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

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.  

Dr. Karen A. Stout

Dr. Karen A. Stout has been president and CEO of Achieving the Dream since 2015. She is president emerita of Montgomery County Community College (PA).

Jamie Merisotis

Jamie Merisotis, an internationally recognized leader in higher education, human work, philanthropy, and public policy, has been Lumina Foundation’s president and CEO since 2008. He previously co-founded the Institute for Higher Education Policy. He is a Forbes contributor and authored two books, America Needs Talent and Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines.  

Pablo Quintela

Pablo Quintela is an Argentine industrial engineer. He was part of the CONAE (Argentine Space Agency) SAOCOM Project team from 2011 to 2021, where he was in charge of the Project Management Office (PMO). He currently works as a business consultant. Pablo Quintela es un ingeniero industrial argentino. Formó parte del equipo del proyecto SAOCOM de la agencia espacial argentina (CONAE) entre los años 2011 y 2021, a cargo de la Project Management Office (PMO). Actualmente se desempeña como consultor de negocios.

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.

Edgard Lopez

Edgard López is a marketing and communications executive specializing in branding, public relations, and audience engagement. As Marketing and Communications Director at Repertorio Español, he leads strategic campaigns that expand the reach of one of the nation’s leading Spanish-language theater companies through innovative digital initiatives and multicultural storytelling.

Roseilyn Guzman

Roseilyn Guzman (she/her/ella), serves as the Director of the Center for Latino Arts and Culture at Rutgers University. As a first-generation college graduate, she has dedicated herself to supporting students develop both personally and professionally during their collegiate years. With over a decade of experience in higher education, she combines her personal experiences with her professional expertise to increase access to resources and empower students to advocate for themselves.   

Jorge David Martinez

Jorge David Martínez is a prominent Dominican author, playwright, and community leader in Springfield, Massachusetts. As Founder of the 7 Arts Latino Foundation, he empowers the local Latino community through initiatives like the Springfield Latino Book Fair, youth poetry programs, and public art projects celebrating cultural heritage.  

Marta V. Martínez, PhD

Marta V. Martínez, PhD is the Executive Director and Founder of Rhode Island Latino Arts (RILA). A writer and cultural leader, she has dedicated nearly four decades to advancing Latino arts, oral history, and community-based cultural initiatives across Rhode Island.  

Abel R. Macias

Abel R. Macias is a PhD candidate in the Education for Social Justice program in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences at the University of San Diego. He also lectures in Chicana/o Studies at San Diego State University.

Edgar Beas, M.A

Edgar Beas, M.A. Graduate Officer and Mentor at the University of California, San Diego and doctoral student in Higher Education at CSU Fresno, focused on advancing access to Graduate Education and building STEM talent pipelines. eabeas@ucsd.edu 

Audrey Baca Lopez, Ed.D.

Dr. Audrey Baca Lopez (she/her) is a first-generation, Latina-mama-scholar, and tenured professor at Mt. San Jacinto College. She creates academic counter-spaces using anti-racist and culturally relevant practices in transfer level English courses to expose the hidden curriculum of academia.

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