EXPERIENCE
Arizona Education Reporter - The Arizona Republic/USATODAY
Phoenix, Arizona
APRIL 2022- PRESENT
● Promoted to this position after one year as a city reporter to cover educational issues in Arizona
● Connected with community members and told stories that mattered to them
● Worked daily with editors and producers to optimize content to reach SEO metric goals and KPIs
● Provided thoughtful analysis of complex educational issues while following AP Style
● Attended public meetings and interviewed public/elected officials, experts and community stakeholders
● Developed and maintained diverse list of sources
Scottsdale Watchdog Reporter - The Arizona Republic/USATODAY
MARCH 2021- APRIL 2022
● Researched and analyzed city with population of more than 200,000 to understand present issues and events
● Connected with public health experts, educators, police and other community stakeholders
● Consistently broke original news stories on digital and print platforms
● Developed and maintained diverse list of sources
Digital Content Producer - WTOL-TV
Toledo, Ohio
MARCH 2019 - FEBRUARY 2021
● Managed WTOL’s YouTube channel, which attained more than 5,000 subscribers in less than six months
● Curated and produced original content for the station’s social media pages
● Moderated and filtered content submitted by viewers on social media platforms and website in English and Spanish ● Produced multimedia content, for WTOL’s website, WTOL.com, including infographics, videos and polls
● Worked with HTML and CSS when producing content for station's website
● Wrote copy and copy edited articles, blog posts and social media content
● Pursued and reported daily stories covering a multitude of community issues
Digital Reporter - Arizona PBS - Washington D.C. Bureau
AUGUST 2018 - DECEMBER 2018
● Reported on Arizona’s congressional delegation and issues from the U.S. Capitol
● Pitched, analyzed, researched and reported stories focused on health and consumer issues
Hearst Foundation Fellow - Carnegie-Knight News21
Phoenix, Ariz.
MAY 2018 - AUGUST 2018
Carnegie-Knight News21 is a national multimedia reporting project produced by the nation’s top journalism students and graduates. I helped to lead the project in the summer of 2018, focusing mainly on hate crimes against the LGBTQ community, in particular transgender and gender non-confirming individuals, as well as online hate speech. The final project, which includes a documentary, won several awards, such as the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and Edward R. Murrow Awards.
EDUCATION
Arizona State University, Phoenix - Master of Mass Communication
AUGUST 2018 - DECEMBER 2018
PUC Minas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Bachelor of Communication with emphasis in journalism
FEBRUARY 2012 - DECEMBER 2016
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: English - Fluent; Spanish - Intermediate; Italian - Advanced; Portuguese - Fluent.
Special skills: Proficient in AP Style, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Public Records, LexisNexis, Copywriting and Copy-editing.
Arizona Education Reporter - The Arizona Republic/USATODAY
Phoenix, Arizona
APRIL 2022- PRESENT
● Promoted to this position after one year as a city reporter to cover educational issues in Arizona
● Connected with community members and told stories that mattered to them
● Worked daily with editors and producers to optimize content to reach SEO metric goals and KPIs
● Provided thoughtful analysis of complex educational issues while following AP Style
● Attended public meetings and interviewed public/elected officials, experts and community stakeholders
● Developed and maintained diverse list of sources
Scottsdale Watchdog Reporter - The Arizona Republic/USATODAY
MARCH 2021- APRIL 2022
● Researched and analyzed city with population of more than 200,000 to understand present issues and events
● Connected with public health experts, educators, police and other community stakeholders
● Consistently broke original news stories on digital and print platforms
● Developed and maintained diverse list of sources
Digital Content Producer - WTOL-TV
Toledo, Ohio
MARCH 2019 - FEBRUARY 2021
● Managed WTOL’s YouTube channel, which attained more than 5,000 subscribers in less than six months
● Curated and produced original content for the station’s social media pages
● Moderated and filtered content submitted by viewers on social media platforms and website in English and Spanish ● Produced multimedia content, for WTOL’s website, WTOL.com, including infographics, videos and polls
● Worked with HTML and CSS when producing content for station's website
● Wrote copy and copy edited articles, blog posts and social media content
● Pursued and reported daily stories covering a multitude of community issues
Digital Reporter - Arizona PBS - Washington D.C. Bureau
AUGUST 2018 - DECEMBER 2018
● Reported on Arizona’s congressional delegation and issues from the U.S. Capitol
● Pitched, analyzed, researched and reported stories focused on health and consumer issues
Hearst Foundation Fellow - Carnegie-Knight News21
Phoenix, Ariz.
MAY 2018 - AUGUST 2018
Carnegie-Knight News21 is a national multimedia reporting project produced by the nation’s top journalism students and graduates. I helped to lead the project in the summer of 2018, focusing mainly on hate crimes against the LGBTQ community, in particular transgender and gender non-confirming individuals, as well as online hate speech. The final project, which includes a documentary, won several awards, such as the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and Edward R. Murrow Awards.
EDUCATION
Arizona State University, Phoenix - Master of Mass Communication
AUGUST 2018 - DECEMBER 2018
PUC Minas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil - Bachelor of Communication with emphasis in journalism
FEBRUARY 2012 - DECEMBER 2016
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Languages: English - Fluent; Spanish - Intermediate; Italian - Advanced; Portuguese - Fluent.
Special skills: Proficient in AP Style, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Public Records, LexisNexis, Copywriting and Copy-editing.
