Work Experience

Freelance Editor at Compose.ly
Sept. 2019 – present

Digital Content Writer at AVB Marketing
          May 2018 – June 2019

News Writer at Fox40 News
          Dec. 2017 – May 2018

Editorial Intern at Diablo Magazine
          Nov. 2017 – Mar. 2018

Content Creator and Front Desk Supervisor at Rustic Retreat Spa
          Nov. 2015 – Nov. 2017

News Chief at The Campanil
          Jan. 2017 – May 2017
Arts and Entertainment Editor from Aug. 2016 – Dec. 2016
Assistant Arts and Entertainment Editor from Jan. 2016 – May 2016.

Editorial Assistant to writer Ying Compestine
          Aug. 2016 – Feb. 2017

Writing Tutor at Mills College, Center for Academic Excellence
          Aug. 2016 – May 2017

Note Taker at Mills College, Student Access and Support Services
          Jan. 2016 – May 2017

Education

Mills College – Oakland, CA
Bachelor of Arts in English, Creative Writing emphasis
2015–2017

• Minor: Women’s Studies
• Honors: Summa Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Dean’s Scholar
• Average GPA: 4.0

Publications

“Things in Boxes”
Five on the Fifth, Vol. 5, Issue 1

Four articles published in Diablo magazine
Diablo, 2017 and 2018

Five articles published in Closer magazine
Closer Celebrity Homes Edition, 2018

Two essays published in the Mills Academic Research Journal
Mills College, 2017

“Orange Seeds”
The Walrus, 2017

“Song of the Sea Bitch”
Red Wheelbarrow, 2015

Awards and Honors

Writer in Residence
Toucheng Art Festival, 2019

Huayu Enrichment Scholarship
Taiwan Ministry of Education, 2019

Phi Beta Kappa Member, Zeta Chapter
Mills College, 2017

Women’s Studies Writing Contest
Mills College, 2017

Melody Clarke Teppola Prize in Creative Writing, Fiction
Mills College, 2017

Journalism Prize for Excellence in Reporting and Writing
Mills College, 2017

Marion Hood Boess Haworth Prize in Fiction for Children and Young Adults
Mills College, 2016 & 2017

Best Headline Portfolio, 2nd Place
California College Media Association, 2016

Dean’s Scholarship
Mills College, 2015-2017

Oakes College Core Essay Writing Award
U.C. Santa Cruz, 2014

Volunteer Experience

Submissions Reader at E&GJ Press
May 2018 – Dec. 2018

Volunteer Farmhand at WWOOF Taiwan
Aug. 2017 – Sept. 2017

Summer Camp Counselor at Simi Valley YMCA
July 2014 – July 2017