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

Verónica Aguilera Sánchez

Verónica Aguilera Sánchez is a communications expert and SLCC alumni who creates effective communication strategies to connect with different audiences. She is dedicated to promoting positive change and helping Salt Lake Community College succeed through innovative, inviting, and empowering methods.

Adriana Angel, PhD

Adriana Angel, PhD in Communication Studies is the Associate Director of Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison

Matt Frey

Matt Frey is the Director of Media Relations at Mount Saint Mary College and has worked at the institution for 12 years. He is a proud alumnus of the Mount as well, for both his undergraduate and graduate degrees.

JoAnn Trejo

JoAnn Trejo, PhD, MBA, is a professor and senior assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Faculty Affairs at UC San Diego. She leads several NIH-funded programs and is a highly  recognized leader for her work embracing mentorship and effective strategies to enhance faculty career development and inclusive excellence. She was elected as Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology, and included among the 100 Inspiring Hispanic / Latinx Scientists in America and in the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Trejo is a first-generation Mexican American scientist who received her PhD and MBA at UC San Diego and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at UC San Francisco.  

James M. Córdova, Ph.D.

James M. Córdova, Associate Professor of Art History at the University of Colorado Boulder, wrote The Art of Professing in Bourbon Mexico (2014). The Fulbright Commission, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and Center for Advanced Study of the Visual Arts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, have supported his research.  

Dr. Amelia J. Dietrich

Dr. Amelia J. Dietrich is the Senior Director for Research and Publications at The Forum on Education Abroad, leading research initiatives and supporting publication of scholarship on maximizing the positive impact of education abroad for students, institutions, and communities. Previously, Amelia taught Spanish and linguistics at Penn State University. dietrica@forumea.org  

Dr. Mary Jo Parker

Dr. Mary Jo Parker is faculty in the Natural Sciences department at the University of Houston-Downtown and Executive Director - Scholars Academy, a unit in the College of Sciences & Technology that supports STEM majors through scholarships, a mentoring system, broadening experiences, and professional assimilation experiences. She brings experience in curriculum development, leadership at K-12 to higher education, and online instruction.   

Sariah Chabarria

Sariah Chabarria is a student at Mesa Community College where she is working towards becoming an elementary level teacher. She will transfer to Rio Salado College in August 2024.  

Taiese Bingham-Hickman

Dr. Taiese Bingham-Hickman, M.S., M.B.A., Ph.D., is The Executive Director of The Leadership Alliance and an alumna of the Summer Research Early Identification Program (SR-EIP). After participating in the SR-EIP, she earned both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from New York University and completed her M.B.A at Northeastern University.  

Rosalinda Godinez, Ph.D.

Dr. Godinez is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Cleveland State University in the Center for Urban Education. She received her Ph.D. in Social and Cultural Studies at the Graduate School of Education at UC Berkeley. As an educational ethnographer, her research is deeply rooted in social justice orientations, lived experiences, and her desire to establish collaborative partnerships that honor people’s everyday lives and education practices of community, movement, and imagination.

LeAnne Salazar Montoya, Ph.D.

Dr. LeAnne Salazar Montoya is an assistant professor, researcher, and author at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, specializing in educational leadership and policy. With a focus on equity and social justice, her work empowers leaders to foster inclusive, transformative educational practices and promote systemic change.

Kathleen Brunet

Kathleen Brunet

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