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

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.  

R. Lennon Audrain

R. Lennon Audrain, PhD, is a researcher at Arizona State University and the executive board president of the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs.  

Julie Ferin

Julie Ferin, MEd, is the executive director of the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs.

Jenni Batchelder

Dra. Jenni Batchelder (she/ella) is a proud Chicana from San Antonio, TX. Jenni serves as the Director for the Arizona Science, Engineering, and Math Scholars (ASEMS) program at the University of Arizona. Her research interests involve the study of generativity (guiding the future of others) and leadership development for Latine college students and strengthening transfer student experiences in STEM.

Arthur Keiser

Arthur Keiser, Ph.D., co-founded Keiser University together with Evelyn Keiser in 1977, and is currently Chancellor. Keiser was originally appointed by former U. S. Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings to the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI), was reappointed twice, and in his third term, was elected Chairman. Dr. Keiser is a member of the Southern Regional Board of Education and served as Chairperson of both the Board of Directors of the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU) and the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology (ACCSCT). Dr. Keiser has also served as President of the Florida Association of Postsecondary Schools and Colleges (FAPSC). 

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’.  

Carmen Graciela Díaz

Carmen Graciela Díaz is a Puerto Rican journalist with more than 15 years of experience in writing and publishing in Spanish and English. With a decade of teaching experience, she is the Director of the Bilingual Journalism Program at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. Carmen Graciela is the author of “Huele a Bomba: la paradójica esencia del periodismo de Avance,” and she’s currently working on her second book to be published by Editora Educación Emergente.   

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.  

Latino Media Collaborative staff

Latino Media Collaborative staff  

Ricardo Stevan

Ricardo Stevan, Director of Communications at HOLA, is a multifaceted artist excelling in various fields. He holds a master’s degree in marketing and is the founder and director of Fábrica de Estrellas, an artistic company based in New York focusing on the production of musical theater and audiovisual shows. As a writer, he has published the book “Arcadia, la batalla de las Hadas” with Planeta Editorial in Spain. As a singer, he has recorded singles, commercials, and voiceovers, earning him a nomination for the 2023 Latin Grammy. In his roles as an actor and director, he has been involved in various theater, television, and film productions, as well as producing award-winning and recognized shows.

Alejandro Figliolo

Alejandro Figliolo es bailarín de tango, coreógrafo e instructor. Es también presidente de la “Fundación Cultura y Arte Popular.” Realizó sus estudios en la Universidad del Tango, ahora CETBA, en Buenos aires. Actuó en los teatros de Avenida Corrientes en Buenos Aires y recorrió el mundo con diferentes compañías de tango. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alejandro.figlio YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoBuio7OFsdrJqHNWCe7p6w IG: c.a.p.fundacion

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