OUR TEAM
FOUNDERS & DIRECTORS
Mijal Iastrebner is the cofounder and executive director of SembraMedia. She also is a journalist, entrepreneur and teacher.
Janine Warner is the cofounder and executive director of SembraMedia. She also is journalist, author, and entrepreneur.
CONTENT & OPERATIONS TEAM
Maru leads SembraMedia’s directors and projects. She also drives the strategy and team development for the entire organization.
Mica supervises financial management. She leads the development and control of budgets, and the creation of reports and projections. She also guides the implementation of solid accounting practices.
Naimid is the lead for SembraMedia’s internal and external communications. He coordinates SembraMedia’s communities by working with the organization’s ambassadors and communications team.
Daniela is in charge of product and system design to further the growth of both SembraMedia and the wider digital media ecosystem.
Flor leads programming initiatives for SembraMedia at a regional level. Her focus areas include the coordination and organization of the GNI Startups Lab Hispanoamérica and SembraMex media accelerator
Sofia is the coordinator for SembraMedia’s Virtual Entrepreneurial Journalism School. She also manages SembraMedia initiatives focused on education.
Ana leads the development of the Project Oasis Global Directory, coordinating regional teams and boosting the impact of this digital media map.
Laura coordinates SembraMedia’s fundraising activities with SembraMedia’s directors and Communications Team. She identifies funding opportunities, and creates proposals, presentations and reports.
Soledad coordinates SembraMedia’s institutional development, overseeing the monitoring and evaluation of the organization’s initiatives.
Ana coordinates both external and internal communications for SembraMedia. She carries out operational tasks related to publishing and sharing information about SembraMedia’s initiatives.
Carol manages SembraMedia’s social media, adapting the organization’s content for social networks and fostering conversation with SembraMedia virtual communities. She supports the communications team.
Daniela is part of SembraMedia’s education department. She manages education and training initiatives, working to coordinate these projects with different areas of SembraMedia.
Martina provides administrative support for SembraMedia. She manages benefits and payments for the operating team, and provides support to the finance area.
Chiara provides support for our various acceleration and mentoring programs for media and journalists.
Mery supports the Innovation Team by helping meet the technological needs of the operational team, grantees, and our organization’s consultants.
Miguel coordinates communications for the Project Oasis team in Europe. He provides support for press strategy, events, and the promotion of this research and media directory.
Fabi plans, monitors and analyzes the impacts reported by the SembraMedia team. In addition, he writes reports and trains on data systematization.
Magalí is in charge of reviewing, maintaining and optimizing SembraMedia’s databases. She analyzes and supports the organization’s research and digital media directories.
Eri works both with the Management Team and the Operations Team in data analysis.
Gamarí is part of the Education Team. She manages training and educational initiatives, along with other areas.
Nahuel manages our organization’s technological solutions. He is always looking for improvements and keeping our websites up to date.
Lourdes provides support to various areas in the onboarding and offboarding processes for contractors, ensuring efficient management at all stages.
Nastasja manages SembraMedia’s social media, adapting the organization’s content for social networks and fostering conversation with SembraMedia’s virtual communities. She supports the communications
Andrés is in charge of reviewing, editing and optimizing SembraMedia’s internal and external content in Spanish.
Katherine is in charge of editing English-language texts for SembraMedia’s communications.
Elena is the regional research manager for Project Oasis in Southern Europe. She coordinates a group of 12 researchers contributing to the European SembraMedia directory and related study.
Sanne is the regional research manager for Project Oasis in Northern Europe. She coordinates a group of 15 researchers contributing to the European SembraMedia directory and related study.
Lela is the regional research manager for Project Oasis in Central and Eastern Europe. She coordinates a group of 15 researchers contributing to the European SembraMedia directory and related study.
SEMBRAMEDIA'S AMBASSADORS
Abraham is an academic at the School of Communication at the Universidad Anáhuac Cancún. He helps coordinate the Media Directory and is an ambassador for SembraMedia in Mexico.
José is a journalist with expertise in corporate and institutional communication. He helps coordinate the Media Directory and is an ambassador for SembraMedia in Spain.
Fabi is a feminist communicator. He writes about journalism, the internet and rights. He participated in disruptive journalism projects such as the La Pública platform and the chronicles magazine Rasc
Ana Paula is a journalist and political scientist. She is the Development Manager at 8000, a hyperlocal media organization in Bahía Blanca.
Sara is the director and founder of Sillón Estudios, the podcast production company behind “Presunto Podcast”, “Expertos de Sillón” and the Latin American podcasting festival Podcastinación.
Laura is a sociologist, journalist, and feminist who is also the director of Alharaca, a digital, independent media organization. She earned a PhD in sociology from the Free University of Berlin.
Ana María is a journalist with experience in political analysis, research, data verification, and fact-checking. She is also interested in digital communication.
Natalie Van Hoozer is a bilingual journalist and translator in Reno, Nevada. She works for KUNR Public Radio, Northern Nevada’s NPR member station, and Noticiero Móvil.
Desirée is a journalist, photographer, and the co-founder of Ciencia del Sur.
Alejandra is a journalist with a master’s degree in agency journalism from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Agencia EFE.
José is a journalist, blogger and director of Puerto Rico BloggerCon, a convention that brings together digital content creators from throughout the Island.
Indhira is a professor at the Instituto Tecnológico in Santo Domingo, D.R. She is an experienced cultural journalist and broadcaster, and a Fulbright Scholar.
