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EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE

MFA, Creative Writing

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

BA, Print Journalism

EXPERIENCE

Editorial Writer, Los Angeles Times

Columnist reporting on health, race + wealth, Capital & Main (Los Angeles)

Freelance Journalist (Vice, KCET, Los Angeles Times, CALmatters and others)

Local News Columnist, The Orange County Register

Immigration Reporter, The Orange County Register

Staff Writer, The Associated Press (Los Angeles and San Diego)

Police/Courts Reporter, Albuquerque Journal

General Assignment/Arts Features Reporter, Albuquerque Journal

Fellowships, Residencies and Awards

Association of Health Care Journalists-California Fellowship

March 2023, AHCJ ANNUAL CONFERENCE, St. LOUIS, MO

APRIL 2022, AHCJ Annual conference, Austin, Tx

Vortext Writing Salon Scholarship

MAY 2019, Hedgebrook, Whidbey ISLAND, WA

Stonecoast Creative Writing Program Scholarship

2016-18, University of southern maine

Stonecoast in Ireland Residency

summer 2017, dingle, ireland

Latin American Reporting Award

2005, National association of hispanic journalists

Honorable Mention, DART Award for Reporting on Victims of Violence

2005, columbia university

Writing Residency, Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation

2003, University of San Francisco

U.S.-Mexico Border Fellowship

2002, University of Texas, El Paso

Leadership

Media Interviews and Presentations

Topics: diversity in journalism, immigration, U.s.-mexico issues, news and feature writing, careers in journalism, FAIR & ETHICAL REPORTING, portrayal of latinos in news stories

President/Board Member, Inlandia Institute

JUNE 2020-present

Vice-President, Education

CCNMA: Latino Journalists of California

2004-2006, 2012-2016

Leader, Latino Task Force, The Orange County Register

2004

Print Leader, National Association of Hispanic Journalists

2002 Annual Conference, San DIEGO

Co-Chair, Diversity Committee, The Orange County Register

2000-01

Vista L.A., Capital Public Radio, KPCC, National Writers Workshop, Unity Inc. Journalists of Color, National Association for Ethnic Studies, Los Angeles Times, high school and college journalism students and others.