This collection includes on-camera reporting samples from my time as a TV journalist, short-form video content created for digital platforms, and collaborative creative pieces developed to elevate brand presence. These projects demonstrate my ability to craft stories through visuals, voiceovers, pacing, and emotion.
The annual HIMSS Conference is always a whirlwind, but this year felt different. Between the uncertainty that accompanies a new administration, a rapidly changing regulatory landscape, and the buzz of new tech, one thing was clear: the intersection of care delivery and IT has reached an inflection point.
A lot is evolving—from the way clinicians access information to how organizations manage security risks. For those who weren’t there, here’s what really stood out to us at HIMSS 2025.
ViVE is an annual digital health conference that brings together leaders in the healthcare space, from policymakers to the patient community, with a goal of increasing visibility and adoption of new technologies to improve and secure healthcare.
Despite delays and canceled flights, we weathered the storm to make it ViVE where the conversations centered around how healthcare is still caught in a storm of its own.
LUBBOCK, Texas — A Midland man celebrated his 60th birthday by doing his favorite thing this week — running, and running far. Nopporn ‘Popcorn’ Leonard ran 60 miles on his 60th birthday while raising money for an important cause inspired by the pandemic.
“I just feel like I need to do my part giving back to the community,” said Leonard.
Leonard has raced in two marathons a year since he was 38-years-old. However, when the pandemic hit, that wasn’t possible.
“I was training for Boston Marathon and it got canceled due to Coronavirus, of course,” said Leonard. “So I was looking for something to do after that.”
He saw on the news that there was a long line at his local food bank right at the start of the pandemic. Realizing how big that need was, he decided to do something to give back.
“So I was like, Well, you know what? So my birthday, eight days before my birthday, I decided I’m gonna run 59 miles and try to collect money for West Texas Food Bank,” said Leonard.
Read the full article on everythinglubbock.com, published April 15, 2021.
Amy Koczera: Strategic Writer & Storyteller 