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