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BIO
I was born and raised in San Jose, California, and I graduated from San José State University (summa cum laude) in May 2020 with a Bachelor of Science in Public Relations and a minor in Radio-Television-Film. These fields of study have shown me that there are infinite ways of conveying messages and sharing meaningful narratives. I am always looking to share new stories and learn new ways of doing so, and I hope that shows in my work.
Since childhood, I have had a deep love for literature, film and music. I play clarinet, saxophone, ukulele and guitar, and from elementary school through college, I have been involved in my school music ensembles. For the last few years, I have been singing in a 12-member ska band called Voluntary Hazing. I apply my public relations skills there, too, as I organize shows with local venues, manage social media, handle legalities of music distribution and create marketing materials for the band. (Click HERE to view some of the artwork I designed for the band.)
My love for music and communication also inspired me to pursue radio. I was an Alpha Media radio promotions assistant from April 2018 to June 2020, and I am thankful for all the opportunities it gave me to more fully experience and be involved in the Bay Area community.
I studied political science abroad in Sweden in June 2019. I specifically researched the policies and accessibility of public music education in Sweden. Between these experiences and everything I learned in my DBH Communications internship working on "[dreamer] project: an Undocuplay," I have developed a greater interest in politics, government and community events.
In May 2020, I was awarded the San Francisco Public Relations Round Table Scholarship, and I was selected as one of four 2020 Kappa Tau Alpha Scholars in the SJSU School of Journalism and Mass Communications. I have been an SJSU President's Scholar (4.0 GPA) in 2018, 2019 and 2020. I was the recipient of the Louis A. Duino Scholarship Endowment for SJSU mass communications students in December 2019. I completed the SJSU Humanities Honors Program in May 2018, and I was the recipient of the O.C. Williams Scholarship for Humanities Honors students in May 2017.
Using the buttons below, you can view some of my academic papers and research at SJSU.
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