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San Antonio, TX, US

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Currently available for freelance photo and video work for editorial publications or nonprofits in San Antonio and can travel for assignments. Recent clients include The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, NPR, Education Week, Sacramento LGBT Community Center.

Manage newsletters and social media for database of photographers of color to equip Art Buyers, Creative Directors, and Photo Editors with the resources to increase diversity in photo industry.

San Antonio, Texas, United States

2nd year of the Hearst Fellowship

San Francisco Bay Area

- Selected as part of the 2-year Hearst Fellowship

Sacramento, California Area

As the Communications Coordinator I am redesigning the website, creating content for the the monthly newsletters, and managing the social media accounts. Additionally, I am coordinating the fundraising campaign leading up to The Big Day of Giving.

Houston, Texas

Produced video and photos about volunteers, staff, and homeowners involved in hurricane relief and recovery in Houston

Louisville, Kentucky Area

Produced video about the intersection of faith and LGBTQ+ identity as photo intern

Athens, Ohio

Created audio stories about queer community for student run NPR affiliate station

Athens, Ohio

As the graduate student manager of the School of Visual Communication Gallery, I organized and curated shows from faculty, students and alumni. Some recent shows have included work from former faculty member Pete Souza, current faculty member Josh Birnbaum, and 2017-2018 Knight Fellow Adonis Durado.

Sacramento, California Area

As the communications intern at Clara's House,a free health clinic in Sacramento serving those who often fall through the cracks of the current health care system, I edited and designed the monthly newsletters and managed the social media accounts. I initiated a "Faces of Clara's House" campaign highlighting the interconnectedness of all members of the.

Sejong, South Korea

Created and managed hyperlocal blog serving the expat community in Sejong, South Korea;collaborated with 10 contributors to coordinate monthly content

Sejong, South Korea

Taught 3rd–6th grade through English Program in Korea (EPIK); regularly led lessons onbasic photography and how to create a class newspaper in after school and Saturday extracurricular classes

Fairbanks, Alaska

Photographed breaking news, sports, and features for 10,000 circulation dailynewspaper; produced multimedia piece on 2012 World Indian-Eskimo Olympics

Carmichael, Californai

Lexington, Mississippi

Taught 5th grade and kindergarten through Teach For America (TFA)

Kodiak, Alaska

Photographed news and features for 3,300 circulation daily newspaper; produced photo essay on 2010 Hope fish camp

Berkeley, California

Photographed news, features, and NCAA sports for UC Berkeley’s independent, student-run, daily newspaper serving campus and surrounding community

Berkeley, California

Hired, trained, and managed staff of 30 student photographers; collaborated with section editors to determine daily photo assignments

Master Of Arts In Photography, Photojournalism

Bachelor'S Degree, Linguistics