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

Valeria Olvera
News Director

Maria Cruz
Executive Producer

Isaac Molina

Production Manager and Lead APC Operator

Adan Gonzalez

APC Operator

Hanna Lazaro

Assignment Desk Manager

Cristina Naranjo

Mercedes Garcia

Alondra Strawther

Andrew Wolgast

Michelle Escalante

Multimedia Content Creators

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
Associate Dean

College of Education, Arts and Sciences
LeTourneau University

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