Stephanie Weldy Email & Phone Number

San Francisco Bay Area

San Rafael

Research and report on stories with focus on morning cops-and-fire beat and city beats for San Rafael and Novato.Attend city meetings, including city council and other city meetings and workshops.Stay informed of issues, happenings and events.Build relationships with community members and leaders.Share content through social media and other digital platforms.

Visalia, California Area

Researched and reported on stories with focus on education and public safety.Created and maintained community relations and kept regular contact with school and law enforcement officials.Followed larger platform trends in education and public safety and localized topics.Shared Visalia Times-Delta and Gannett content through social media.Regularly watched analytic reports and Twitter analytics to ensure content was relevant to readers.Wrote features for Living, Food pages.

Santa Ana, Ca

Researched and reported on a variety of topics: city council, planning commission and school board meetings for Orange County communities of Irvine, Tustin and Placentia.Created and maintained community relations.Created and maintained contact with city and school officials.Managed Facebook accounts for OC Register’s Irvine World News and Tustin News.Shot photos with personal Nikon L810.Assisted with launch of Long Beach Register.Ran and managed social media for Long Beach Register.

Fountain Valley, Ca

Researched and reported on general assignment topics for Orange County communities of Fountain Valley and Aliso Viejo.Met weekly with editor to discuss story ideas.Shot photos with personal Nikon L810 to accompany stories.

Hesperia, Ca

Managed after school programs at Carmel and Juniper elementary schools.Developed educational and recreational programming for up to 45 after school participants.Tutored participants.Created environments of cultural awareness and acceptance through tutoring and other educational programs.Built and maintained relationships with school staff, parents and community officials.During summer months, helped with operations of summer program, which included games, arts, crafts and field trips.