Kresensia Kurniawati Mala Pasa is using her Community College Initiative (CCI) Program grant to study media at Sinclair Community College, focusing on digital media, journalism, and communications.

She earned her bachelor’s degree in physics education from Universitas Nusa Cendana, Kupang.

Kresensia works as a reporter at TribunPapuaBarat.com in Manokwari, West Papua.