News Experience
Additional Experience
- WFAA (Dallas, TX - April 2018 - Current)
Reporter, Senior Multimedia Journalist
Turn stories in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for the 4, 5, 6 pm newscasts
Shoot, write, edit, and go on air
Experience on morning show and working in a bureau
Longform storyteller - KWTV News 9 (Oklahoma City, OK - March 2016 to March 2018)
Reporter, Multimedia Journalist
Traveled to Haiti as a solo-journalist in January 2018 (EMMY)
Senior MMJ at the station, responsible for training others
Experience with tornado coverage, severe weather and breaking news - KWQC TV 6 News/NBC (Davenport, IA - March 2014 - February 2016)
Anchor, Reporter, Multimedia Journalist
Weekend morning anchor, fill-in anchor for all shows
Crime and court beat reporter/MMJ
Shoot sports and report major events like John Deere Classic - KTVE/NBC-10 and KARD/FOX-14 (West Monroe, LA - October 2013 - February 2014)
Morning Producer, MMJ, Reporter, Fill-In Anchor
Producer of 3-hour morning show
Fill-in anchor and reporter - FOX/KTVU-2 (Oakland, CA - June 2012 - October 2013)
Overnight Assignment Editor
Promoted from Intern to Assignment Editor in November 2012
Beat callas, scanner traffic, finding stories for reporters
- Conversational in Taiwanese Mandarin
- 2022 Regional Murrow (team award) for Overall Excellence
- 2022 National Murrow (team award) for Breaking News
- 2021 Lone Star Emmy Awards for Light Feature and Historic/Cultural News categories
- 2020 Lone Star Emmy Award recipient for Societal Concerns on longform firefighter series
- 2019 Texas Associated Press Awards for Feature (Serious) category
- 2019 Heartland Emmy Award recipient for Video Journalist craft category on the story in Haiti
- 2019 Lone Star Emmy Award recipient for Human Interest Feature category
- 2019 RTDNA/RTDNF Michele Clark Fellowship recipient for promising young minority journalist
- Asian-American Journalist Association
Co-President of the Texas Chapter
2017 Speaker: Jazz Up Your Live Shots and Stand Ups
2018 Speaker: MMJ Life - Surviving and Thriving
2019 Speaker: Audio Editing like a Pro
2020 Speaker: Broadcasting in the Era of COVID
2021 Speaker: Video Storytelling - Crafting the Story - National Press Photographer's Association
2022 Morris Berman Citation Recipient (by nomination)
2021 NPPA Best of Photojournalism (4 awards)
2019 NPPA Best of Photojournalism - News Feature - Honorable Mention - Freeze Frames of Elena Shoemaker
2019 NPPA Best of Photojournalism - Team Edit - Honorable Mention - Fighting Fires and Cancer
2017 NPPA News Video Workshop Participant
Winner of multiple NPPA Quarterly Clip Awards
2020, 2021, 2022 NPPA Women in Visual Journalism Organizer
2021 NPPA Advanced Storytelling Workshop Faculty Member - 2019 IRE Conference Speaker: Let's Face It - Diverse Newsrooms Do Better Journalism
- Ohlone College (Fremont, CA - December 2012)
Certificate in Broadcasting: Live Television Production - Santa Clara University (Santa Clara, CA - December 2011)
Leavey School of Business, Bachelor of Science Commerce
Marketing and Communication, Degree Honor: Cum Laude
Honors and Awards: SCU Preferred Scholarship, Leavey Scholars Program, Dean's List, Comm Honors Society
Additional Experience
- ONTV News Channel 28 (Fremont, CA - August 2011 to December 2012)
Student Multi-Media Journalist
Experience with Avid, Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Chyron, Autocue
Shoot, write, edit packages, produce shows, and go live for Tri-City newscast - ABC-7/KGO-TV (San Francisco, CA - March 2011 to September 2011)
Market Research Intern
Analyze data with Nielsen Answers and Scarborough
Manage Nielsen's Grabix projects, providing feedback to improve viewer ratings
Work with sales and cross-functional teams to create presentations for clients - Salesforce.com (San Mateo and San Francisco, CA - November 2011 - October 2013)
Event Marketing Manager and Data Analyst
Organize and host webinars
Speak, present, organize customer facing events
Analyze company data and forecast sales
