Education

S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications | Syracuse University | Class of 2025

Major: Broadcast and Digital Journalism
Minor: Spanish
Enrolled in Renée Crown University Honors Program - writing my senior Honors thesis on the impact of generative AI on broadcast journalism
Newhouse Leadership Scholarship recipient
3.8 GPA - Dean’s List in every semester
Spent fall semester of junior year studying abroad in Madrid

Broadcasted a full summer’s worth of games live on YouTube alongside a broadcast partner, with whom I alternated play-by-play and color duties
Produced pregame shows that aired before every game (home or away), consisting of making graphics, assembling the show with storylines and the previous day’s highlights, and quickly editing the show together in Adobe Premiere under high deadline pressure to get it exported before game time
Interviewed players before every other game, and conducted three long-form podcast interviews in the closing stages of the season to allow the players to show their personality
Edited together two playoff preview pieces in Adobe Premiere using solely stock footage and my voice

Attended 3-5 games per week and called them using own equipment
Gained experience with editing long recordings in Adobe Premiere and live streaming through YouTube
Worked with the league’s director while also being almost completely self-sufficient and able to call the games and upload them for fans to watch and players to send to colleges
Assembled a reel at season’s end in Adobe Premiere, with highlights and action from the regular season and playoffs

Selected from a large and talented pool to broadcast or score select Syracuse University sporting events
Attended media availability sessions with the coaches involved to ask questions and gain information and storylines ahead of the game
Worked with a co-commentator and a producer in my ear to help assemble pre-game and mid-game content, along with mid-game updates to summarize the action

Completed two semesters’ worth of practice sports casts in order to be cleared
Written pre- and post-game articles, live-posted games on Twitter/X, and written scripts for anchors to read on air
Set to be cleared to join the on-air sports staff in January of 2025

Sports-on-News Host | CitrusTV Noticias | September 2024 – Present

Assembled and delivered biweekly sports updates completely in Spanish
Wrote scripts, designed graphics, and selected VO in ENPS
On weeks when I wasn't on air, worked positions such as prompter, floor director, or camera operator to ensure a smooth broadcast
Picked up useful sports-adjacent Spanish vocabulary and further my language proficiency in a workplace setting

Assembled newscasts through class assignments and training with WAER, a local professional radio station
Called local high school and college games over radio through NFHS, and through sending out many emails to maximize the amount of games I was able to call
Broadcast a summer’s worth of baseball action for the Mat-Su Miners of the Alaska Baseball League, while also conducting many interviews and writing daily postgame articles
Proficient in Spanish through eight years of study and a semester in Madrid – enough so to host sports news updates completely in Spanish every other week on CitrusTV
Experienced with interviewing, presenting, and working with others
Researched and wrote a feature article for the Daily Orange at Syracuse University
Anchored the Scarborough High School News during the spring of my senior year of high school

Shouldered the duties of an entire media team during the closing weeks of the 2024 Alaska Baseball League season after my co-commentator had to leave early – research, production, postgame content, playoff graphics, etc.
Coordinated classroom newscasts as a producer, anchor, and reporter
Captain of Scarborough High School swim team 2021-22: coordinated meet scheduling and communication with team members during a tumultuous COVID-impaired season
Represented the student body on the Scarborough High School Band Boosters: gauged student interest, communicated suggestions and concerns between students and board members

Ongoing and ever-growing experience with working and producing under deadline
Able to coordinate and execute projects under time and logistical constraints
Coordinated summer baseball broadcasts in the GNCBL solo, often having to show up to games over an hour early to gain entry to press boxes and make sure play-by-play setup was optimal