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

    +60 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

Michelle Soto-Peña

Dr. Michelle Soto-Peña Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Herwork focuses on teacher preparation, education policy, pedagogy, and program design related to bilingualeducation from birth through higher education. Her areas of expertise include culturally and linguistically sustaining pedagogies within bilingual and multilingual educational contexts.

Giselle Navarro-Cruz

Dr. Giselle Navarro-Cruz Ph.D. is a Professor of Early Childhood Studies at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. Her research, teaching, and advocacy center on supporting student parents, strengthening multilingual education, and advancing infant-parent mental health.

Arturo Agüero

Arturo Agüero is Director of Education and Public Programs at El Museo del Barrio. A former bilingual teacher, he brings experience in museum education, libraries, and publishing, creating inclusive learning experiences that connect art, history, and culture with diverse communities.

Luis G. Van Fossen Bravo

Luis G. Van Fossen Bravo is Associate Director of the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Pittsburgh, where he has worked since 2000. His work focuses on academic programming, international partnerships, and engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean. He is completing an Ed.D. in Higher Education Management.

Trinidad Mendoza

Trinidad Mendoza serves as Director of the College Enrichment Program at the University of New Mexico. Born in Chihuahua, Mexico and raised in a farm working family in the rural community of Hatch, New Mexico, he is a first-generation college graduate who brings more than 20 years of university experience to advancing college access, student connection, and persistence toward graduation.

Jesús Torres

Jesús Torres is the Puerto Rican-born Founder and President of La Promesa Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding educational opportunities for Hispanic and Latino students in Southwestern Pennsylvania. After moving to the mainland United States alone during high school to pursue basketball and education, he earned an accounting degree from Penn State and became a Certified Public Accountant.

Robert Garcia

Dr. Robert Garcia serves as a research associate, lecturer and program director at the University of Colorado’s BUENO Center for Multicultural Education. His work spans educational research, program development and postsecondary success initiatives for migrant students and culturally and linguistically diverse populations. 

Feliza Ortiz-Licon

Dr. Feliza Ortiz-Licon is Executive Vice President at the Campaign for College Opportunity and a nationallyrecognized education equity leader. The proud daughter of Mexican immigrants, she has spent 25 yearsadvancing policies that expand opportunity for Latinx students, immigrant students, multilingual learners, and other underserved communities.

Loreno Jameson

Loreno Jameson serves as President of the Barrientos Scholarship Foundation (BSF), leading efforts to expand educational opportunities for Latino students. A long‑time advocate for equity and community leadership, he is dedicated to developing and strengthening the programs that help students succeed in college, career, and life.    

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.

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