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Editor of the only weekly English-edition newspaper serving the Asian community in the state of Washington. Award-winning journalist with more than three decades’ experience and a strong newsroom management background. Good instincts and mentor to several aspiring, current, and veteran journalists.

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Tacoma, Wa

Empower Woman Organization seeks to enlighten, inspire, and empower teenage girls and young adult women to become financially free and design a life of passion, purpose and integrity through scholarships, grants and access to a worldwide network of women entrepreneurs.

Seattle, Wa

Produce topical promotions for daily newscasts on KING 5.Responsibilities include writing, compiling the best interviews and video to tease high viewer-interest stories, obtaining voice over or on-camera reads, and video editing.

Write scripts for agent training videos and internal marketing videos

Tukwila, Wa

Managed two publications (online and print), conducted interviews, wrote stories and edited an array of communications materialsSecured media coverage for major agency eventsShot, edited, wrote and produced intra-organizational videosMaintained and updated web site

Seattle, Wa

• Wrote and edited copy for on-air talent; wrote an average of 50 stories per week• Produce story-specific animations and monitored continuity with station’s branding• Produced two different newscasts that grew audience share: -5pm weekday newscast grew 60% among adults 25 – 54 in the first five months of 2010 -12pm weekday newscast grew 50% in the 2010 November ratings period from the previous year -12pm weekday newscast grew 20% in the 2011 February ratings period from the previous year• Emmy Award Winner (2010) Evening News, Market 1-20 • Multiple Emmy Nominations• Promoted 3 times in 3 years

• Took charge of a newsroom after business hours and managed content and assignments, as well as writers, anchors, reporters, photographers, video editors, and promotions producer• Mentored several writers to assume my role

• First person in the newsroom every morning and set the stage for the day’s news by assigning morning reporter to the big local story of the day• Produced morning drive that grew in audience share during my tenure• Recipient of Employee of the Year Award