Education:

• M.A. Journalism, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, December 2007
• B.A. Sociology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1996

Journalism Work Experience:

• Intern, Reuters Television, New York bureau (May 2007-present)
• Intern, WNYC New York Public Radio (January 2007-May 2007)
• Stringer/News Clerk, The New York Times, Metro Desk (September 2007-Present)
• Write stories and produce interactive media content for the NYCity News Service (February 2006-present)
• Freelance contributor: Tiempo New York, DTM magazine, Today’s Latino, among other publications
• Research editor for VARBusiness magazine (2004-2006)

Sampling of Work:

• “Members of a Closed Church Keep Protesting, Prayerfully” – The New York Times, July 15, 2007
• “Family of Slain Pizza Worker Is Giving Up on Life in U.S.” – The New York Times, Mar. 20, 2007
• “City’s Pedicabs, Under New Rules, Will No Longer Roam So Freely” – The New York Times, March 1, 2007
• “Walk Down Memorial Lane” – New York Daily News, January 28, 2007
• “East Harlem Develops, And Its Accent Changes” – The New York Times, January 21, 2007

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