The Austin Chronicle, January 2023 – Present

Reporter
• Pitch three stories/reviews/listicles a week; write at least one piece weekly 

• Cover topics for news (housing, education, politics), film, and local events

• Collect 5-7 state/local stories; draft 75-word blurbs for the “Headlines" section

• Meet with managing editor weekly for advice on a range of industry topics

Texas House of Representatives, January 2023 – April 2023

Legislative Aide
• Proposed 3 legislative ideas per week and studied bill cost-benefit analysis; tracked the progress of bills in the Texas Legislative Information Service system to ensure delivery in timely fashion 

• Performed constituent casework that involved listening to constituents’ concerns, assisting where appropriate and recording the issues in an Excel spreadsheet

Media Ethics Initiative, August – December 2022

Research Scholar
• Wrote 4-page academic case studies once monthly for distribution to high school and undergraduate audiences to make sense of complex problems in the ancient Greek tradition of dissoi logoi

• Scanned peer-reviewed journal articles to identify ethical issues in current media landscape (e.g., “cancel culture,” immoral artists, hate speech policies, etc.) for pedagogical classroom purposes

• Pitched case studies to faculty editor; uploading to open-access website with questions for further inquiry

The University of Texas at Austin 2019 – 2023

Bachelor of Journalism (Moody College Honors Program)

B.A., Government • Minor in Media Studies

Moody College of Communications, June 2021 – April 2022

Undergraduate Research Assistant

• Worked with Dr. Amy Kristin Sanders for 10 hours a week to produce 30-page legal review of the First Amendment

Central Texas Food Bank, January 2020 – May 2022

Community Kitchen Volunteer 

• Collaborated with kitchen staff to support on-site food preparation and distribution 

• Prepared meals for the Value Added Meal program for 10 hours/week, twice monthly

Texas Global in Denmark, May – June 2022

Renewable Energy Scholar 

Computer: Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office, HTML/CSS coding, Javascript 

Languages: Advanced English fluency and proficient Spanish literacy