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Journalism experience | Other work experience | Education
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JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE
  • The Baltimore Sun - Intern reporter. Columbia, Md., June-August 2006

    • Worked full time covering breaking news as well as development, health and local government stories at the Howard County bureau of this 400,000-circulation daily.
  • Washington Blade - Intern. Washington, D.C., September-December 2005

    • Wrote news stories and features and compiled the 10 calendars of this 40,000-circulation free weekly that covers gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender issues.
  • Akron Beacon Journal - Intern reporter. Akron, Ohio, May-August 2005

    • Covered spot news, school board meetings, features and previews full time for the metro desk of this 150,000-circulation daily newspaper in Northeast Ohio.
  • Latino Reporter - Reporter. Fort Worth, Texas, June 2005

    • Covered the National Association of Hispanic Journalists convention under the supervision of professional journalists from national newspapers for this 4-edition daily.
  • The Diamondback - Chief diversions editor. College Park, Md., May 2004-May 2005

    • Assigned and edited stories, and designed pages for the entertainment section of this 17,000-circulation independent student daily. Also wrote pop music reviews, lifestyle features and interviewed performers.
  • The Diamondback - Senior staff writer. February 2003-May 2004

    • Wrote pop music reviews, lifestyle features and interviewed performers.

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

U.S. Department of Education, Chief Financial Officer's Office - Intern
Reviewed, compiled and archived Department of Education expenditure data using Microsoft Excel.


 EDUCATION

University of Maryland Philip Merrill College of Journalism and Department of Government of Politics. Bachelor of arts and science in journalism and government and politics. Anticipated graduation May 2007
Université Stendhal Grenoble 3. Intensive studies of French language and culture. This one-semester program was completed May 2006.


 SPECIAL SKILLS AND INTERESTS
  • Native Spanish speaker
  • Highly proficient French speaker
  • Proficient use of Lexis Nexis database for research purposes
  • Basic HMTL knowledge
  • Guitar, bass and drums
  • Skateboarding, swimming and soccer
AWARDS AND AFFILIATIONS
  • William Randolph Hearst Foundation Journalism Award in the category of personality and profile writing in March 2006
  • Hispanic Scholarship Fund, scholarship recipient in 2004
  • Student member, National Association of Hispanic Journalists
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