EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Education Educational Leadership, Argosy University Dallas, TX 2010
Bachelor of Arts Public Justice and Psychology; Minor in Health Science, Oswego State University Oswego, NY 1997
EXPERIENCE
On Air Personality and Production Engineer, Z107.7 Joshua Tree, CA October 2017-February 2020
On air personality, production engineer, board operator, and voiceover talent.
On Air Personality and Board Operator, Radio S.L.C.C. Salt Lake City, UT March 2017-September 2017
On air personality, hosted a live weekly one-hour talk show broadcast providing advice on social interest topics, production engineer, and board operator.
Business Manager/Assistant, A.P. Harreld Salt Lake City, UT December 2015-Present
Soliciting writing and speaking engagements. Editing fiction and light verse poetry. Contacting and assessing voiceover talent during his time at Stars Talent Agency.
Member, National Association of Hispanic Journalists Salt Lake City, UT September 2016-Present
Member of an organization “dedicated to the recognition and professional advancement of Hispanics in the news industry, plus excellence in coverage of the entire Latino community.”
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Participant in a July 2014 TeleMundo interview on behalf of the Utah Foster Care Foundation.
- Translator for several Ogden Raptors pre-game interviews during the 2016 season.
- Owner and Manager of the website JessicaAponte.com.
- Mentoring and Life Coaching individuals and families toward goal oriented decision making for their personal empowerment.
STRENGTHS AND SKILLS
- Proficient Reading, Speaking, and Writing in Spanish and English.
- Mentor and Life Coach for a select group of individuals in the homeless community.
- Natural curiosity and hunger for learning.
- Top shelf knowledge of pop culture.
- Software Skills: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Skype, Website Administration.
- High level internet research skills.
- Social Networking Savvy.
- Verbal dexterity.
- Trustworthy Professional.
