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

Sandra Bertram Grant Ph.D.

Sandra Bertram Grant, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Counseling Psychology at the University of Denver. Her research focuses on exploring strategies and interventions that will promote academic success and student retention, as well as increased representation of Latina/os in leadership roles.

Delma Ramos, Ph.D.

Delma Ramos, Ph.D. (ella, she, her) serves as Associate Professor of Higher Education in the Teacher Education and Higher Education Department at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG). 

Adalyn Hixson

Diana Saenger began reviewing entertainment in 1985 for a San Diego newspaper and quickly watched her coverage of film, books, music and home entertainment products expand to other newspapers and magazines. An award winning journalist, Diana has won numerous awards with California Media Professionals, San Diego Press Club and the National Federation of Press Women. Diana is past president of So. California Media Professionals, past president and treasurer of the San Diego Film Critic’s Society, member of Alliance of Women Film Journalists and the author of Everyone Wants My Job: the ABC's of Entertainment Writing.

Kiara Medina, B. A.

Kiara Medina is a graduate student at Pace University in the Communication Sciences and Disorders program. She holds a bachelor's degree from Brooklyn College. Kiara is interested in how mentorship may benefit marginalized students. 

Linda Carozza, Ph.D.

Dr. Linda Carozza, PhD, CCC-SLP is a faculty in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Pace University and also holds a faculty appointment at NYU Langone Health. She is an active clinician-researcher with extensive experience in adult neurogenic communication disorders. Carozza’s original research reported on the breakdown of language retrieval in individuals with dementia of the Alzheimer’s type.  Dr Carozza’s additional studies include works on quality of life approaches to improving communication, 3 books in speech-language pathology and many related chapters and articles.

Kristen Bombel

Kristen Bombel serves as the Communications Coordinator at Felician University.

Elsa Camargo, Ph.D.

Elsa Camargo, Ph.D., (ella, her, her) is an Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington.   

Cristina Sanz

Cristina Sanz (Lic. Universitat de Barcelona, PhD UIUC) is Professor/Catedrática of Spanish & Applied Linguistics at Georgetown University, where she directs the Intensive and School of Foreign Service Spanish Programs and the Barcelona Summer Program. She also served as Chair of the Department of Spanish & Portuguese. 

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.

Raul Gutierrez

Raúl D. Gutiérrez is Professor and Chair of Latinx Studies and Spanish at Holyoke Community College, where he also coordinates the Learning Communities Program. He received the 2020 Antonia Pantoja Award and was named HCC’s 2021 Marieb Chair for Teaching Excellence. 

Harikrishna Kundariya

Harikrishna Kundariya is a marketer, developer, IoT, Cloud & AWS savvy, co-founder and Director of eSparkBiz, a Software Development Company. His 14+ years of experience enable him to provide digital solutions to new start-ups based on IoT and SaaS applications.  

Melyssa Allen

Melyssa Allen is director of public relations at Meredith College, where she manages news, media relations, marketing writing, and social media functions in the Division of Marketing and Communications. She has more than two decades of experience in higher education communication.

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