Awards, Honors and Industry Involvement:

  • 2016-current, National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Northwest Chapter

  • 2020-current, Diversity Committee Chair and Idaho Regional Representative

  • 2019-2023, served as Chapter President

  • 2023, served as a national Trustee

  • 2016-2019, served as the Gold & Silver Circle Awards Event Committee Chair & on the Scholarship Committee

  • 2023 NATAO, Award of Excellence, Education/Schools, CityStream: NW Wine Academy

  • 2023 NATAO, Award of Honor, Ethnic Experience, Arte Noir

  • 2022 Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival, Platinum, Family Matters Category, Raising Resilient Kids: Mental Health Matters

  • 2022 Idaho Press Club Award, 2nd place, Public Affairs, Raising Resilient Kids: Mental Health Matters

  • 2022 Emmy Nomination, Interview/Discussion, Raising Resilient Kids: Mental Health Matters

  • 2022 Emmy Nomination, Business/Consumer, Arte Noir

  • 2022 Guest Speaker, WSU Edward R. Murrow Communication Symposium. Co-taught class on how to produce award winning work and a Cable 8 Alumni panel.

  • 2021 Edward R. Murrow Regional Award, Documentary, Resilience: Hope Lives Here

  • 2021 Emmy Nomination, Health/Medical, (Long Form) Resilience: Hope Lives Here

  • 2021 Emmy Nomination, Public Affairs Program, Seattle Channel, Searching for Connections

  • 2021 Telly Award, TV-Public Interest/Awareness, Silver, Resilience: Hope Lives Here

  • 2021 Idaho Press Club Award, 3rd place, Documentary, Resilience: Hope Lives Here

  • 2021 Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival, Platinum, Health/Wellness Category, Resilience: Hope Lives Here

  • 2021 Pinwheel Award, Idaho Children’s Trust, Resilience: Hope Lives Here

  • 2021 NATOA, Award of Distinction, Children/Young Adults, PNB Female Choreography

  • 2020 Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival, Gold, Religion Category

  • 2018 Emmy Award, Sports Category, CityStream, Seattle Channel, Special Olympics

  • 2018 Emmy Nomination, Historic/Cultural Category, Nicole Sanchez Television Productions, Step Afrika!

  • 2018 Emcee National Academy of Television Arts & Science Emmy Nomination Party, Hard Rock Cafe, Seattle

  • 2018 Guest Speaker, WSU Edward R. Murrow Communication Symposium. Co-taught on-air workshop and news writing session. Spoke on multiple panels including Cable 8 Alumni, Small to Large Market Jumps and Entrepreneurship.

  • 2017 Emcee National Academy of Television Arts & Science Emmy Nomination Party, Hard Rock Cafe, Seattle

  • 2017 NATOA, 1st Place Public Health, CityStream

  • 2017 Guest Speaker at WSU Edward R. Murrow Communication Symposium. Co-taught on-air workshop and news writing session. Also spoke on multiple panels.

  • 2017 Guest Panelist at WSU Everett Communication Day. Spoke on brand journalism panel.

  • 2015 NATOA, Library Category, CityStream Special on Libraries

  • 2013 1st Place, Government Category, Puyallup River Film Festival, video produced for the City of Puyallup for PCTV

  • 2013 Emmy Nomination, Public/Current/Community Affairs Category, CityStream

  • 2012 NATOA - 2nd place in Arts, Public Health & Public Education, CityStream

  • 2011 Hometown Video Award, Honorable Mention, Informational Feature Category, UPTV

  • 2010 Emmy Nomination, Politics/Government Special Category, Pierce County News Special on Mt. Rainier

  • 2010 NATOA 2nd Place, News Series, Pierce County News

  • 2010 NATOA 3rd Place, Community Awareness Category

  • 2010 Communicator Award – Silver Award of Distinction, UPTV

  • 2010 Communicator Award – Silver Award of Distinction, UPTV

  • 2010 Hometown Video Award, UPTV

  • 2010 Telly Award – Bronze, UPTV

  • 2010 Ava Award - Gold, UPTV

  • 2010 Ava Award - Honorable Mention, UPTV

  • 2009 NATOA 2nd place, News Series, Pierce County News

  • 2007 Society of Professional Journalists, 1st Place, General News, Q13

  • 2007 Society of Professional Journalists, 2nd Place, General News, Q13

  • 2007 Society of Professional Journalists, 3rd Place, Spot News, Q13

  • 2003 Society of Professional Journalists, 1st Place, General News, Q13

  • 1998 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Scholarship

  • 1998 Washington State Association of Broadcasters Scholarship

  • 1997, 1998 Fisher Broadcasting Scholarship

  • 1997 WSU Katie Whitworth Scholarship

  • 1995 Washington Award for Vocational Excellence Scholarship