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Originally from Southern California, I have worked as a freelance journalist in the United States and a media development professional in the Americas at Internews Network. I received my B.A. in Political Science and Hispanic Studies from Davidson College, where I served as Editor-in-Chief of the student newspaper. I have conducted two reporting fellowships with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and written weekly for the local newsletter 730DC. After working for three years in Washington, D.C., I am now pursuing an MSc in Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science. My work focuses on the intersection of media, technology, language access, human rights, public health, migration, and mis/disinformation.

LatAm Journalism Review by the Knight Center •

Researchers observe heightened disinformation as sociopolitical conflict shapes local communities across Bolivia, El Salvador and Peru

Across Bolivia, El Salvador and Peru, the spread of disinformation has disproportionately impacted marginalized communities amidst sociopolitical conflict in recent years. Few initiatives have examined the ways in which disinformation spreads in local communities outside of capital cities, many of which lack access to diverse media outlets, reliable Internet connectivity or information in native languages.
Information Saves Lives | Internews •

Co-Designing Inclusive Health Communications Approaches in Colombia  - Information Saves Lives | Internews

Sinergias, a Colombian non-governmental organization focused on social development, public health, and human rights, has partnered with Internews in South America since 2020. In the following interview, Juliana Jaimes, a member of Sinergias’ communications team, and Valentina Riveros, the organization’s Communications Network Coordinator, share more about their efforts to support community mental health, protect journalists facing attacks, and build dialogue between ancestral and Western medicin...
Civil Eats •

Immokalee’s Farmworkers Strive for Food Sovereignty

Although Vasquez handled food every day for work, she couldn’t afford to buy groceries. Instead, she began exchanging food with friends and learning about Immokalee’s community-based resources through word of mouth.Immokalee is known as the tomato capital of the United States, yet 28 percent of the town’s 24,500 residents—the majority migrant farmworkers from Central America, Mexico, and Haiti—live below the federal poverty line and without easy access to healthy foods. This poverty rate is more...
Pulitzer Center •

Community Care Sustains Immokalee’s Migrant Farmworkers

Immokalee’s majority-Central American, Mexican, and Haitian farmworker community of 24,557 people produces 90% of domestic tomatoes each winter, yet socio-economic, legal, and linguistic barriers limit their access to adequate health care. The nearest hospital is 45 minutes away, and community members often lack transportation to reach clinics in town. Some migrants travel seasonally to follow the crops, and many residents live in cramped and molding trailers.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Im...
PBS SoCal •

Salton Sea Policy-Making Excludes Vulnerable Purépecha Community Members

Meriguildo Ortiz migrated to the Eastern Coachella Valley from Michoacán, Mexico just over 30 years ago. Like the majority of Purépecha immigrants — indigenous to the southwestern region of Michoacán — he works in agricultural fields, picking citrus each day. Now, Ortiz lives in North Shore with his wife and four children, volunteering as a community leader to support approximately 30 Purépecha families in North Shore and 50 families in Mecca.Residing less than a mile from the Salton Sea, Purépe...
The American Prospect •

Challenging Georgia on Latino Voting Rights

Sergio Botello immigrated to Hall County, Georgia, from Mexico almost 30 years ago and recently became a citizen. His English is limited, and so when he was finally able to register to vote, he feared making unintentional mistakes that might attract the attention of county voting officials. He could not find sample ballots in Spanish, and he also lacked information about the issues and the candidates in his native language. But a few years ago, Botello moved to Gwinnett County, about 30 minutes...