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Gary Stern, a contributing writer for HO has written hundreds of articles that have appeared in such leading publications as The Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, USA Weekend, Crain's New York Business, Electronic Business, and Tennis.
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Frank DiMaria is a freelance writer living South Carolina. When he’s not writing he teaches computer science and digital literacy in a middle school in Fort Mill.
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Whether the subject is health care or movies, women's issues or trends in television, Mary Ann has written about it or spoken about it. She is the author of more than 100 book projects including “Natural Cures for Common Diseases,” “101 Ways to Pamper Yourself,” and "Easy Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol." She was a nationally syndicated columnist for 30 years and contributing writer to an eclectic group of magazines including Hispanic Outlook, Women's World, Television Week, GRAND Magazine, Boxoffice Magazine, Looking Good Now Magazine, and American Media Special Magazines.
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Dr. Mellander was a university dean for 15 years and a college president for 20.
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Peggy (Dr. Margaret) Sands Orchowski Ph.D. has been the credentialed Congressional Correspondent for the Hispanic Outlook on Higher Education magazine in Washington DC since 2006. Her new book “The Law That Changed the Face of America: the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965” was published by Rowman & Littlefield in September in time for the 50th anniversary of its signing.
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Enrique Del Risco Arrocha, also known as Enrisco, was born in Havana, Cuba, in 1967. He has a degree in History from the University of Havana and a doctorate in Latin American Literature from New York University (NYU), where he currently works. as a teacher in the department of Spanish and Portuguese. He was a finalist for the Cintas Foundation Fellowship for Creative Writing -for the project “Trilogía cubana del Hudson” (2011), and has received the following awards: Prize of the Contest Trece de Marzo 1993, Prize of Short Story magazine “Revolución y Cultura” 1994, Villa Awards de Madrid 1996 and V Ibero-American Cortes de Cádiz Award 2008, for the works: Shrunken Works (1992), Loss and recovery of innocence (1994), Crocodile tears (1998), Leve Historia de Cuba (2007), and ¿Qué Will they think of us in Japan? (2008).
Serafín M. Coronel-Molina is a Full Professor of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education at Indiana University, Director of CLACS, and Head Coordinator of the Global Indigenous Studies Network within the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University.
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Christina D. Abreu is an associate professor of history and director of the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies at Northern Illinois University. She published Rhythms of Race: Cuban Musicians and the Making of Latino New York City and Miami, 1940-1960, in 2015 with the University of North Carolina Press.
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Eric Breier is the interim assistant director of editorial and external affairs for the University Communications office at California State University San Marcos. He writes for the university’s website, magazine and email newsletter. Before joining CSUSM, he spent two decades as a newspaper editor and reporter.
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David A. Fuentes is associate dean and professor of teacher education in the College of Education at William Paterson University. He serves as Principal Investigator and Inaugural recipient of the United States Department of Education’s $1.6 million Augustus F. Hawkins Award. He also serves as Project Director for the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development $564,000 GAINS award supporting Apprentices enrolled in Teacher Registered Apprenticeship (T-RAP) at WP. He is a member of the Board of Directors at the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) and the 2024 AAHHE recipient of the Mildred Garcia Founders Award.
Amy Ginsberg joined William Paterson University of New Jersey as dean of the College of Education in 2018, after over twenty years at Long Island University in Brooklyn, New York, where she had served as Dean of the School of Education, associate dean, department chair, and tenured faculty member. A licensed psychologist, Dean Ginsberg has focused her clinical work on developmental issues of young adulthood, identity development throughout the lifespan, and adjustment to disability. Dean Ginsberg has been awarded numerous federal, state and foundation grants and awards.
Matt Frey is the Director of Media Relations at Mount Saint Mary College and has worked at the institution for 12 years. He is a proud alumnus of the Mount as well, for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Pablo Gutierrez is a doctoral student at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB). An immigrant from Mexico, he works as an International Admissions Evaluator and Recruiter at CSUSB, advocating for equitable access to higher education for underrepresented communities. He is driven by a belief that education transforms lives, breaks barriers, and creates opportunities to build a more inclusive and equitable world.
Katherine Powers, Cal State Fullerton professor of music and principal investigator of Project upGRADS, has supported Latinx and underrepresented graduate students as the principal investigator on four Department of Education Hispanic-Serving Institution grants. Her work has been acknowledged through several university awards.
