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

Nicolás Kanellos, Ph.D.

Nicolás Kanellos, Ph. D., Brown Foundation Professor of Hispanic Studies, is the founder and emeritus director of Arte Público Press and Recovering the US Hispanic Literary Heritage. He is a member of two national academies of the Spanish language and was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2024.

Luis Santos-Rivas

Luis Santos-Rivas is director of the Latino Resource Center at NIU, where he leads initiatives focused on student belonging, retention and leadership development. With more than a decade of experience in higher education, he advocates for equitable access and culturally responsive support for Latinx and first-generation college students.  

Margarite Reinert

Margarite Reinert, LMSW, studied social work and criminal justice at the University of South Dakota and earned her master’s in social work at the University of Iowa. She teaches social work and researches trauma-informed practice and social justice. She serves on and is actively involved in university and community initiatives advancing social justice, education, and community well-being in Siouxland.

Kevin Prehn

Kevin Prehn is president of Concorde Career Colleges, where he leads a dedicated team across eight states, preparing tomorrow’s healthcare professionals for diverse, in-demand careers. Kevin’s transformative leadership recently secured Concorde the prestigious 2023 School of the Year recognition from the California Association of Private Postsecondary Schools.  

Dr. Maria Harper-Marinick

As Executive Director of the program, Dr. Harper-Marinick is a leader in higher education and a strong advocate for equitable access to opportunity through education. She is a Senior Fellow with the Aspen Institute, Chair of the Board of UnidosUS, and Past Chair of the Board of Excelencia in Education.  

Richard Bueno Hudson, Ph. D.

Richard Bueno Hudson, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Instituto Cervantes. https://www.cervantes.es/sobre_instituto_cervantes/cv_richard_bueno_hudson.htm

Tony Payan, Ph.D.

Tony Payan, Ph.D., is the director of the Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. He is also a professor of social sciences at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. His main lines of research are related to issues that affect the U.S.-Mexico border and binational relations. He is the author, co-author, and editor of nearly twenty books on issues that affect the binational relationship, as well as of numerous book chapters and academic articles. To learn more about the Center, visit https://www.bakerinstitute.org/center/center-us-and-mexico.   

Anne-Marie Núñez, Ph.D.

  Inaugural Executive Director, Diana Natalicio Institute for Hispanic Student Success Distinguished Centennial Professor in Educational Leadership and Foundations The University of Texas at El Paso.

Gisela Angulo-Avellaneda

Gisela Angulo-Avellaneda is the Marketing and Communications Lead at the Hispanic Foundation of Silicon Valley. Originally from Colombia, she champions empowerment, particularly among immigrant women, drawing from her upbringing steeped in advocacy and a commitment to community upliftment.  

Jennifer C. Monroy

Jenni is a first-generation Guatemalan American and international education practitioner who completed a Fulbright in Romania (2021-2022). Her career and doctoral studies are dedicated to enhancing cultural immersion opportunities and access for college students, especially those from historically marginalized groups. 

Brittney Lewer

Brittney Lewer is the Education Programs Manager at Hyde Square Task Force. They are an educator with more than a decade of experience in teaching, research, and program design. A proud first-generation college student, Brittney recently earned their Ph.D. in the History of Education.

Cheryl A. Rice

Cheryl A. Rice's work has appeared in Baltimore Review, Chronogram, Florida Review, Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education, Home Planet News, Hudson Valley Life, Kingston and Woodstock Times, Mangrove, Metroland, Poughkeepsie Journal, The Temple, Tri-County Woman, and in the anthologies Wildflowers, Vol. II (2002: Shivastan Publishing), Riverine (2007: Codhill Press) and For Enid, With Love (2010: NYQuarterly). She attended SUNY New Paltz and the University at Albany, and has studied with the poets Joan Murray, Maria Mazziotti Gillan and Sharon Olds. She lives in the Hudson Valley.  

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