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Greater New York City Area

Brooklyn, NY

Pitched, produced and shot documentaries.

Greater New York City Area

Developed, produced and shot documentary pilots for new series. Created decks, sizzles and pitches for new formats.

Greater New York City Area

Produced and shot documentary series about childbirth, directed and produced reality television series about the career aspirations of young women, shot, produced and casted reality-style gameshow series in studio location, edited news videos, shot and produced documentary series about the need for feminism in this day and age.

New York, New York

Direct a team of four to produce daily mini documentaries, web series, mash-ups, supercuts, explainer and promotional videos. Shoot, produce and edit original and found footage. Manage the site's YouTube channel and Facebook video page. Pitch, report and produce daily news clips and features.

Brooklyn, New York

Report and write daily stories using print, video and photography to cover politics, food, crime, real estate, sports, education and art in six Brooklyn neighborhoods. Design and manage the site’s YouTube channel and work to increase readership and views through the use of Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets.

Columbia School Of Journalism

Report and write breaking news and feature stories, using print, audio and video storytelling. Stories include an investigation over waste transfer stations in wealthy versus poor communities, youth educated in the criminal justice system who are now out and looking for work, and a group of transgender teens in the Bronx learning mainstream modeling and.

Reported and wrote local news and feature articles including stories about immigrant farm workers who organized for better working conditions, undocumented women who worked to protect themselves against rampant domestic violence in their community, the life of a 20-year-old woman living aboard an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, and a Somali political.

Girls Inc.: Wrote grant proposals and program descriptions, collected program data showing success rates in programs to help raise graduation rates and lower teen pregnancy rates in impoverished immigrant communities.Community United Against Violence: Wrote grant proposals and publicity materials, including videos, for programs that addressed domestic and.

San Francisco Bay Area

Provided crisis line and counseling support to survivors of rape. Wrote grant proposals, directed all fundraising campaigns, coordinated all special events, prepared budgets and program analysis, wrote all publicity materials, spoke at public events, represented the agency on radio, television and public events, and supervised a staff of up to 10 people.

San Francisco

Worked with LGBT youth in after-school program. Wrote grant proposals seeking funds for programs that combat high suicide rates, homelessness, bullying and mental health concerns in young LGBT communities.

Masters Of Science, Digital Media, Honors

Activities and Societies: Publicity Director, Society for Professional Journalists

International Relations

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

University of California Study Abroad Program in Santiago, Chile.