University & Nonprofit Writing

As a skilled writer and interviewer, I offer my services to university clients, alumni magazines, and nonprofits to fulfill their storytelling and content needs. Below is a sampling of this work:


Fascinated by Finance

UCLA Anderson School of Management

Payden & Rygel’s Asha Joshi, a UCLA Anderson alum, fought sexism and stereotypes to make it to where she is in finance. Today, she says, it’s a completely different world than when she started.


UCLA Anderson’s Credit Pitch Competition Holds Tangible Value

UCLA Anderson School of Management

For the premier credit pitch competition in the U.S., teams of students come to Anderson from business schools as far away as London to pitch a credit investment idea to a panel of judges who themselves work in investment management.


Protecting Ideas

University of Minnesota

Chemistry graduate Shui Li combines her interests in technology, law, and medicine — including Chinese traditional medicine — in her work as a patent lawyer.


Bridging the Physical World with the Magic of Tech at UberEats

UCLA Anderson School of Management

For UCLA Anderson alum Sergio Gonzalez, managing operations for UberEats is one giant balancing act among restaurants and drivers, drivers and consumers (aka “the Eaters”), growth and profit.


How to get the right IEP or 504 for your child’s learning disabilities

GreatSchools

It can be tough for any parent to get the special education services their kids need, but it’s especially tricky for Black and Hispanic parents.


What immigrant parents need to know about education in the U.S.

GreatSchools

Whether an asylum-seeker, a refugee, or undocumented, school kids new to the country can still go to public school and end up doing well.


Dealing with teacher bias

GreatSchools

Sometimes educators assume that Black and Hispanic children or those learning English can’t handle advanced schoolwork. Here’s what parents can do to make sure that doesn’t happen.


Evolving from ‘Checkbook Philanthropy’ to Community Collaboration

The Giving List

As part of an annual drive for donations to nonprofits across the Bay Area, I wrote a Q&A with Susan Hirsch, founder of Hirsch Philanthropy Partners.