EXPERIENCE
- San Francisco Examiner – Education and housing reporter
February 2020 – present
-Daily news coverage of public schools, housing, and community issues
–Report coronavirus impacts on affordable housing, school closures, and mental health
–Fill news gaps of north San Mateo County & southern S.F. with Seton hospital bankruptcy - SF Weekly – Staff Writer
September 2017 – February 2020
-Covered the city’s daily news, politics, and human stories with alt-weekly flair
–Analyzed political impacts of elections and City Hall developments, like warring ballot measures
–Held city officials accountable, including pro-renter supervisor who evicted tenants decades ago - Northfield News/Faribault Daily News – Rice County, MN Education Reporter
September 2016 – May 2017
-Wrote 9-10 articles a week covering 25 schools with own photos and social media posts
-Decoded school board meetings for readers and paired with investigations - SFBay Media Associates – News Director
January – September 2016
-Coordinated with team members to monitor civic developments and delegate assignments
-Edited daily news from Bay Area wire services to facilitate growth and reach for the site - KQED’s Forum (NPR member station) – Production Intern
January – June 2016
-Helped produce live, call-in show for most-listened-to public radio station nationwide
-Moderated responses, research topics and people; Pre-interviewed potential guests and wrote summaries - Orange County Register – Local News/Wire Intern
September – November 2015
-Reported on-the-scene for the breaking news team in between writing local print features
-Edited wire stories from AP, Washington Post, The New York Times, etc. for online - Golden Gate Xpress (SFSU newspaper) – News Editor
May – December 2014
-Directed team members through reporting general and breaking news stories
-Worked with reporters and managing editors to improve copy quality under deadline
COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
- Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California chapter
Secretary – Jan 2021— present
Board member – October 2020 — present
SKILLS
- Proficient in: AP Style, WordPress, CCI Newsdesk, Microsoft Office, Slack, social media, fact-checking, copy editing, international reporting, news judgment and writing
- Experienced with: Canon video and Tascam audio equipment, Audacity, Dalet Galaxy and search engine optimization
- Languages: Conversational Persian, basic French
EDUCATION
- San Francisco State University
Class of 2015, Cum Laude
Bachelor of Arts – Journalism, minor in Sociology/Race & Resistance Studies - Danish School of Media and Journalism – Aarhus, Denmark
January – June 2014
Journalism, Multimedia and World Politics – International Journalism
References upon request. Download resume here or visit LinkedIn for full CV.
