News 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
  
  

Skills, Awards, Achievements

• Conversational in Taiwanese Mandarin
• 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

Education

• 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