curriculum vitae

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
The Nation Magazine
Intern
Fact-checked and researched news and culture stories

June – Aug. 2008

Houstonist.com – Gothamist.com affiliate
Contributor
Wrote various local news and music posts

Nov. 2007 – May 2008

Houston Press – Village Voice Media affiliate
Contributor
Wrote local scene and music content

Aug. – Oct. 2006

Cauldron Newspaper (University of St. Thomas, Houston)
Editor
Edited all written and graphic content, managed staff
and business side (advertising, budget)

July 2005 – June 2006

Assistant Editor
Staff Reporter

Jan. 2005 – June 2005
Aug. 2002 – Dec. 2004

OTHER EXPERIENCE
The Innocence Project
Communications Assistant
Wrote copy and designed Innocence Network reports, wrote quarterly and interim board reports, helped maintain web and social media presence, supervised communications internship program

Oct. 2008 – Aug. 2011

Shell Oil
Information Developer
Created and designed internal websites, copy edited technical reports

March 2007 – May 2008


EDUCATION
CUNY Graduate School of Journalism

M.A., Expected Dec. 2011

University of St. Thomas, Houston
Communication, Spanish & philosophy minors (cum laude)

B.A., Dec. 2006


SKILLS
Technology Marantz PMD660; Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, QuarkXPress, Reaper; LexisNexis; MovableType and WordPress
Language Fluent in Spanish