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| Professional/Personal Overview |
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As a reporter for more than 12 years, I have covered everything from President Bill Clinton attending an environmental summit at Lake Tahoe to schools' budget woes.
My main love is reporting on issues related to education, parenting and children. Up until recently, I was the education reporter for a daily newspaper in the San Francisco Bay Area. In this role, I wrote a variety of features, investigative pieces and hard news stories focusing on education including an in-depth look at funding inequities among schools and a feature about a student who was the first to graduate from high school in his family.
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(Positive Thinking magazine, 10/1/2007)
The challenges of dealing with a colicky baby.
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(ANG Newspapers, 5/13/2007)
Local woman receives degree after years of overcoming racism and segregation.
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(ANG Newspapers, 5/5/2007)
Many schools are dropping student newspapers and journalism programs because kids have heavier class loads to meet additional requirements.
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(ANG Newspapers, 12/18/2006)
With living cost rising in the north San Mateo County area, local schools face an exodus of students.
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(ANG Newspapers, 11/7/2006)
Mentor program teaches boys study and leadership skills.
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(ANG Newspapers, 9/4/2006)
Funding inequities show challenges in educating students.
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(ANG Newspapers, 8/4/2006)
Program keeps East Palo Alto youths too busy for trouble
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(ANG Newspapers, 6/8/2006)
High school senior Oscar Vega talks about his family's financial struggles, his goals and what it means to him to be the first in his family to graduate from high school.
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(ANG Newspapers, 12/26/2005)
Schools districts turned to the Philippines to fill teacher spots left open for long periods.
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(ANG Newspapers, 10/10/2005)
Schools look at ways to deal with rising gang violence in the area.
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| Work Info |
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Expertise |
| Content Editor (online) |
Entry Level |
| Reporter |
10 Years |
| Writer |
10 Years |
Specialty |
| Education |
7 Years |
| Family, Children & Teenagers |
7 Years |
Total Media Industry Experience
12 Years |
Media Client List (# assignments
last 2 yrs)
The North Lake Tahoe Bonanza (11+), The San Mateo County Times (11+), Zangle.com (6-10) |
Computer Skills
Programs: all word processing and Excel, Operating Systems: Windows |
Technical Skills
Some page design and photo editing |
Equipment
Hewlett Packard Pavilion 7940 computer, Kodak digital camera |
Foreign Language Skills
some Spanish |
References
Available upon request |
Awards
The California Teachers Association's John Swett Award: best series in 2006 and best news story in 2003; The Peninsula Press Club: first place for best series in 2003 and second place for best series in 2004 and 2001; Association of California School Administrators: Outstanding Media Coverage of Schools in 2003; National Newspaper Association: first place for investigative news series in 1998; Nevada Press Association: second place for spot news reporting in 1998 and 1999 and third place for investigative news series in 1998 |
Other
Bachelor of Arts in Journalism, Humboldt State University
Associate of Arts in Journalism, Santa Monica College
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Freelancer Availability
I freelance full-time. I live near San Francisco, CA. I am willing to travel anywhere. I have a driver's license. I have access to a car. |
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