CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Bronx Times (Bronx, NY)
Staff Reporter / December 2023-present
Intern and Freelance Reporter/ June-December 2023
• As one of only two full-time reporters, I have well over 300 bylines covering local schools, crime and justice, nonprofit work, arts, development and other community topics, including several exclusives and scoops. Won third place New York Press Association award for my 2023 reporting on Bronx street vendors and their struggles with city enforcement
The Guardian US (NYC)
Freelance Reporter / November 2024-present
Works periodic shifts covering the daily news desk and writes commissioned stories.
The Bronx Brewery (Bronx, NY)
Bartender / September 2022-January 2024
• Worked as a part-time bartender at the brewery’s South Bronx location
THE CITY (New York, NY)
Intern / January-April 2023
• Pitched and covered stories on a variety of citywide topics including community boards, public transit, policing, legislation and more
Mott Haven Herald and Hunts Point Express (Bronx, NY)
Reporter / August 2022-May 2023
• Covered community news in the South Bronx for two CUNY-operated publications. Won 2023 SPJ Mark of Excellence award for the news package South Bronx Businesses Battle Back
Hai Hai (Minneapolis, MN)
Chef / August 2019-July 2022
• Managed kitchen staff and operations for prominent southeast Asian restaurant owned by James Beard award-winning chef Christina Nguyen
High School English Teacher (District 279, MN)
Full-time and substitute teacher / 2003-2014
• Taught writing and literature (mainstream and Advanced Placement) at diverse public high schools
EDUCATION
M.A. Journalism ’23 / CUNY Craig Newmark School of Journalism
• Completed courses: Intro and Advanced Investigative Reporting; Covering NYC Business and Economy; Criminal Justice Reporting; Photojournalism; Reporting in the South Bronx (two semesters); Audio, Video, and Data Journalism; Legal and Ethical Issues; Covering NYC Government; Research Techniques; Photo Editing
• Chairperson of Graduate Student Council
• Member of Asian American Journalists’ Association