Macalester College
Media and Cultural Studies

Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism
Journalism

Features Staff Writer
The Mac Weekly |
- Pitched and wrote human interest stories and profile features for the 2,000+ student body, emphasizing B1POC students’ and international students’ perspectives. - Published three long features on the front page within one semester.

Features Reporting Intern
Star Tribune |
- Wrote 11 cover-page features (five pitched, six assigned) and two magazine stories in 10 weeks with an emphasis on lifestyle, art and minority communities. - Proposed news products for young readers and collaborated with other interns to deliver a written report and presentation to CEO, newsroom managers and board members on “Connecting Emerging News Consumers with the Star Tribune.”

Research Assistant, Journalistic Sourcing in Chinese Media
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Summer Undergraduate Research Program |
- Used Excel to build and maintain large databases of people who appeared in Chinese news since 2012. - Designed original research plans and wrote academic reports about journalistic sourcing and tech leaders in China based on the quantitative and qualitative analysis oflarge databases and literature reviews. - Presented academic research for a public audience and won the “Best Presentation Award” out of 33 research projects.

Weber Shandwick |
Public Relations Freelancer July 2021 - August 2022 Public Relations Intern September 2020 ~~ February 2021 - Won MongoDB as a return customer with PR work for its China Media Roundtable; drafted briefing books, media invitations, reports, and interview questions, resulting in 12 articles from influential journalists and 150+ reprints. - Wrote coverage reports, gathered information from the press and conducted PR reviews of interview questions and news article drafts for major clients such as IBM. - Monitored the news and generated daily reports for Micron on itself, its competitors and the semi-conductor industry. - Conducted product and marketing research for the Otis Elevator Co. and advised on its localization in China.