BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, New York, NY
Sept. 2022 - Present
Contributes a mix of explanatory, accountability, and trend articles examining the role of nonprofits and philanthropy across society, from the world of finance to the fight for health equity; at times co-published with the Associated Press.
FREELANCE JOURNALIST, New York, NY
Sept. 2020 - Present
Reports on labor, housing, migration, and social movements in English and Spanish for various publications, including Truthout, Common Dreams, The American Prospect, Documented NY, and Univision. Reported for Dissent magazine on how workers’ centers on-site child care is making labor organizing more accessible for women as an inaugural member of Dissent’s emerging writers’ program. Reported on labor organizing by New York state farm workers and domestic workers for Capital & Main’s 50-100 Pay Gap Project, a series on income inequality.
BREAKING NEWS WRITER, Waging Nonviolence, New York, NY
June 2022 - Oct. 2022
Contributed two articles per week on breaking news and analysis of social movements around the world.
PRODUCTION FELLOW, Futuro Media Group, New York, NY
Nov. 2021 - July 2022
↳PRODUCTION INTERN
Jun. 2021 - Aug. 2021
Supported all aspects of the production process, including scripting, booking, and editing, at In The Thick, a roundtable podcast about politics, race, and culture. Lead produced episodes ranging from the impact of climate change on undocumented farmworkers to a conversation on antiracism with Ibram X. Kendi. Edited episodes and clips using ProTools, fact-checked, conducted interviews, and wrote web content to promote episodes.
ASSISTANT EDITOR - Beyond Housing Magazine, ICPH, New York, NY
June 2021 - Feb. 2022
Copyedited submissions and wrote articles and explainers for Beyond Housing, a magazine on housing and homelessness by ICPH, a research institute. Crafted weekly explainers, articles, and newsletters on education, family welfare, and family homelessness for ICPH’s sister organization HFH, a homeless shelter provider.
DIGITAL REPORTING & WRITING INTERN, The Forward, New York, NY
Aug. 2021 - Oct. 2021
Pitched, reported, and wrote breaking news and longer-length features on politics and culture through a Jewish lens, including a piece on the intersection of Judaism and art at the height of the AIDS crisis. Broke news on issues ranging from a lawsuit by LGBTQ students against Yeshiva University to leadership changes and pandemic-related layoffs at the JCC Manhattan, one of the world’s largest Jewish community centers.
INTERN, WBAI 99.5 FM, New York, NY
Feb. 2021 - Jun. 2021
Pitched stories for WBAI Evening News, created graphics, and promoted radio content through social media.
EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
The Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY, New York, NY
Dec. 2021
M.A. in Spanish-language journalism, with an additional concentration in international reporting and coursework in data journalism, audio documentary production, and investigative techniques. Produced multimedia capstone project on the impact of sex work decriminalization on undocumented trans Latinx sex workers.
Boston University, Boston, MA
May 2016
B.A. in international relations, Spanish minor, with a concentration in foreign policy and security studies, and coursework in statistics and economics. Semester abroad at the International Institute of Madrid, studying Spanish anthropology and politics. Staff writer for The Daily Free Press, breaking local news on deadline. Editor for the Journal of the Core Curriculum, compiling submissions for annual writing anthology.
SKILLS
Languages: Spanish (fluent)
Software: ProTools, PremierePro, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign.
CMS/Web Design: Symphony, WordPress, Desk-Net. Knowledge of HTML/CSS.
Social Media: Chartbeat, Hootsuite, Constant Contact, Google Analytics, CrowdTangle. Knowledge of SEO.
AWARDS/AFFILIATIONS
2022 Overseas Press Club Foundation Scholar
2021 Investigative Reporters & Editors Fellowship
NLGJA: The Association of LGBTQ Journalists
2015 George Patrick Devlin Award for Excellence in Writing in the Humanities