Awards 

Legacy Scholar, Dean’s Honors List, Iowa LatinX Youth Award, Student Leader Award, Governor Volunteers Award, Servant Leader Award, Newman Civic Fellowship, Inclusive Leader Award, Lux Service Award, 2023 Creative Excellence award 

Skills

Google Suites | HTML5 & CSS | Adobe Creative Suites | Spanish | Mail Chimp | Constructive Criticism |   Interests: Coffee nerd, Shoes, Gamer, Foodlover, Fashion geek, TikTok, Basketball, Spark AR

THE DES MOINES REGISTER
Social Media Producer

Des Moines, IA
July 2023 – Present                                                      

Breaking News Intern 

Des Moines, Iowa
May 2023 – July 2023 
  • Established a TikTok, YouTube Shorts and Instagram Reel presence for The Des Moines Register
  • Brought 3500 followers to a newly established TikTok account since July 2023
  • Brought 5 million views to the Register’s brand since July 2023
  • Produce 2 vertical videos 5 days a week along with a carousel post for the Instagram page



THE NORTHERN IOWAN
Executive Editor

Cedar Falls, IA
April 2021 – April 2023                                                      

Spanish Writer

Cedar Falls, Iowa
January 2021 – April 2021

  • Implemented the idea of a Spanish column to engage a new audience in the Cedar Falls and Waterloo community
  • Put into effect new training and recruited, hired, and orientated 30 journalists and 7 editors
  • Lead weekly editorial meetings, including writers meetings once a month, to drive 20 articles a week
  • Managed a team of 40 young professionals in a newsroom
  • Established the foundation of the social media team
  • Increased the Facebook reach by 371.5% and produced 146.6% new likes, increased 22,187 profile visits on Twitter as a result it increased the following by 11.8% 
  • 230% increase of digital page views from the previous academic year
  • Represent the newspaper at an institution of 10,000 students and external constituents
  • Brought 322,715 pageviews to the Northern Iowan in a two year period
  • Awarded the Fearless Speech award from the United Faculty organization for the teams outstanding performance
  • Awarded first place for the best use of social media by the Iowa College Media Association
  • Awarded 2023 Student Organization of the Year for the University of Northern Iowa Student Leadership awards
  • 2023 & 2022 Finalist for the Pat Pisarik Student Journalist of the Year



HOLA AMERICA

Arts & Culture Editor   

Des Moines, Iowa
May 2021 - August 2021

  • Attended 3 media days and interviewed 3 Olympic athletes for content
  • Reported on Tik Tok and engaged 200 views  consistently on a newly established platform
  • Delivered 4 stories per week and drove 35 articles in a span of 3 months

HOUSE OF HERALDS CREATIVE AGENCY
Social Media and Marketing Intern

Atlanta, Georgia
January 2021 - April 2021

  • Proposed recommendations to clients, from conducted market research and brought exposure to a client's brand 
  • Generated reports on Google Excel and created visuals to conduct trend analysis for social media content, identified niches to optimize organic reach for audience growth
  • Collaborated with the coordinator and interns on a 90-day schedule, implementing posting schedules for promotion of a company second season show which expected to increase followers and views by 15%
  • Spearheaded the production and foundation for a clients podcast talking about public relations and the latest trends
  • Presented my work to a group of 12 professionals across the industry on some of the success and lessons
  • Pitched to media outlets to help secure client placements




LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE



IOWA ASSOCIATION OF BLACK JOURNALISTS (IABJ)

Founder/Secretary

Des Moines, Iowa
August 2020 – Present

  • Established the first professional National Association of Black Journalist chapter (NABJ) in the state of Iowa
  • Collaborated on press releases, distribution lists, infographics, and helped organize a website
  • 2022 finalist for the Professional Chapter of the Year award

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RIGHTS   

Youth Specialist

Des Moines, Iowa
May 2021 – August 2021                         

  • Emceed Iowa’s first Family and Youth Engagement Summit to an audience of over 300+ people from across the state and country
  • Laid the foundation for Iowa’s first Youth Justice Council, a subcommittee of the Juvenile Justice Advisory Council, and developed the Council Policy and Procedure Manual, the application process, and onboarding process

🌍INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE🌍

Study Abroad

Universidad de Católica de Pereira

Pereira, Colombia
May 2022 – June 2022
  
  • Learned the process of coffee and the international business of the coffee bean
  • Worked with International Constituents in presenting the process of coffee to stakeholders in Spanish
  • Enhanced global perspective through increased understanding of political, economic, and cultural issues faced by local populations
  • Developed cross-cultural communication skills through collaboration with Colombian students
  • Produced a magazine on how this trip impacted my education and understanding of the international community