People in my community, including myself, have a “I’ve got a lot of brains but no polish” (My Shot – Hamilton) mentality. I am studying journalism to be that polish for them. I want to be able to synthesize major ideas so my subjects can be true to themselves and their passions. Journalism is important to me because it keeps democracy alive! I have the passion and the drive to keep up with the hardships of reporting news. I love journalism because it allows me to learn something new every day, and gain new perspectives with every story. It will allow me to change my world, if not the world.

The SPC scholarship is helping me achieve my goals by providing capital. I need money to study journalism. I need money to feed and house myself while I do so. Besides the obvious, this scholarship has given me confidence in myself so that I can achieve my goals.

My ideal job in journalism is to build my own media group in the City of Stockton. I want to always be available and honest for my neighbors. I want to build something that can be trusted, something that can be passed on to future journalists in my area.