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

Katherine Powers

Katherine Powers, Cal State Fullerton professor of music and principal investigator of Project upGRADS, has supported Latinx and underrepresented graduate students as the principal investigator on four Department of Education Hispanic-Serving Institution grants. Her work has been acknowledged through several university awards.

Pablo Gutierrez

Pablo Gutierrez is a doctoral student at California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB). An immigrant from Mexico, he works as an International Admissions Evaluator and Recruiter at CSUSB, advocating for equitable access to higher education for underrepresented communities. He is driven by a belief that education transforms lives, breaks barriers, and creates opportunities to build a more inclusive and equitable world.

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.

Sanjuana Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Dr. Sanjuana Rodriguez is an Associate Professor of Reading and Literacy Education and Co-Director of the Academy for Language and Literacy at Kennesaw State University. Her research interests include early literacy development of culturally and linguistically diverse students, diverse children’s literature, and the experiences of Latinx pre-and in-service teachers.  

Dr. Barry Garside

Dr. Barry Garside is the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs at Nashua Community College and specializes in matters pertaining to accreditation, strategic planning, and the assessment of student learning. He holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in mathematics and a doctorate in education from Maryville University.

Yaneth Guillén-Diaz

Yaneth Guillén-Diaz is the executive director of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists.  

The University of Guadalajara Foundation, USA staff

The University of Guadalajara Foundation, USA staff  

David G. Ortiz, Ph.D.

David G. Ortiz is Associate Professor and Department Head of Sociology, as well as Inaugural Faculty Fellow for the Center for Latin American and Border Studies (CLABS) at New Mexico State University. He was born in Mexico City and served as international observer in elections throughout Latin America with Alianza Cívica and President Jimmy Carter.  

Tony Payan, Ph.D.

Tony Payan, Ph.D., is the director of the Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. He is also a professor of social sciences at the Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez. His main lines of research are related to issues that affect the U.S.-Mexico border and binational relations. He is the author, co-author, and editor of nearly twenty books on issues that affect the binational relationship, as well as of numerous book chapters and academic articles. To learn more about the Center, visit https://www.bakerinstitute.org/center/center-us-and-mexico.   

Magdalena Martinez, Ph.D.

Magdalena Martinez is an associate professor at Rowan University in New Jersey. Prior to her academic position, she served as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs for the state of Nevada, where she worked closely with college and university presidents on policy, equity, and access issues.   

Melissa L. Freeman, Ph.D

Melissa L. Freeman, Ph.D., is the Chair of the Educational Leadership Department and LEAD program. She is also the founding director of the HEAL program where she secured a nearly $300K grant from the US Department of Education, FIPSE fund to provide the seed money to start the program in 2009.  She also served as a Project Director on the Title V PPOHA grant from 2014 to 2020. Dr. Freeman has presented and authored numerous presentations and publications related to Latino/a Student Success including her co-edited monograph “College Completion for Latino/a Students: Institutional and System Approaches” in New Directions for Higher Education.  

Curtis L. Garcia, Ph.D

Curtis L. Garcia, Ph.D., is a Professor and Director of the School of Education. Dr. Garcia joined the faculty of Adams State in 2014 and has served as project director a number of federal and state grants - totaling more than $7M focused on teacher recruitment, retention and quality. He also founded Project SERVE, a program aimed at supporting early recruitment of diverse educators in southern Colorado. Dr. Garcia’s research focuses on teacher mentoring and evaluation, issues in rural education, and issues related to multicultural education and equity in schools.   

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