Currant Jam’s fifth issue is out, featuring my piece about Kiarash Dadgar’s short film, The Steak.

I returned to USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism on an alumni panel for ASCJ 200: Navigating Media and News in the Digital Age to discuss the many career pathways in media that intersect with journalism, communications, publicity, and more!

I was promoted to the Associate Content Director of the newly-named Department of Media and Content at Center Theatre Group! In addition to overseeing our editorial content and program materials, I will produce and create more video, social media, and other multimedia content campaigns in collaboration with the many different departments at CTG.

I led a session about Communications at the Center Theatre Group Getting Started: A Career in Theatre Administration Symposium at East Los Angeles College alongside theater administrators from across the county to teach college-aged students about the many career pathways in the arts.

Alta Journal celebrated Issue 25 at DIESEL, a Bookstore Issue 25. I was fortunate enough to fact-check some great stories about Linda Ronstadt, a funky art gallery in the desert, artists in the Hammer Museum's biennial exhibition (by Ajay Orona), and Tepito Coffee in Pasadena (by Lynell George), and more!

Read my recap of the event here.

My article for Center Theatre Group about Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord at the Kirk Douglas Theatre last February is a Los Angeles Press Club National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards Finalist for Best Online Theater Feature. Read the article here.

Issue Three of Crybaby Press’ The Dry River launched, featuring two articles I edited about the climate crisis and related advocacy. Learn more.

Alta Journal celebrated the release of Issue 24. I was fortunate to research and fact-check stories about electrifying homes, an Arizona skate conference, and a hair salon in the heart of North Long Beach.

The issue was celebrated at Chevalier’s Books in Larchmont. Read my recap of the event here.

BroadwayWorld mentioned my article, 21 Questions with Alexis Scheer, in their review of Our Dear Dead Drug Lord.

The Dry River (Crybaby Press) was featured alongside TQR Magazine at Printed Matter’s LA Art Book Fair at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Learn more about the event.

Alta Journal celebrated the release of Issue 23 in Culver City. For this issue, I researched and fact-checked a piece about accessible architecture and design with Erick Mikiten.

The Dry River (Crybaby Press) was a part of Blum & Poe Los Angeles’ Acid-Free Art Book Market & Bazaar. Learn more about the event.

I was selected to join Center Theatre Group’s Leadership Circle, a cohort of early-career staff members who spent six months developing our leadership and management skills alongside a career coach, mentoring new staff members, and engaging in conversations around the company’s AREDI (Anti-Racist, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) initiatives and goals. Read the full press release here.

The Dry River was featured in the Los Angeles Times’ feature on literary readings across Los Angeles.

I was selected as a Foot in the Door Fellow with the Los Angeles Press Club for 2023. This six-month fellowship is dedicated to mentoring and supporting early career reporters from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds in media. Read more about the fellowship and my cohort here.

I returned (virtually!) to USC Annenberg to speak with students in the Journalism and the Audience class, taught by Robert Hernandez, about navigating post-graduate life, job hunting, and other advice about pursuing a career in media.

My piece, A New Generation of Zines, about three Zines led by Gen-Z creators challenging traditional print and digital media, won a Third Place Award for the National Arts & Entertainment Awards from the Los Angeles Press Club Award for Best Arts or Entertainment Feature (Student Journalism).

My piece, A New Generation of Zines, about three Zines led by Gen-Z creators challenging traditional print and digital media, was a finalist for a Los Angeles Press Club Award for Best Arts Writing (Print or Online) (Student Journalism).

I graduated from The University of Southern California with my Master of Arts in Arts, Culture & Entertainment Reporting! I was recognized as a top scholar in my graduate program and for my 4.0 GPA with the Outstanding Specialized Journalism (The Arts) Award (Recognition) Award upon commencement.

Reporting from my team at USC Annenberg Media was credited in the Los Angeles Times.