OUR TEAM

Maru is in charge of SembraMedia's general strategy. She works with SembraMedia’s management and their teams, optimizing processes and communication among SembraMedia’s various areas and initiatives.

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.

Paulo consults with SembraMedia in human resources and organizational development. He also provides training for media organizations that participate in SembraMedia’s accelerator programs.

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.

Madalina is the lead for SembraMedia’s Project Oasis, a searchable directory and research study analyzing the sustainability of independent digital native media organizations in Europe.

Soledad coordinates SembraMedia's institutional development, overseeing the monitoring and evaluation of the organization's initiatives.

Miguel coordinates the work of the team of ambassadors in their communities.

Mica is in charge of budgeting, creating projections, and analyzing the financial reports of our organization and its various initiatives. She is also responsible for tax preparation.

Martina provides administrative support for SembraMedia. She manages benefits and payments for the operating team, and provides support to the finance area.

Vane provides administrative support for SembraMedia's initiatives. She provides information for financial reporting and the supervision and control of contracts and budgets.

Ana coordinates both external and internal communications for SembraMedia. She carries out operational tasks related to publishing and sharing information about SembraMedia’s initiatives.

Magalí is in charge of reviewing, maintaining and optimizing SembraMedia’s databases. She analyzes and supports the organization's research and digital media directories.

Daniela is part of SembraMedia’s education department. She manages education and training initiatives, working to coordinate these projects with different areas of SembraMedia.

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.

Rocío provides support to the Innovation area. She contributes to keeping the digital resources that the organization offers to media entrepreneurs in the region up to date.

Chiara provides support for our various acceleration and mentoring programs for media and journalists.

Violeta assists the Executive Board by coordinating its articulation with the operational team, the board of directors, allies and other key actors of the independent digital native media ecosystem.

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.

Ana Paula is a journalist and political scientist. She is the Development Manager at 8000, a hyperlocal media organization in Bahía Blanca.

Fabiola has a Master’s degree in journalism and communication from the University Evangélica Boliviana. She is also a contributor to two experimental digital journalism projects.

Tomás is a journalist who has spent 14 years covering politics for various Chilean media as La Tercera and La Segunda, both as a reporter and as an editor.

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.

Luz is a Cuban independent journalist and photographer. She lives in Havana and has been a reporter for the digital newspaper 14ymedio since its founding in 2014.

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.

José Antonio has a Master’s degree in Management and Innovation from the University of Cádiz.

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.

Abraham is a professor of Digital Journalism at the International School of Communication and Entertainment of the University Anáhuac in Cancún, Mexico.

María Lilly Delgado is a correspondent for Univisión News based in Nicaragua, where she reports about politics and human rights.

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.

In addition to serving as SembraMedia’s ambassador in Uruguay, Sebastian Auyanet is a strategic media consultant for SembraMedia’s Velocidad Accelerator and SembraMex sustainability program.