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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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.   

Jamshid Damooei, Ph.D.

Jamshid Damooei is a professor and director of the Economics Program, and executive director of the Center for Economics of Social Issues, at California Lutheran University. In the last 30 years, his research has been focused on the economics of social issues, what he calls ‘economic studies with a human face’.  

Serafín M. Coronel-Molina

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.   

Wilfrido Suárez-Meza

Dr. Wilfrido Suárez-Meza studied Business Administration in Mexico and later earned his master’s and doctorate in Spanish at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He teaches Spanish language and culture, researches Latino communities, and mentors students. He also serves on local boards supporting health, education, and community engagement in Siouxland.

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.  

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.  

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.  

Rocque Perez

Rocque Perez is a proud ‘first-gen’ from Southern Arizona. He is a communications manager in the Office of the Provost at Arizona State University, where he is responsible for positioning ASU’s designation as a Hispanic Serving Institution. He is also charged with an enterprise-wide ecosystem that supports practices and philosophies that generate greater outcomes of representation, a sense of belonging and success.

Julia Davis

Julia Davis is a Communications Associate at the University of Virginia School of Law.

Jennifer Rosenstein

Jennifer Rosenstein is the director of the Beekman Library on Pace University’s New York City campus.  She holds master’s degrees from Syracuse University and Teachers College, Columbia University.  She has also worked as a secondary school librarian and English teacher in the New York City public schools.

Bonne August

Dr. Bonne August has served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at New York City College of Technology since September 2006, having served as acting provost since February 2005. Previously, she was chair of the English Department and professor of English at Kingsborough Community College/CUNY, where she had been on the faculty since 1982. Her professional interests and publications include work on poetry, women writers, writing assessment, portfolio assessment, and faculty development. A member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Departments of English from 2006-2008, Dr. August served as its president for 2008. 

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