▁reporting ▁has ▁taken ▁view ers ▁to ▁the ▁front - lines ▁of ▁California ' s ▁dev ast ating ▁wild f ires , ▁given ▁voice ▁to ▁the ▁aff lic ted ▁and ▁shut - down ▁consumer ▁sc ams . ▁Most ▁not ably , ▁Steph anie ▁covered ▁President ▁Trump ' s ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁tour ▁of ▁Northern ▁California ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Press ▁Pool . ▁▁ ▁Lin ▁is ▁also ▁Miss ▁Asian ▁America ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁and ▁is ▁recognized ▁by ▁Girls ▁in ▁Te ch ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁Under ▁ 4 0 ▁Women ▁in ▁Te ch . ▁ ▁Career ▁and ▁education ▁▁ ▁Lin ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Mountain ▁View , ▁California ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 8 , ▁the ▁oldest ▁of ▁three ▁sib lings . ▁Lin ▁received ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁Mass ▁Communic ations ▁and ▁Minor ▁in ▁Chinese ▁from ▁U C ▁Ber keley ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Lin ▁is ▁a ▁two ▁time ▁recip ient ▁of ▁The ▁Cal ▁Al umn i ▁Le ad ership ▁Award , ▁a ▁mer it - based ▁scholar ship ▁that ▁recogn izes ▁U C ▁Ber keley ▁students ▁who ▁demonstrate ▁innov ative , ▁initi ative - dri ven ▁leadership ▁impact ing ▁their ▁academic , ▁work ▁or ▁community ▁environments . ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁news ▁▁ ▁While ▁reporting ▁in ▁Ch ico , ▁California ▁with ▁K H SL - TV , ▁Lin ▁covered ▁the ▁dead ly ▁Car r ▁and ▁Camp ▁wild f ires , ▁and ▁President ▁Donald ▁Trump ' s ▁tour ▁of ▁Northern ▁California ▁with ▁California