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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
On-call Anchor / ReporterKQED Public Media, San Francisco, CA June 2012 – present
Anchor live newscasts for number one Bay Area radio station. Report quick-turnaround spots and sound-rich
features for local and statewide shows. Topics include policies affecting undocumented immigrants, cities
preparing to declare bankruptcy, and researchers studying California accent. Cover breaking stories, such as
fire in the Oakland Hills and oil tanker collision with Bay Bridge. Take photos and compose text for website.
Associate ProducerKQED Public Media, San Francisco, CA September 2012 – February 2013
Pitch and produce non-narrated radio pieces for series spearheaded by the award-winning Kitchen Sisters.
Conduct interviews, take photos, and solicit public participation. Maintain database of nearly 200 submissions.
Create and research material for experimental multimedia story presentations.
Journalism LecturerUniversity of Washington, Seattle, WA March 2012 – June 2012
Taught Advanced Multimedia Reporting course to 20 undergraduate journalism majors. Designed curriculum
for 10-week class covering audio, video, photo, and web writing skills. Course expanded student reporting
from assigned, 300-word print briefs to 1000-word multimedia pieces with multiple sources and data.
Education ReporterKPLU 88.5, Seattle, WA January 2010 – January 2012
Provided daily education coverage for regional station with more than 300,000 weekly listeners. Reported
quick turnaround spots, features, live debriefs and pre-produced interviews on topics from early learning to
higher education. Prioritized student voices, especially children of color. Took photos, wrote web-only stories
and used social networking to reach online audiences.
Assistant Producer / Director, Weekend Edition, NPR, Washington, DC July 2008 – January 2010
Produced, wrote and edited breaking news, features and interviews for hosts. Pitched underreported stories,
such as effects of recession on Native Americans. Directed shows and newscasts. Traveled with hosts to
produce from field. Created slideshows, copy and buildouts for web. Freelanced features, including award-
winning American Indian boarding school series.
Production Assistant, Morning Edition, NPR, Washington, DC July 2007 – July 2008
Mixed reporter pieces and edited host interviews under tight deadlines on overnight shift. Performed live
mixes on air when necessary. Wrote news and humorous copy for business segment, opens and returns.
EDUCATION
University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Journalism
Master of Journalism, May 2007
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
BA in Architecture, June 2000
AWARDS
Guest Speaker, San Francisco State University, Cultural Diversity and Newswriting courses, Feb. 2012
Keynote Speaker, Mt. Rainier High School, College and Career Day, October 2011
Native American Journalists Association Best Radio Feature Award for Tulalip center story, KPLU, 2011
Regional Edward R. Murrow Use of Sound Award for feature about sand sculptors, KPLU, 2010
Taught radio basics and commentary writing to 50 DC high school students in 2 1/2 weeks, December 2009
RTNDA/Unity Award for 2-part series on American Indian Boarding Schools, Morning Edition, May 2008
NPR mentor at Unity and Native American Journalist Association national conferences 2007 ñ 2012
SKILLS
Adobe Audition, Dalet, ProTools, Final Cut, ENPS, Soundslides, Seamus, Moveable Type, Photoshop
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