Experience
Local government reporter for the Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas, Nev.
October 2021 to present
Day-to-day coverage of the governments for the cities of Las Vegas and North Las Vegas, delving into the topics of homelessness, an affordable housing shortage, and the fentanyl crisis.
Crime, breaking news and general assignments for Greenspun Media Group, parent company of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper and The Las Vegas Weekly magazine.
Las Vegas, Nev.
January 2016 to October 2021
Crime, data analysis, long form and feature writing. Immediately after graduating from UNLV, I was hired as a full-time staffer, focusing on a plethora of topics, but focusing on violent acts. The company has allowed me to investigate and report longer pieces on homicides, gangs, domestic violence, immigration, homelessness, veterans, and the Oct. 1, 2017 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest festival.
Breaking news and police-reporting intern, Las Vegas Review-Journal
Las Vegas, Nev.
May 2014 to present
Through source cultivation, I was also able to visit a notable prisoner in the Clark County jail and conducted an exclusive interview with her. It took two months to cultivate that source. That was my first front-page story. During my time there, I covered breaking news, but also reported on and written more detailed follow-up stories. I was able to break a national news story and was also part of the team that covered the death of two Las Vegas police officers and a bystander who were shot down by Jerad and Amanda Miller during the summer.
Editor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas' Virtual Rebel
Las Vegas, Nev.
August 2013 to May 2014
I joined the student-published website as a copy editor when I transfered from the College of Southern Nevada. It took me a couple of months, but I eventually became the student editor in charge of the majority of the work that was published. I've garnered writing and editing skills that have been critical to my growth as a writer.
Editor-in-chief, College of Southern Nevada's Coyote Student News
Las Vegas, Nev.
January to May 2013
After being a copy editor for CSN's Student news website, I was voted into the EIC position the following semester before transferring to UNLV. Through Jennifer Sequeira's tutelage, I leard the art of writing and editing, finding my voice as a writer. There were my first experiences reporting. During my time there, I interviewed among others, U.S Rep. Dina Titus, D-Nev., and President Barack Obama's Nevada press secretary during an Obama presidential stump speech before the 2012 election.
Education
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies
2013 to Fall 2015
College of Southern Nevada
Associate Degree, Journalism and Media Studies
2010-2013
Skills
The Associated Press Stylebook
In-depth fact checking and research
Reporting, interviewing and timely writing
Long-form journalism
Audio editing
Bilingual, spoken and written: English-Spanish
Ethics and First Amendment studies
Familiar with Wordpress publishing
Photography