Topic by Category: California

Known as radio’s “Angelita de la Noche” (Angel of the Night) Josefa Salinas’ sensuous, yet commanding voice has delighted listeners throughout California for twenty years. This breakthrough female Latina DJ, who continues to delight fans on L.A.’s HOT 92 JAMZ, has become a role model for women, and a powerful symbol for Latinos.

>> I’ll be asking Josefa what initially drew her to radio, and what she’s learned from her different positions.

An award winning bilingual producer and director with USA and Latin American credits. Her advertising agency experience includes Saatchi & Saatchi/Conill Advertising, Foote, Cone, & Belding International, J.Walter Thompson/Hispania, Young & Rubicam/Bravo Group, The Vidal Partnership, The Chisholm Mingo Group, Spike/DDB Needham, and GlobalHue NY.

Elisha Miranda is a published novelist, filmmaker, entrepreneur and cultural activist. Self proclaimed Boricua Chola that was born and raised in the working-class “Mission” district of San Francisco, California and has been residing in New York City since 1998.

Alana Taylor is a self-made new media evangelist, consultant and freelance correspondent. Her interests range from digital media to television and magazines.
She is a tech blogger for Mashable.com, writes occasional guest posts for PBS.org and is double-majoring in Journalism and History at New York University.
>> What can she tell us about her wide [...]

Gina Ravera was born Gina D. Ravarra in San Francisco, California. Her father is Puerto Rican and her mother is African American.
>> I’ll be talking to Gina about her growing up years and what were her early influences.
Ravera is an actress and a classically-trained dancer. Her career spans off-Broadway to television and [...]

Elva Lima is the oldest girl in a family of six children. Her father worked in the fields of Sacramento when he moved to the U.S. from Mexico in 1961. Her father was able to move the family to the United States in 1965. Her mother was a stay at home mother while her father worked as a bartender.

Dr. Ana Jimenez is the Founder and Executive Director of the Orange County Children’s Therapeutic Arts Center, a community-based organization in Santa Ana dedicated to empowering at-risk youth and children with special needs through Arts, Literacy and Therapeutic programs.

Diana Gomez is the Chief of the Office of Traffic Management and a senior electrical engineer with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans). She has worked with Caltrans for 20 years and began her career designing highway electrical systems.

Madeline Padilla is the nationally recognized Executive Director of Publicity for Arenas Entertainment. Madeline has a particular skill in effectively reaching the community she comes from.

Dr. Ana Nogales, born in Argentina, is a clinical psychologist and founder of Nogales Psychological Counseling, Inc., and Clinical Director of the nonprofit organization, Casa de la Familia. She lives and works in Southern California.