Professional Career Summary & Qualifications
I'm a journalist with experience in local and statewide news and investigative reporting whose covered immigration, community issues, and the systems that shape them. My work has been featured in print, digital, radio, and nonprofit news publications.
Professional Background & Core Skills
Training
Holding a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communications, my career was built on the foundation of original reporting, multimedia skills, and ethical storytelling. I chose to concentrate my studies in Print Journalism and pursued a minor in Public Relations at Stephen F. Austin State University in 2015.
Experience reporting news stories that center human experiences and the facts. I've worked on strategic editorial projects with other reporters and editors, and most recently worked in nonprofit investigative journalism with a focus on accountability journalism.
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Experience
Successful track record of effectively communicating story updates, breaking news, story angles and changes. Demonstrated history of pitching, reporting and submitting assignments on deadline.
Effective multitasker, source cultivator and records researcher.
Reach
Thousands of clicks identified through Pars.ly. Some of my top stories have reached more than 30,000 readers with more than 1 minute engagement time.
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Summary
Multifaceted and impact-driven Journalism and Mass Communications professional with years of boots-on-the-ground experience in high-stakes news environments.
Expert in multimedia storytelling, strategic editorial management, and investigative reporting. Proven track record of delivering informative and in-depth stories while maintaining the highest standards of journalistic integrity and ethics.
work Experience
health equity reporter
public health watch | austin, tx (remote) | 2025-2026
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Contributed to the editorial lifecycle for a digital nonprofit news site publication that reported on threats to America's public health.
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Produced my beat’s editorial calendar. I wrote, edited and produced multimedia assets to accompany fact-based reporting. I produced stories that explained research, policy, legislative developments into stories the everyday reader could understand.
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Documented my reporting, including interviews, readings, and building and followed tips from sources and subject experts.
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Gathered data, messaging and original content for public posts. I created data graphics, wrote copy for social media posts, wrote scripts for videos and spoke publicly about my reporting to represent the organization.
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I was responsible for covering health inequities in two regions of Texas; the Rio Grande Valley at the U.S.-Mexico border and East Texas.
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My stories included storylines followed by strong nut graphs and deeply reported facts and quotes. I reported on the inequities aging Latinos at the border face compared to the rest of Texas and the rise of gun suicides in East Texas.
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Shared an office with NPR's San Antonio office, Texas Public Radio, a newsroom filled with collaborative reporters and a positive culture.
local journalist
san antonio report | san antonio, tx | 2022-2025
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Produced accurate written local news stories daily for a digital audience under deadline— sometimes three stories a day.
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Met and interviewed sources across different fields and regular, everyday humans to develop accurate reporting.
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Reported stories on the ground as they happened, maintained consistent communication editors in situations under pressure, like elections, major political events and breaking news stories, while juggling longer-term enterprise stories.
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Contributed to the newsroom’s editorial calendar, pitch meetings and special projects.
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Worked nights and weekends.
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Started in 2022 as breaking news reporter and in 2024 became public safety reporter. Developed strong reporting skills and the instinct to know when to follow a story.
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Pitched fun stories about things readers cared about, leading to more site clicks and conversions into donors, which is how the organization was funded.
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Investigated the issue of missing persons in Hispanic-majority San Antonio.
multimedia newspaper reporter
TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH | TYLER, TX | 2021 – 2022
- Interviewed, researched and wrote detailed news stories before the daily print deadline for two daily newspapers; the Tyler Morning Telegraph and the Longview News-Journal.
- Captured, recorded and edited multimedia content to accompany my reporting.
- Contributed to the publication's monthly magazine that highlighted the region's people and places.
- Translated my stories to Spanish for Tyler Paper Español, the Spanish arm of the paper.
+student journalist/ web content editor
stephen f. austin state university | nacogdoches, tx | 2017-2020
+digital marketing intern
VIP NAILS | nacogdoches, tx | 2019
+wireless sales associate
verizon, sprint & t-mobile | nacogdoches, tx | 2017-2020
+beauty retail
ulta | college station, tx | 2015-2017
Mass Communications Experience
BROADCASTING +AUDIO
Public Health Watch | Austin, TX
- Utilized a portable Zoom H6 Handy Recorder on assignment to record multi-track audio used for audio production projects like podcasting and interviews.
- Observed, studied and gained hands-on experience on podcast techniques, including scripting, episode outlines and immersive audio recording.
- Featured as a radio guest discussing original reporting, using field audio clips to enhance storytelling across platforms.
- Practiced captioning and organizing audio files for efficient retrieval and archive management using AI tools, Google Docs, Mac and Windows file management systems.
- Used AI tools to transcribe my work.
PR & PROMOTIONS
V.I.P. Nails Salon & Spa | Nacogodches, TX
- Built brand awareness for a new local nail salon from zero through consistent content and targeted promotions.
- Created promotional flyers in Adobe InDesign and Canva, developed customer acquisition campaigns, managed content on multiple platforms to establish brand awareness and attract new customers.
- Monitored media trends and provided actionable insights to elevate brand authority compared to other local competitors.
- Reported findings and made suggestions to managers.
COMMUNITY & EVENTS
Stephen F. Austin State University, San Antonio Report
- Conceptualized, pitched and produced the student publication's inaugural live event— a political panel discussion featuring two campus organizations on timely news topics. Recruited panelists, developed discussion questions, delegated work like promotional flyers to drive student attendance.
- Represented the newsroom at community events, helping with check-in and engaging directly with readers and attendees and showing my commitment to community-centered journalism by strengthening ties with the communities I covered.
- In an effort to build trust, I made myself available to people to share story ideas or raise local issues beyond the newsroom by working out of community centers in San Antonio.
public health watch
VIP NAILS | nacogdoches, tx | 2019
stephen f. austin state university
skills & Competencies
Writing & Editing
- Investigative Reporting
- Accountability Journalism
- Copy Editing & Fact-Checking
- Digital News Production
- Data reporting, research and public records: PACER, FOIA, databases
- AP Style
Digital & Multimedia
- Adobe Premiere & Photoshop, Lightroom, InDesign
- Social Media Portfolio Mgmt
- Data/ infographics
- CMS, WordPress, Wix
- AI transcription tools
- Analytics & Insights: Pars.ly, Google
Communication
- Bilingual (English/ Spanish)
- Interviewing
- Developing sources
- Cold outreach: Intelius
- Email correspondence with sources
- Moderating virtual panels & events
Awards & Recognitions
2025
Michael Brick Storytelling Award
Texas Association of Managing Editors
2025
Star Investigative Report of the Year
Texas Association of Managing Editors
2023
Second place Star Reporter of the Year
Texas Managing Editors
2022
Fourth place Start Reporter of the Year
North & East Texas Press Association