OUR TEAM

Hispanic Media Education Since 2010 

HMI Leadership

HMI's leadership is composed of faculty and staff from the Department of Communication and bilingual undergraduate students pursuing careers in broadcast journalism at the University of Texas at Arlington.

Julian Rodriguez
HMI Director

Melissa De La Cruz
News Director

Adrian Trevizo
Executive Producer

Mitchell Guitron-Navarro

Zachary Bell

Production Managers

Karla Flores

Assignment Desk Manager

Ana Casablanca

Alejandro Contreras

Leslie Solis

Mia Medellin

Angel Castro

Multimedia Content Creators

Isaac Molina

Valeria Olvera

Maria Belen Cruz

Londy Ramirez
Special Projects

Nathan Cooper
Administrative Assistant

HMI Advisors

HMI's board of advisors is composed of accomplished faculty, Hispanic media professionals, and HMI alumni.

Dr. Andrew Clark
Professor
QEP Director
Department of Communication
University of Texas at Arlington

Dr. Jairo Becerra
Director
Centro de Investigaciones Sociojurídicas
Universidad Católica de Colombia
Colombia, South America

Daniel Colon
Vice President of Technology & Operations
NBC Studios, Dallas, TX

Karen Mendez
Director of Standards
Telemundo Station Group

Michele Bobadilla
SAVP - Outreach Services & Community Engagement
Assistant Provost - Hispanic Student Services
University of Texas at Arlington

Jimena Fraga
News Producer
Telemundo-Dallas, KXTX

UTA Alumna