Meet our writers

We are an extended family and we take advantage of opportunities to work together.

  • Gary M. Stern

    +60 articles

    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. 

  • Frank DiMaria

    +60 articles

    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.

  • Gustavo A. Mellander

    +50 articles

    Dr. Mellander was a university dean for 15 years and a college president for 20.

  • Mary Ann Cooper

    +50 articles

    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.  

  • Peggy Sands Orchowski

    +40 articles

    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.

  • Enrique Del Risco

    +40 articles

    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).

All our writers

Marta V. Martínez, PhD

Marta V. Martínez, PhD is the Executive Director and Founder of Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA). A writer and cultural leader, she has dedicated nearly four decades to advancing Latino arts, oral history, and community-based cultural initiatives across Rhode Island.  

Jorge David Martinez

Jorge David Martínez is a prominent Dominican author, playwright, and community leader in Springfield, Massachusetts. As Founder of the 7 Arts Latino Foundation, he empowers the local Latino community through initiatives like the Springfield Latino Book Fair, youth poetry programs, and public art projects celebrating cultural heritage.  

Roseilyn Guzman

Roseilyn Guzman (she/her/ella), serves as the Director of the Center for Latino Arts and Culture at Rutgers University. As a first-generation college graduate, she has dedicated herself to supporting students develop both personally and professionally during their collegiate years. With over a decade of experience in higher education, she combines her personal experiences with her professional expertise to increase access to resources and empower students to advocate for themselves.   

Edgard Lopez

Edgard López is a marketing and communications executive specializing in branding, public relations, and audience engagement. As Marketing and Communications Director at Repertorio Español, he leads strategic campaigns that expand the reach of one of the nation’s leading Spanish-language theater companies through innovative digital initiatives and multicultural storytelling.

Teresita Paniagua

Tere Paniagua is Executive Director of the Office of Cultural Engagement for the Hispanic Community at Syracuse University, where she leads La Casita Cultural Center and Punto de Contacto/Point of Contact, two university-sponsored arts and cultural centers. With more than two decades of experience in nonprofit and university leadership, she develops programs that connect higher education, the arts, and community engagement. Paniagua is committed to fostering cross-cultural dialogue, experiential learning, and community partnerships that amplify Latino voices in Central New York. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of WCNY/PBS.

Krista DeAngelis

Linda Morales

Linda has worked and served in higher education as an administrator and faculty member in the areas compliance, diversity and social justice for more than twenty-five years. She currently teaches an undergraduate nutrition course called Elements of Nutrition for the University of Maryland University College, Natural Science Division, where she has been an Adjunct Associate Professor since 2009. She also works with educators, families and communities on how to reach their health goals; stress reduction, restoring their health, and bring focus, resilience and equanimity back into their lives.  

Lidia V. Tuttle

Lidia V. Tuttle, Ed.D., is deputy director of the School of International and Public Affairs at Florida International University.

Mark B. Rosenberg

Dr. Rosenberg has served as the fifth president of FIU since August 2009. A political scientist specializing in Latin America, Dr. Rosenberg is the first FIU faculty member to ascend to the university’s presidency. Under his leadership as president, FIU has increased enrollment to almost 56,000 students, improved graduation rates by nearly 13% and hired over 500 new faculty. Dr. Rosenberg’s academic career began at FIU in 1976 as an assistant professor of political science. In 1979, he founded the FIU Latin American and Caribbean Center, which today is one of the nation’s premier federally-supported research and teaching centers focusing on the region. 

Marilyn Gilroy

Mark Blankenship

Melissa Campbell

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