CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Bronx Times (Bronx, NY)
Staff Reporter / December 2023-present
Intern and Freelance Reporter/ June-December 2023
• As one of only two full-time reporters, I have well over 700 bylines covering local schools, crime and justice, nonprofit work, arts, development and other community topics, including several exclusives and scoops. My reporting on the abrupt closure of a local security guard company was recently cited in a federal court case.
CUNY Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Reporting Coach / Fall 2025-present
• Assisting the South Bronx reporting students with story ideas, research, connecting with sources, refining story drafts and overall Bronx familiarity and context
The Guardian US (NYC)
Freelance Reporter / November 2024-July 2025
Worked periodic shifts covering the daily news desk and published a commissioned story on former mayor Eric Adams’ intention to return ICE presence to Rikers Island
The Bronx Brewery (Bronx, NY)
Bartender / September 2022-January 2024
• Worked as a part-time bartender at the brewery’s South Bronx location
THE CITY REPORTER (New York, NY)
Intern / January-April 2023
• Pitched and covered stories on a variety of citywide topics, including community boards, public transit, policing, legislation and more
Mott Haven Herald and Hunts Point Express (Bronx, NY)
Reporter / August 2022-May 2023
• Covered community news in the South Bronx for CUNY-operated publication, the Mott Haven Herald. Won 2023 SPJ Mark of Excellence award for the news package South Bronx Businesses Battle Back
Hai Hai (Minneapolis, MN)
Chef / August 2019-July 2022
• Managed kitchen staff and operations for prominent southeast Asian restaurant owned by James Beard award-winning chef Christina Nguyen
High School English Teacher (District 279, MN)
Full-time and substitute teacher / 2003-2014
• Taught writing and literature (mainstream and Advanced Placement) at diverse public high schools
EDUCATION
M.A. Journalism ’23 / CUNY Craig Newmark School of Journalism
• Completed courses: Intro and Advanced Investigative Reporting; Covering NYC Business and Economy; Criminal Justice Reporting; Photojournalism; Reporting in the South Bronx (two semesters); Audio, Video, and Data Journalism; Legal and Ethical Issues; Covering NYC Government; Research Techniques; Photo Editing
• Chairperson of Graduate Student Council
• Member of Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA)