing DEI initiatives
• Coordinated outreach efforts with various on-campus student organizations to promote The Daily Californian
• Work 40 hours weekly, leading a team of 40+ editors and managers

Berkeley, California, United States

• Oversee all editorial content, including news, opinions, sports, arts, blogs, social media, data visualization projects and special issues
• Work 40 hours weekly, leading a team of 30+ editors and 200+ staff
• Provide feedback on all written content produced each week
• Edited the paper's weekly editorial
• Lead 3 daily budget meetings where I approve all editorial story pitches

Berkeley, California, United States

• Assign and edit stories regarding the City of Berkeley and Alameda County
• Lead The Daily Californian's news department alongside the University News Editor and our deputy editors, coordinating the entire staff of general assignment reporters, beat reporters and senior staff reporters
• Voting member of the senior editorial board
• Write briefs on breaking city news including crime reports and COVID-19 updates
• Prepare a list of stories to be reviewed at a daily budget meeting

Berkeley, California, United States

• Lead Crime and Courts reporter
• Wrote long-term project covering the state of prison education programs at San Quentin State Prison
• Published news briefs regarding the outcomes of important trials, including the sentence of former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin
• Covered legal developments in Alameda County
• Reported on criminal activity around the city of Berkeley

Berkeley, California, United States

• Reported on a variety of issues for the Berkeley community, including:
• Decisions made by the UC Berkeley administration and their impacts on students and faculty
• Research and technological developments from UC Berkeley scientists
• Political activity and social movements in the city of Berkeley
• Obituaries for deceased members of the university

Berkeley, California, United States

• Carefully read and analyzed state zoning statutes and environmental regulations focusing on how local governments regulate cannabis cultivation and the conditions local governments are imposing on outdoor cultivation.
• Assisted with data collection, analysis, and visualization to contextualize qualitative legal data
• Helped to generate a comprehensive dataset on how outdoor cannabis cultivators are navigating the local government approval process

Stockton, California, United States

• Work within a team of 4 intercollegiate students to provide guidance and support for those confined in juvenile detention at Chaderjian Youth Correctional Facility
• Focus on helping detained juveniles pursue higher education both during and after their incarceration, with an emphasis on finding financial support

San Francisco Bay Area

• Worked directly with Assistant District Attorney Laura Meyers
• Analyzed business records of corporations facing criminal charges for financial crimes
• Analyzed bank records of victims of identity theft and fraud
• Compiled witness lists and assisted with trial strategy
• Transcribed witness depositions and police body camera footage

San Francisco Bay Area

• Aided Assistant District Attorneys with witness lists and trial strategy
• Participated in a mock trial, cross-examined and direct-examined mock witnesses, and argued objections
• Transcribed witness depositions, interrogations, and police body camera footage

• Carefully read and analyzed financial records, corporate contracts, case law, legal complaints, and internal communications in preparation for arbitrations
• Assisted with trial strategy and organized relevant documents in preparation for witness depositions
• Edited pre-trial hearing briefs
• Wrote cross-examinations
• Prepared demonstratives
• Observed trials and other court proceedings

San Francisco Bay Area

• Performed legislative research
• Drafted and edited constituent correspondence
• Assisted constituents with unemployment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

Bachelor'S Degree, History, Mathematics, University Medalist (Valedictorian), Rhodes Scholar Finalist, Phi Beta Kappa

Activities and Societies: California Mock Trial (President, All-American, A-Team Captain), The Daily Californian (Managing Editor, Head.

High School Diploma, Salutatorian

Activities and Societies: Debate Team (Varsity Captain, President), Student Government (Class President, Student Body Secretary), Mock.