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

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.  

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.  

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.   

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.

Teresita Paniagua

Tere Paniagua is Executive Director of the Office of Cultural Engagement for the Hispanic Community at Syracuse University, where she leads La Casita Cultural Center and Punto de Contacto/Point of Contact, two university-sponsored arts and cultural centers. With more than two decades of experience in nonprofit and university leadership, she develops programs that connect higher education, the arts, and community engagement. Paniagua is committed to fostering cross-cultural dialogue, experiential learning, and community partnerships that amplify Latino voices in Central New York. She also serves on the Board of Trustees of WCNY/PBS.

Kinjal Nayak

Kinjal Nayak is a dentist and epidemiologist who bridges clinical care and advanced data analytics. She leverages predictive modeling and surveillance systems to uncover disease patterns and translate insights into innovative, evidence-based prevention strategies that improve population health outcomes.

John Michel

John Michel is a third-year graduate student at the Johns Hopkins M.D./Ph.D. Program and Johns Hopkins Biomedical Engineering Department. His research focuses on metastasis and senescence. He also serves as the Publications Chair for the National Latino Medical Student Association where he oversees all published work.    

Gualberto Muñoz

Gualberto Muñoz is a 4th year MD student at the Medical University of South Carolina. He is deeply passionate about Latina/o/x health equity, in particular the issue of Language Access and how patients with Low English Proficiency can receive equitable care. He currently serves as the National President of the Latino Medical Student Association.

Leo S. Morales

Leo S. Morales is a Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean with the Office for Healthcare Equity and Adjunct Professor of Public Health and Social Work at the University of Washington (UW). He serves as Co-Director of the Latino Center for Health, a multidisciplinary state-funded community-engaged research center at the University of Washington. Dr. Morales completed a residency in primary care internal medicine at the San Francisco General Hospital/UCSF and a general internal medicine fellowship at UCLA. His research focuses on Latino Health, racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in health, and the measurement of patient-reported outcomes in diverse communities. He has co-authored more than 100 peer-reviewed research articles. Dr. Morales is an attending physician at the Latinx Diabetes Clinic at the UW Medicine Diabetes Institute. In recognition of his efforts to improve the health of Washingtonians, he received the Washington State Public Health Association (WSPHA)’s 2023 Annual Secretary’s Award, and is also a recipient of a 2021 Washington State Medical Association Grassroots Advocate Award.

Dr. Gino Aisenberg

Dr. Gino Aisenberg, an associate professor at the University of Washington School of Social Work, is a bilingual/bicultural Latino mental health researcher. He is a founding co-director of the Latino Center for Health, established in 2014. Previously, he served as Associate Dean for Diversity and Student Affairs of the Graduate School from 2013-2019. Dr. Aisenberg is staunchly committed to addressing inequities in access to and utilization of health and behavioral health services. His primary research interest focuses on the delivery and dissemination of an innovative training and treatment program providing evidence-based and culturally tailored depression care to Latinx adults via telephone. Undergraduate students and promotoras are trained and supervised to effectively deliver this manualized treatment.

Stephanie Huerta Alvarez

Stephanie Huerta Alvarez grew up in the small, rural farm town of Caruthers, California, in Fresno County within the San Joaquin Valley. She is an alumnus of the first UCSF Fresno Doctors Academy cohort at Caruthers High School. In 2016, she joined UCSF Fresno to support pathway development and now oversees the regional campus initiatives as the Manager and Principal Investigator for the Office of Health Career Pathways at UCSF Fresno. As a first-generation student and teen parent, she graduated from the UC Santa Cruz with a BS in Human Biology and  a minor in Latin American and Latino Studies, and became the first in her family to complete a graduate degree from UC Berkeley with a Master of Public Health (MPH). Stephanie’s personal and professional work experiences have shaped her efforts to identify and bridge the gaps in the K-16 health career pathway for future health professionals and increase educational attainment in rural and urban communities in the San Joaquin Valley.

Saira Cabrera

Saira Cabrera is communications manager for the UTRGV School of Medicine, where she tells stories that celebrate medical education, healthcare innovation and the communities shaping the future of healthcare. A bilingual communications professional, she believes the most powerful stories begin by listening.

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