EXPERIENCE
Director of student-driven media, Simmons University, Dec. 2019 - Present
Oversee budget for four student-driven publications across the Gwen Ifill College of Media Arts and Humanities and advocate for student support across the administration.
Assistant Professor, Simmons University, Jan. 2017 - Present
Teach courses in journalism, video and radio production and mentor students through their four years at Simmons and beyond.
Lecturer, Curry College, Milton Mass., Sept. 2014 - May 2019
Designed a syllabus, assignments, and workshops to provide a hands on experience for students to learn the basics of multimedia journalism.
Multimedia Reporter, Boston Herald, Boston, Mass., May 2012 - Dec. 2016
Emmy-nominated and award-winning reporter covering breaking, investigative, and enterprise stories. Shoot, edit, produce video content and write print articles on daily deadline. Stories include homeless children, the 2013 World Series, the Boston Marathon bombings, and tragedies in Newtown, Conn. Manage interns while providing a teaching environment. Hosted media criticism show on Boston Herald Radio called Press Party.
Freelance Reporter, GateHouse Media, Inc., Needham, Mass., 2009 - 2012
Reporting on crime, national, local and beat for weekly newspapers.
AWARDS & NOMINATIONS
Emmy nominated, “Robots in the operating room”
People’s Choice Telly Award, “Being LGBQT in foster care”
Bronze Telly Award “Military Tattoos, etched in memory”
SKILLS
Final Pro Suit, Final Cut X, Audacity, Word, DTI, Canon XF100, Canon 7D, Panasonic HM100, ENPS, Avid, facebook, Instagram, Snap Chat, Periscope
LANGUAGES
Fluent in Portuguese and English
EDUCATION
Emerson College, Boston, Mass., M.A. Broadcast Journalism
Simmons College, Boston, Mass. B.A. Communications with a minor in Political Science
U.N.L., Lisbon, Portugal, Semester Abroad