Skills and Experience

September 2023-Present. Writing weekly stories for the award winning digital newspaper ranged from multicultural and Buddhism profiles to daily deadlines that covered the U.S. General Surgeon visit and Mental Health events at ASU. The role offered opportunity for both hard news and creative pieces to be written.

September 2016 - August 2022. While teaching children under the age of ten how to ride and care for horses, I learned patience and emotional control. Having to remain calm to not confuse the child or excite the horse allowed for interviewing unruly sources easier. Being able to lead camp activities translated into navigating sensitive topics during the writing, pitching and interviewing process. Working early morning and late nights to ensure proper care of the animals made writing stories on rushed deadlines comfortable with little added stress.

May 2020-July 2021. By age 16, training vetran managers, coworkers and peers in the deli and cashier. Learning how to multitask during rush hours made writing and editing multiple stories at once easy. At a young age I was introduced into conflict management as coworkers or customers got riled up. I learned how to deescalate very hot tempered individuals and find compromise.

July 2021-May 2022. Working for a non profit organization, new story ideas and life perspectives were introduced. Caring for therapy animals differed than normal horses as documentation of any and all changes were necessary. Journalism notes were second nature after doing documentation of the horses. As I supervised therapy sessions between child, horse and therapist I had to learn how to read body language and quick thinking if horses got irritated or weren't listening. As I interview people now, follow up questions and new angles are always ready. Being able to make sources more comfortable through questioning is credited to supervising children and learning when and when not to interfere for everyone's benefit.