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EDUCATION

Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism, May 2011

Journalism M.S., coursework included investigative journalism, online news, conflict reporting and video storytelling.  Also interned at Al Jazeera English New York bureau.

  • Received Maria Moors Cabot journalism Scholarship from Columbia University
  • Won Foreign Press Association Scholarship for international reporting

University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. May 2002

B.A. International Relations and Latin American Studies.

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

Freelance Journalist Based in Colombia                                                                                                            

April 2017 to Present                                                                                              

 Freelance journalist based in Bogota writing text stories and producing video features for North American and European media outlets. Clients include the Associated Press, TRT World, Univision, Catholic News Service and the International Red Cross Magazine. Topics covered include Venezuela crisis, mass migration of Venezuelans, post conflict violence in Colombia and peace building initiatives.  Can travel to Venezuela and other countries in the region for assignments.

 Andes Correspondent for Fusion.net & Univision News                                            

January 2015 to March 2017                                                     

Wrote features and breaking news stories for Fusion.net, Univision’s digital platform for young audiences. Covered armed conflict in Colombia, collapse of Venezuela’s economy, immigration flows and environmental issues. Produced videos for social media platforms and edited stories proposed by freelancers around Latin America.

 Mexico Correspondent for Fusion.net & Univision News                                  

November 2011 to December 2014

Wrote features and breaking news stories for Fusion.net, Univision’s digital platform for young audiences. Covered 2012 elections, rise of vigilante groups that fight drug cartels in Mexico, energy reform and other general interest topics.  Produced video dispatches for Fusion programs and social media platforms.

Editorial Intern, Thomson-Reuters, Miami Bureau                                                                                    

July 2011 to October 2011

Multimedia Freelance journalist, Bogota, Colombia

December 2007 to June 2010

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE

Project Assistant, Ministry of Culture, Bogota, Colombia, June 2005 to April 2006

Reviewed and edited scripts for educational radio documentaries on subjects like HIV/AIDS, local government and migration for a community radio project funded by the UNDP and USAID.

Research Consultant, World Bank, Washington D.C. July 2003 to March 2005

Researched how communication strategies like ad campaigns, political lobbying and agricultural extension were used in World Bank funded health, infrastructure and rural development projects.

Research Intern, Council on Hemispheric Affairs, Washington D.C., January to July 2003

Wrote reports on Venezuelan politics that were distributed to journalists and foreign policy analysts.

SKILLS & INTERESTS

Languages:   Fluent in Spanish and French. Intermediate Portuguese.

Multimedia: Video recording and editing.  Final Cut Pro, Photoshop, Protools, Adobe Audition.