Born and raised in Mexico, my Yaya encouraged me to read and write as much as I could. She’d have me read newspapers to her, to keep me entertained and from interrupting her kitchen’s flow.
At 19, I moved to New York and began working in the news and media industry while I pursued a bachelor’s degree at New York University (NYU). While in college, my academic and professional jobs created opportunities for me to travel, work and study in Australia for four months in 2019 and spend January 2020 in Hawaii working on a documentary.
Most recently, my work has reduced my transoceanic adventures but I continue to report about peoples’ perspectives, stories and realities.
Nacida y criada en México, mi Yaya me motivaba a leer y escribir cuando pudiera. Me hacía leerle los periódicos para mantenerme entretenida y no interrumpir el flujo de su cocina.
A los 19 me mudé a Nueva York y comencé a trabajar en la industria de los medios y noticias a la par de cursar mis estudios en la Universidad de Nueva York (NYU por sus siglas en inglés). Estando en la universidad, mis trabajos académicos y professionales me brindaron las oportunidades de viajar, trabajar y estudiar en Australia cuatro meses y pasar enero del 2020 en Hawaii trabajando en un documental.
Recientemente, mi trabajo ha reducido mis aventuras transoceánicas, pero continúo reportando sobre las historias, perspectivas y realidades de las comunidades a mi alrededor.
A little about me — Un poco sobre mí
Curriculum
PRESENT — SEPT. 2023
FRESNO, CA
PRESENT — APRIL 2023
FRESNO, CA
APRIL 2023 — JUNE 2022
FRESNO, CA
JUNE 2022 — JAN. 2021
STOCKTON, CA
DEC. 2020 — MAY 2020
NEW YORK, NY
MAY 2020 — JAN. 2020
NEW YORK, NY
DEC. 2019 — SEPT. 2019
NEW YORK, NY
AUG. 2019 — JUNE 2019
NEW YORK, NY
JUNE 2019 — FEB. 2019
SYDNEY, AUS
DEC. 2018 — AUG. 2018
NEW YORK, NY
DEC. 2018 — FEB. 2018
NEW YORK, NY
DEC. 2018 — SEPT. 2016
NEW YORK, NY
NOV. 2018 — OCT. 2018
NEW YORK, NY
Engagement Reporter
The Fresno Bee — Education Lab
Latino Communities Reporter
The Fresno Bee — Central Valley News Collaborative (COLAB)
Social Justice Reporter
The The Stockton Record (USA Today/Gannett)
Pod Manager (freelance)
The Associated Press — Eastern Elections Center
Newspath Intern
CBS News
National Desk and Weekend News Intern
CBS News
Systems and Technology Support Assistant
NYU Wasserman Center for Career Development
Editorial Intern
delicious. Magazine — News Corp Australia
Newsletter Content Editor
Latin America News Dispatch (LAND)
Newsletter Staff Writer
Latin America News Dispatch (LAND)
Administrative Office Assistant
NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute
Vote Entry Operator and Web Scraper (freelance)
The Associated Press — Eastern Elections Center
PRESENT — JULY 2023
FRESNO, CA PHILADELPHIA, PA TAMPA, FL WASHINGTON DC
Fellow, 2023-2024 Cohort
Poynter-Koch Media and Journalism Fellowship
APRIL 2024
COLUMBIA, MO
MAY 2020 — SEPT. 2019
NEW YORK, NY O’AHU, HI
Admitted Attendee, 2024 Cohort
Reynolds Journalism Institute — Women in Journalism Workshop
One, Two, Many: Overtourism in Hawaii documentary
NYU Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute — Independent Thesis
MAY 2020 — SEPT. 2016
NEW YORK, NY
Vitae
Alumni Board Member 2023-2024
American Press Institute (API) — Table Stakes Program
Bachelor’s Degree in Media, Culture and Communication (B.S.)
New York University — With a double major in Journalism (B.S.)
Magna Cum Laude, MCC Academic Achievement and Service Award, Journalism Honors
Professionally fluent in Spanish and English. Versed in basic French, elementary Portuguese and elementary Italian.