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Our Team

Our multicultural team includes first and second generation immigrants, and professionals with backgrounds in health and human services, political science, and economics.

Germán Velasco, Editor-in-Chief

Educated in the United States and Bolivia, Germán was privileged to hold posts as a top-level public servant in his home country, and for two years he served as the Governor of La Paz, the most populous province in Bolivia. He also held the post of Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs in the Bolivian national cabinet. Germán is an experienced writer and director whose career spans television, radio, documentaries, and newspaper columns targeting both U.S. and Bolivian audiences.

As vice president of Foqus SRL, the most important movie and television production house in Bolivia, he was the executive producer for New York writer/producer Sally Hunter’s documentary, Testimonies for Yesterday, Today, and Forever. Also an editorial writer, Germán has contributed to most major Bolivian newspapers. In the United States, he has written for La Columna Vertebral (The Support Column), an advice column published by more than 200 Hispanic newspapers. He was also founder and publisher of Vivir Santa Cruz Magazine and Segunda Mano Newspaper, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.

Ellen Alderton, Managing Editor

Ellen received her BA in psychology from Wellesley College and her MA in international relations and economics from Johns Hopkins University. She has managed national public education campaigns and executive produced bilingual social marketing campaigns entailing grassroots outreach, radio, help-line, web, and print on subjects ranging from educational achievement to nutrition and obesity. She has won competitive grants for her Latino-serving projects from such federal institutions as the Department of Agriculture, the National Library of Medicine, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Ellen began her career at the United Nations in Austria and she later covered European Union business policy as a freelance reporter in Brussels, Belgium. Most recently, Ellen executive produced a textbook and three videos on international economics developed in Bolivia for American students. She speaks Spanish, German and Italian and has also studied Greek, Arabic and French.

Staff Members

Rosamara Balanza
David Leonard
Wilson Parada
Vivian Pena y Lillo
Mireya Velasco
Pablo Velasco

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