Executive Board

Laura Zommer
PresidentLaura is the general director of Chequeado, a fact-checking site in Argentina, co-founder of Factchequeado in the U.S., and creator of the LatamChequea network.

Ismael Nafría
Vice PresidentIsmael is the author of "La reinvención de The New York Times" (2017) and Tendenci@s, a newsletter about digital media.

James Breiner
TreasurerJames is a consultant specializing in digital media, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Patrick Butler
SecretaryPatrick is Executive Board Secretary. He is a Vice President at the International Center for Journalists.

Teresa Frontado
DirectorTeresa is the Executive Editor at WAMU in Washington D.C., and has more than 20 years of experience as a journalist, editor, and media director.
Advisory Board

Juanita León
Advisory BoardJuanita is the director of La Silla Vacía, an independent Colombian media organization.

Eduardo Bertoni
Advisory BoardEduardo is representative and coordinator of the Regional Office for South America of the Inter-American Institute of Human Rights (IIDH).

Alejandro Alvarado Bremer
Advisory BoardDr. Alejandro is coordinator of the Master's Program in Spanish Journalism at Florida International University (FIU).

Ramón Salaverría
Advisory BoardRamón is a professor of journalism at the University of Navarra (Spain), where he is the vice-dean of research at the Faculty of Communication.

Glenda Umaña
Advisory BoardGlenda is one of the most recognized and valued Latin American journalists.

Charo Henriquez
Advisory BoardCharo is the editor of newsroom development and support at The New York Times.

Lindsay Green-Barber
Advisory BoardLindsay is the founder of Impact Architects, a firm that specializes in the design of high-impact journalism.

Patricia Torres-Burd
Advisory BoardPatricia is the General Manager of Media Advisory Services for the Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF).

Amy Schmitz Weiss
Advisory BoardAmy is an associate professor at San Diego State University's School of Journalism and Media Studies.

Luz Mely Reyes
Advisory BoardLuz Mely is the Co-founder of Efecto Cocuyo in Venezuela.

David LaFontaine
Advisory BoardDavid is a consultant, book author and professor of digital journalism. His experience in media and digital technology has taken him as a visiting professor to universities.

Rosental Calmon Alves
Advisory BoardRosental is a professor of journalism at the University of Texas at Austin, where he holds the Knight Chair in Journalism and the UNESCO Chair in Communication.

Fabiola Torres
Advisory BoardFabiola is an ICFJ Knight Fellow and member of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). She is founder of Salud con Lupa.

Maria Catalina Colmenares-Wiss
Advisory BoardMaria Catalina has more than 15 years of experience in media management and investment analysis in Latin America.