EDUCATION
LESLEY UNIVERSITY expected May 2026
M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling: Drama Therapy
UNC - CHAPEL HILL
B.A. in Dramatic Art and Photo and Video Journalism.
G.P.A. 3.7; Dean’s List 2015-2018.
STUDY ABROAD - KING’S COLLEGE LONDON
AWARDS
2020 - COLLEGE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR - Placed Gold in Documentary Short for “The Cost of Dreams.” Uprooted project placed Gold in Online Storytelling.
2020 - CAROLINA GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION - Exhibition in the FedEx Global Center.
2019 - BEATRICE B. PEARMAN FUND - Given for Undergraduate Research for the Department of Art & Art History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N.C. to fund the “re:Collection” exhibition.
2019 - CAROLINA GLOBAL PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION - Selected for an award for the “Food for All” category. Exhibition in the FedEx Global Center.
2018 - THE VIRGIL AND MARION LEE FELLOWSHIP - Academic scholarship for contribution to creative activities in the Dramatic Art department.
2018 - JOHN SWEENEY EXPERIENCE AWARD - A $2000 scholarship to pursue my freelance video work in Nepal about Tibetan culture.
2018 - GLOBAL IMMERSIVE FUND - An award to go toward funding my documentary video on a migrant Venezuelan child working to provide for their family.
2017 - KING’S COLLEGE PHOTO COMPETITION - Runner up for a cityscape of St. Paul’s Cathedral.
EXHIBITIONS
2019 - “re:Collection” - Chapel Hill, N.C. - FRANK Community Gallery
2018 - “iD: An Exploration of Trust” - Chapel Hill, N.C. - N.C. Study Center
PUBLICATIONS
CELLAR DOOR
2019 - “Adorned in Gold”
COULTURE
2019 - “Beyond the Border,”
2018 - “Grandma’s Style with a Twist,”
2017 - “Taiwanese By Blood, American by Bond,”
2016 - “The Heart Behind the Art,”
FILM
2018 - 2019 -DOCUMENTARY PRODUCER - Best Buddies - Filmed and edited a video on the journey to find a job and independence when having a disability.
2018 - FREELANCE VIDEO PRODUCTION - Created a short documentary in Nepal on Tibetans trekking to neighboring villages to pursue sharing their faith in Christianity in a Buddhist culture.
2018 - CAROLINA PHOTOJOURNALISM WORKSHOP - Created a short documentary on an actor and direct care educator for people with disabilities.
SKILLS
Adobe Creative Suite, news writing, flash photography, studio lighting. Photographs with 35mm, medium-format, large-format and digital.
RELATED EXPERIENCE
SUMMIT CHURCH - 2018 - Edited GoNow video of compiled footage from students shown to 500 people.
ALL WE CAN - 2017 - Edited photo stories, social media posts and worked on the photo policy for the international development non-profit.
COMMUNIVERSITY - 2016 - teaching theater to underprivileged kids.