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

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.

Ellen Alderton

Ellen Alderton, a development associate for Hispanic Access Foundation, is passionate about supporting underserved communities. She has worked for the Bretton Woods Committee, the United Nations, Hispanic Radio Network, and the Peace Corps.

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 

Quetzal Flores-Ramirez, MD/PhD

Quetzal Flores-Ramirez, MD/PhD student at the University of California, San Diego, serves as a mentor to undergraduate and post-baccalaureate students pursuing higher education in STEM. qfloresramirez@ucsd.edu

Lynette E. Orellana Feliciano

La Dra. Lynette E. Orellana Feliciano es Profesora del Programa de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y actual Decana y Directora Interina del Colegio de Ciencias Agrícolas de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez. Cuenta con un doctorado en Ciencia de Alimentos (énfasis en Microbiología de Alimentos) de Washington State University, así como una maestría en Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos y un bachillerato en Microbiología del sistema UPR. Desde su ingreso al recinto en 2004, ha desarrollado una trayectoria sólida en docencia, investigación y administración académica, destacándose en la formación de estudiantes graduados, investigación y el desarrollo de programas académicos en el Colegio. Dr. Lynette E. Orellana Feliciano is a Professor in the Food Science and Technology Program and currently serves as Interim Dean and Director of the College of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez. She holds a Ph.D. in Food Science, with an emphasis in Food Microbiology, from Washington State University, as well as a master’s degree in Food Science and Technology and a bachelor’s degree in Microbiology from the University of Puerto Rico system. Since joining the campus in 2004, she has built a strong career in teaching, research, and academic administration, standing out for her graduate student mentorship, research contributions, and leadership in developing academic programs within the College.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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