Featured Article by Alva-Amoin

As an alum of CFJ Paris, I was the first French producer of NBC's Meet the Press. I signed a Non-disclosure Agreement with built-in restraining orders against NBC staffers in December 2014 terminating my contract with NBC Universal.  Recently, I was a National Press Foundation Fellow learning to report on opioids and addiction. Earlier this year, I joined SAJA. In 2013-14, I was also a National Press Foundation Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellow. 

Born in Paris, I am an alum of Albany High School (NYS), Université de Paris, NYU, CFJ Paris, and Les Ateliers Varan.  I am French, and a bilingual journalist based in the US with a Carte Vitale. That means, I am Spacestation NYC's, Brown Girls Doc Mafia's, Blood Money J-school (NYC)'s, the ivy league's, NABJ's, NAHJ 's  and Jack & Jill Inc.'s WORST NIGHTMARE. I am okay with this. I am an adult. I am still a professional journalist with unionizable skills. 

Like my Mother, pictured left with my Father, I am bilingue anglais and a private citizen. Here's more on my professional experience:

• First French Elementary School Student in the Gifted & Talented Program at P.S. 173, NY, NY
• First French Flamenco Dance Student, Quo Vadis Day Care, NY, NY
• First French child to live on Unionville Rd. in Feura Bush, NY
• First French child to grow up in Albany Public Housing, Albany, NY
• First Albany, NY resident to get her first period at Patrick DR's estate in France.
• First French Albany Public Library student page & film projectionist, Albany, NY
• First French Albany High School Varsity Women's soccer player, Albany, NY
• First French Albany High School Debate Team Member, Albany, NY
• First French Student Contributor to Albany High School's AHSCOM-TV, Albany, NY
• First French Student Mediator, Dispute and Resolution Team, Albany, NY
• First French Albany High School Female Lundy Society Winner, Albany, NY
• First French Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, University Scholar, NY, NY
• First French NYU Department of Cinema Studies Cinématèque Work-Study Archivist and Projectionist, NY, NY
• First French NYU Coles Sports Center Work-Study Receptionist, NY, NY
• First French New Media Marketing Manager at Elektra Records/Warner Music Group, NY, NY
• First French Marketing Manager at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY
• First French Production Office Manager at Mint Leaf Productions, New York, NY
• First French PR & Web Marketing Coordinator at Chelsea Pictures, NY, NY
• First French Production Coordinator (Contract) at Big Mouth Productions/Dateline NBC, NY, NY
• First Albany High School (NYS) graduate to work as a cashier for the Christmas rush at BHV in Le Marais, Paris, France
• First Albany High School (NYS) graduate to work as a bilingue anglais legal assistant for Hyde & Associates in Paris, France
• First BAME Trilingual Communications Editor and Deputy Editor of CISAC News at CISAC, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
• First BAME account executive hired by Keyade in Paris, France
• First French English-language teacher at Readingtown and Samsung, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
• First French Columnist for the English-language monthly, Gwangju, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
• First French Radio Contributor to GFN 98.7, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
• First French Valedictorian at the City University of New York, Graduate School of Journalism, after auditing classes between 2010-11, NY, NY
• First French Video Producer at the Associated Press' Washington DC bureau
• First French National Press Foundation Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellow, Washington DC
• First French Producer at NBC's Meet the Press, Washington DC
• First French Producer at Huff Post Live, NY, NY
• First French Video Producer at Daily Mail US, NY, NY
• First French Video Producer at Reuters.TV, NY, NY
• First French Video Journalist at BuzzFeed News, NY, NY
• First French Video Producer at Quartz News, NY, NY
• First French Video Producer (freelance) at The Wall Street Journal, NY, NY
• First French Video Producer (freelance) at Population Reference Bureau, Washington DC
• First French Video Producer at Reuters Video News, Explainers Team, NY, NY
• First French Reporter/Producer at Albany Times Union, Brooklyn Bureau, NY, NY
• First French Development Consultant at Spacestation, NY, NY
• First French Video Producer at AJ PLUS America, based remotely in the US (Nouvelle Orleans, LA and NY, NY)
• First French National Press Foundation Reporting Fellow learning to report on opioids and addiction, Washington DC and NY, NY

FUN FACT: While living in my home town of Paris, I appeared in Mésrine: L'ennemi public n°1 with Vincent Cassel.