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

Mariah Solis

Mariah Solis is a Tejano currently working in Washington, D.C., at the National Hispanic Medical Association through the nonprofit’s internship program. She is studying media and communications and minoring in politics and sociology at The Catholic University of America (CUA). Previously, she has written for the National Education Association about school resources and solutions to mental health issues. She works on accurate media representation for the Latino and LGBTQIA+ community as the 130th editor-in-chief of The Tower, CUA’s student newspaper, and vice president of CUAllies, the underground LGBTQIA+ campus organization. Solis has been the recipient of the 2023 Media Fellows Scholarship by the Washington Media Scholars Foundation and the Hector Mendez Scholarship issued by the Puerto Rican Heritage Society. 

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.

JoAnn Trejo

JoAnn Trejo, PhD, MBA, is a professor and senior assistant Vice Chancellor for Health Sciences Faculty Affairs at UC San Diego. She leads several NIH-funded programs and is a highly  recognized leader for her work embracing mentorship and effective strategies to enhance faculty career development and inclusive excellence. She was elected as Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology, and included among the 100 Inspiring Hispanic / Latinx Scientists in America and in the National Academy of Medicine. Dr. Trejo is a first-generation Mexican American scientist who received her PhD and MBA at UC San Diego and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at UC San Francisco.  

Dr. Adrianna Nava

Dr. Nava is an Applied Research Scientist at the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), and 2021-2024 President of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN). Dr. Nava earned her MPA from Harvard University, a PhD from the University of Massachusetts Boston, an MSN from the University of Pennsylvania, and a BSN from Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing.  

Serafín M. Coronel-Molina

Serafín M. Coronel-Molina is a Full Professor of Literacy, Culture, and Language Education at Indiana University, Director of CLACS, and Head Coordinator of the Global Indigenous Studies Network within the Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies at Indiana University.   

Eric Breier

Eric Breier is the interim assistant director of editorial and external affairs for the University Communications office at California State University San Marcos. He writes for the university’s website, magazine and email newsletter. Before joining CSUSM, he spent two decades as a newspaper editor and reporter.  

Kevin Jimenez

Kevin Jimenez  

Dr. Christina Abreu

Christina D. Abreu is an associate professor of history and director of the Center for Latino and Latin American Studies at Northern Illinois University. She published Rhythms of Race: Cuban Musicians and the Making of Latino New York City and Miami, 1940-1960, in 2015 with the University of North Carolina Press.    

The Roger Thayer Stone Center for Latin American Studies staff

 The Roger Thayer Stone  Center for Latin American Studies staff

Carla Magri

Carla Magri joined the Columbia Global Center Santiago in May 2021, bringing over a decade of experience in corporate communications, research projects, and media. Throughout her career, she has specialized in creating compelling content and strategically positioning academic research and knowledge.Carla holds a BA in History, a master’s in journalism from UAI, and an MA in Global History with a regional focus on Latin America from Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin.

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.

Caleb González, PhD

Caleb González is an Assistant Professor of Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy at the University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley. His research focuses on first-year writing programs at Hispanic-Serving Institutions and emerging Hispanic-Serving Institutions.  

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