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Professional Experience

Fox 31 / Channel 2: Denver (2022 - Present)

Morning Show Producer

-  Morning show producer responsible for developing 50-minute newscasts, Monday through Friday, across Fox and CW outlets.

-  Developed creative outlook on morning news by introducing fresh content and scheduling tasteful segments.

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Fox 10: Phoenix (2021 - 2022)

Content Creator

-  Script Writer and Segment Producer for various morning & night shows covering hyper-localized news around Arizona.

​-  Introduced and applied innovative outlook on presentation of news models to both younger & older generations.

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Phoenix College: Athletics & Media Department (2016 – 2019; 2020-2021)

Sports Information Director / Media Coordinator / Brand Ambassador

​-  Filmed, photographed, wrote and streamed for all eight men’s and women’s sports, utilizing web & OIS Systems.

-  Inherited Phoenix College Athletics website and laid out “Front-End” of website through web design systems.

-  Enhanced Phoenix College and Maricopa Community Colleges brand through 21st-century media models and KPI’s.

-  Producer / Media Coordinator for Phoenix College Events from 2016-19.

-  Voice of Phoenix College Bears from 2017-2020; 2020-2021.

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XFL (2020)

Freelance Web Journalist

​-  Provided game day coverage for (Washington) DC Defenders home games throughout 2020 XFL Regular Season.

-  Interviewed former collegiate and NFL players/coaches to publish three game day recaps on the official XFL website.

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PBS: Cronkite News, DC Bureau (2020)

Washington Correspondent / Contributor / Multimedia Producer
- Worked on Capitol Hill publishing stories on various issues including USMCA, the novel coronavirus, jobless claims, and Indian country, while pitching enterprise stories with a directly - or indirect - connection to Arizona.

- Multimedia Producer responsible for publishing content across different forms including: Digital, Broadcast and Streaming.

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USA Today / Gannett (2020)

Fact Checker

-  One of six original USA Today journalists tasked with helping launch the Facebook-Gannett “Fact Checking” partnership.

-  Actively researched, wrote and publish fact-checks on articles or posts with possible misinformation across Meta-owned media.

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Phoenix College: Political Science Department (2016 – 2018)

Political Science Delegate

​-  Researched, wrote academic papers, created projects and theses for the Phoenix College Political Science Department.

-  Developed 12-minute research presentation on potential Russian Collusion surrounding the 2016 U.S. Election and its process.

-  Organized 2018 Phoenix Inter-Generational Model United Nations with former Arizona 5th District candidate James Woods.

 

Sunnyslope High School (2013-2015)

Copy Editor / Public Address Announcer / Reporter / Sports Editor

​-  One of three responsible for proof-reading, editing and formatting 11-14 page High School Newspaper: “Viking Views.”

-  Covered events including 2014 Arizona Midterm election, 2013-15 High School sports seasons and community enterprise stories.

-  “Honorable Mention” for 2015 AIPA “Best Sports Page” design; “3rd Place” for 2015 AIPA “Best High School Newspaper.”

-  Responsible for announcing starting lineups, substitutions, fouls, end-quarter scores and other needs for various school athletics.

 

Shea Middle School (2012-2013)

Technology Specialist

- Responsible for writing, producing and/or anchoring daily seven to 10-minute “Shea Scorpions Morning Show.”

Education

Phoenix College

Associate of Arts

Certificate in International Studies

Arizona State University

Bachelors of Journalism and Mass Communications

Minor in History

Specialized Skills

- AP, Adobe, Dataminer & whatever you give me two days to learn

 

- Fluent in Modern Italian

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- Author / Poet / Producer / Scholar

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- Web Designer and Photographer

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- Renaissance Man

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Phone: +1 (602) 585-1617

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