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Andrés Pacheco-Girón

Andrés Pacheco-Girón is an audio producer and journalist based in New York City. Originally from Bogotá, his work has appeared in Today in Gay, Feet in 2 Worlds, WNYC, palabra by NAHJ, and Ballotpedia’s On The Ballot. Before moving to New York, he reported for major Colombian newsrooms including Mutante, Caracol Radio, Cuestión Pública, and La Silla Vacía. He holds an M.A. in Podcasting and Audio Reportage from NYU.

SAIDA PAGÁN

Saida Pagán is a Los Angeles-based freelance journalist. Born and raised in New York City, and of Puerto Rican heritage, Pagán has reported, anchored and produced for news organizations across the United States. She received a B.A. from the City University of New York and holds a master’s degree with distinction in Strategic Communication from National University. In 2024, Pagán also earned a certificate in Journalism and News Writing from New York University's School of Professional Studies. She is the winner of nearly a dozen recent Los Angeles Press Club-sponsored awards for entertainment journalism and has won several awards from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors for her work in government television. Pagán wrote and produced the 2023 documentary titled: "Main Street: The History of Transportation in Los Angeles" which was nominated for an Emmy Award and won a total of eight Golden Mike Awards or government TV awards. Pagan invites readers to follow her on LinkedIn and subscribe to her YouTube channel: “American Stories with Saida Pagan.”

JUAN PALOMO

Juan R. Palomo grew up in Crystal City, Texas and several Midwestern states. He studied at La Escuelita de Doña Herminia Sifuentes, the Crystal City schools, Southwest Texas Junior College, Texas State University and The American University in Washington. Palomo wrote news and opinion for La Otra Voz, The Hays County Citizen, The Houston Post, Austin American-Statesman and USA TODAY. He lives in Houston.

RICARDO J. PARTIDA

Ricardo J. Partida, a New York City-based photographer, filmmaker and educator, focuses on documentary work centered around capturing the complexities of immigrant families. Through his lens, he hopes to illuminate their stories, cultural heritage and the challenges they encounter. As an educator, Ricardo empowers aspiring storytellers, equipping them with skills to amplify their voices and share their unique narratives. His work aims to demonstrate the power of visual storytelling in fostering connections across diverse communities.

JULIETA PELCASTRE

Julieta Pelcastre is a journalist in Mexico with over 23 years of experience covering politics, migration, corruption, drug trafficking, and national security. Her work has been published by Journalists for Transparency, 100Reporters, the Los Angeles Post-Examiner, Diálogo-Americas, Mundo Hispánico and Ahora Sí.

LAURA PEÑA

Laura Peña is an immigration lawyer. She used to be an attorney for ICE, and once deported migrants. She has an amazing story to tell. Instead, her story today is about how she's been treated amid the American Dirt controversy by a publishing business with a lousy history of fostering literary voices from among emerging writers of color with great stories to tell.

Michelle Perez

Michelle Perez is an illustrator and designer based in Providence, Rhode Island. Raised across coasts of the United States, she grounds herself in the stories she’s carried with her along the way. Her art seeks to elevate meaningful narratives through bold linework and thoughtful compositions, bridging traditional and digital means of making.

Wendy Selene Pérez

Wendy Selene Pérez is a freelance journalist with a two-decade career spanning various media outlets in Mexico, Argentina, and the United States. Her work focuses on social justice, victims of violence, government accountability, transparency, and immigration. Wendy’s articles have been featured in El País, Gatopardo, Proceso, The Baffler, Vice, and Al Día Dallas/The Dallas Morning News. She has held positions such as bureau chief of CNN Mexico, editor of Domingo magazine (El Universal), and multimedia editor of Clarin.com. Previously, she served as the chief multimedia editor of the newspaper Mural (Grupo Reforma). Wendy holds a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Diario Clarín-Universidad de San Andrés-Columbia University, with her thesis titled “La Tierra de las Fosas,” a data-driven journalistic investigation. She has been honored with the National Journalism Awards in Mexico (2019, 2022), the Walter Reuter German Journalism Award (2020), the Breach-Valdez Human Rights Award (2022, 2023), the Texas APME 2021 News Spanish-Language award, the ICFJ’s COVID-19 reporting story contest, and received an honorable mention in the Latin American Investigative Journalism Award (COLPIN, 2022).

Joshua E. S. Philips

Joshua E. S. Philips is an award-winning investigative reporter, foreign correspondent, broadcast producer and author of the book, None of Us Were Like This Before: American Soldiers and Torture.

ANDREA PINEDA-SALGADO

Andrea Pineda-Salgado is a bilingual journalist born and raised in Queens, NY. She is the community reporter for Epicenter-NYC, a hyperlocal journalism initiative. Andrea’s work uplifts the voices of the marginalized. At Epicenter-NYC, she’s written stories about vaccine equity and the battle to fund excluded workers and immigrant tenants who were victims of a fire. Andrea is a 2021 graduate of New York University, where she earned a B.A. in Journalism and Media, Culture and Communications.

ALICE PIPITONE

Alice Pipitone is a freelance investigative journalist in Mexico, where she has contributed to several radio, digital and print media. In Washington, D.C., she contributed to Newsweek in Spanish. And, in Colombia, she worked with the research unit of the economic magazine Dinero.

MARIA POLLETTA

Maria Polletta is an investigative reporter for AZCIR focused on covering inequities in education. Prior to joining AZCIR, she covered state government and politics for The Arizona Republic and USA Today Network, leading breaking and enterprise watchdog coverage of the Arizona Governor’s Office, Attorney General’s Office and state Supreme Court. Polletta also has covered criminal justice reform, inequality issues, economic development and city politics over the past decade, with bylines from Arizona to Mexico.

Ash Ponders

Ash Ponders, a Panamanian tisoy multimedia artist, lives in the Sonoran Desert making visuals rooted in the history of both the environment and the people that live there for newspapers and art galleries. Their art has been covered by the New York Times, BBC, CNN and Teen Vogue. Their journalism has been commissioned by NYT, National Geographic, WSJ, WaPo, San Francisco Chronicle, The Intercept, NPR, PRI, PBS, HCN, Smithsonian, Audubon and La Prensa. Ponders is a member of NAHJ, NPPA, FFR, Diversify Photo and Juntos Photo Coop. They're also an award-winning poet and translator. They desperately want you to follow them on bluesky.

Diego Prado

Diego Prado is an audiovisual producer from the National Autonomous University of Mexico. He has worked as a journalist for 10 years, the last seven at the Mexican daily El Universal. Prados' interests include migration, social and cultural manifestations of diverse communities such as the implication of the development of the Tren Maya in the Yucatan Peninsula, the effects of Hurricane Otis in the port of Acapulco, and the coverage of patron saint festivals in different states of the country.

Caroline Preston

Caroline Preston is The Hechinger Report’s managing editor who helps oversee its K-12 and higher ed coverage. She previously worked as a features editor with Al Jazeera America’s digital team. Her writing has appeared in publications including NBC News, The New York Times, The Washington Post and Wired.com.

Teresa Puente

Teresa Puente teaches journalism at California State University, Long Beach, and is a former NAHJ board member.