Experience
KQED // San Francisco, CA
July 2024–present // On-call reporter and producer
July 2023–June 2024 // Newscast intern
Santa Cruz Local // remote
July 2023–present // Copy editor and fact checker
Metro Silicon Valley // San Jose, CA
March–September 2023 // Freelance reporter
California Local // Santa Cruz, CA
March–July 2023 // News intern
The Associated Press // remote
November 2022 // Election tabulation supervisor
San Francisco AIDS Foundation // remote
July–October 2022 // Research assistant
Lookout Santa Cruz // Santa Cruz, CA
March–June 2022 // Newsroom intern
KSQD Community Radio // Santa Cruz, CA
June–October 2019 // Board operator intern
B.T.M. Film Collective // London, UK
January–August 2018 // Production assistant
Dr. Richard Browning // Santa Cruz, CA
June 2015–May 2017 // Medical transcriptionist
Education
University of California, Santa Cruz
2023 // Bachelor’s degree in Latin American and Latinx Studies
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
2022 // UCEAP fall semester study abroad
Cabrillo College
2020 // Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences
Publications
Student Participation in Santa Cruz County School Boards: Research and Recommendations
June 7, 2023 // Dr. Jessica K. Taft, et. al.
Deadly Decline: Security Force Abuses and Democratic Crisis in Peru
April 26, 2023 // Human Rights Watch
In Memoriam: Remembering 52 Indigenous Defenders Who Were Murdered in 2022 in Latin America
Feb. 26, 2023 // Cultural Survival
Evasion of Asylum Law and Title 42 Abuse Must End
Dec. 15, 2022 // Human Rights First
Unido/xs Contra La Sobredosis: A Needs Assessment Report for Spanish and Maya Speaking Communities (2021–2022)
Sept. 30, 2022 // San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Conferences
“Witnessing Violence as an OSINT Researcher: Lessons Learned on Ethics and Resiliency”
UC Symposium on Digital Investigations // April 3, 2023 // UC Santa Cruz
Volunteer Work
Data journalist intern // Covid In-Custody Project // March–August 2023 // remote
Board of Directors // The Hub for Sustainable Living // 2019–23 // Santa Cruz, CA
Gardener // Old Tidemill Wildlife Garden // 2017–18 // London, UK
Skills
Journalism
• AP style.
• Open-source intelligence research.
• Reporting for radio.
• Public records requests.
• Finding, analyzing, visualizing and fact-checking data.
Interpersonal skills
• Spanish fluency (C1).
• Excellent communication.
• Experience as a leader and team member.
Programs and platforms
• DocumentCloud.
• Data Viz: ArcGIS online, Datawrapper.
• OSINT: Hunch.ly, CrowdTangle, Tweetdeck.
• Web development: WordPress, HTML.
• Adobe Creative Suite: Audition, Photoshop, InDesign.
• Social media and outreach: MailChimp, Instagram, Facebook.