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.

  • 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.  

  • Gustavo A. Mellander

    +50 articles

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

  • 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

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Sarah Elizabeth Bender

Sarah Elizabeth Bender is a writer and artist from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has a master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University, where she currently works as a Communications Coordinator for the University Libraries. She has been highlighting exciting programs and opportunities at NYU since 2019.  

Anna Kazumi Stahl

Anna Kazumi Stahl is the Site Director of NYU Buenos Aires and is Associated Faculty of the Gallatin School. Her PhD in Comparative Literature (UC Berkeley) focused on minority voices. Dr. Stahl is a published fiction writer in Spanish and a Board Member of the Fulbright Commission in Argentina.  

Cristóbal Rodríguez, PhD.

Cristóbal Rodríguez, PhD., is Associate Provost of Equity at Western Michigan University, Chair-elect, Board of Directors, American Association for Hispanics in Higher Education, and Commissioner, President Biden’s Advisory Commission for Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Hispanics.  

Madeline Pumariega

Madeline Pumariega is the first female president of Miami Dade College (MDC), one of the nation’s largest educational institutions. Prior to becoming MDC’s president, Pumariega was appointed the first female and Hispanic chancellor of the Florida College System (FCS). In 2019, Pumariega became the executive vice president and provost of Tallahassee Community College. In her current role, Pumariega has prioritized working with business partners to identify the skills needed by key industries and tailoring higher education programs to match those needs.   

John Arroyo

Doctoral Candidate, Department of Urban Studies and Planning,  MIT Research Fellow, Global Social Protections,  Weatherhead Center for International Affairs,  Harvard University

Jamaal Abdul-Alimn

Jamaal writes articles about higher education and chess. His articles have appeared in several national newspapers and magazines, including Education Week, The Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal and US News & World Report.  He attended Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and was a Spencer Education Journalism Fellow. He received an undergraduate degree in journalism at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. 

Dr. Angela Kersenbrock

Dr. Angela Kersenbrock is currently the president of the Community College Baccalaureate Association. An accomplished educator with experience at all levels of higher education, she retired after 34 years at Seminole State College in Florida. There, she was a tenured faculty member, department chair, dean, and associate vice president of the School of Business, Health, and Public Safety; she also led stakeholder partnerships to gain regional approval for baccalaureate degrees.       Angela holds a doctorate degree in Higher Education and Public Policy Studies and has a master’s in nursing. She has been involved with workforce education programs, having developed numerous degrees, certificates, and several baccalaureate programs, including business and information management, nursing, health sciences, and information systems. 

Kera Wanielista

Arturo Cázares

Arturo Cázares is the CEO of LBAN, a Silicon Valley-based non-profit that partners with Stanford to empower Latino entrepreneurship across the U.S. With his leadership, LBAN has become a thought leader in Latino entrepreneurship. Before LBAN, Cázares was a C-level executive with extensive experience scaling businesses, from building and leading teams at start-ups to leading multi-billion-dollar revenue organizations with thousands of employees worldwide. He has an Electrical Engineering degree from Stanford and an MBA from the Stanford GSB.

Idalia Nuñez

Idalia Nuñez is an Assistant Professor of Language and Literacy with an emphasis on bilingualism and bilingual education at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her research is focused on linguistic equity in bilingual classrooms serving students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Her work looks closely at Latinx bilingual students’ everyday language practices, experiences in and out of school spaces, and agency.    

Adriana Rodríguez

Adriana Rodriguez is the Vice President for Programs at Excelencia in Education. She leads the strategic direction and operations of the Programs team to ensure high-quality implementation of two major portfolios (Examples of Excelencia and Seal of Excelencia certification). Adriana has 20 years of experience in the non-profit education sector.   

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