OUR TEAM
OUR DIRECTORS
SembraMedia’s management team leads the organization’s strategy and operations with the support and guidance of the Board of Directors. They design and oversee all of the research, training, and the development of initiatives that we offer to our community of independent digital media organizations. In addition, the team builds international partnerships to enhance the organization’s impact.
Janine leads the long-term strategic vision, driving SembraMedia’s global growth. She coordinates with the general management to ensure the organization’s sustainability and evolution.
Maru leads SembraMedia’s overall strategy, overseeing operations, development, and finance. She drives key partnerships and oversees the organization’s institutional growth and direction.
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.
Nai develops the operational strategy alongside programs, education, communications, innovation, and impact. He promotes team growth and strengthens SembraMedia’s mission.
Laura coordinates SembraMedia’s fundraising activities with SembraMedia’s directors and Communications Team. She identifies funding opportunities, and creates proposals, presentations and reports.
Daniela is in charge of product and system design to further the growth of both SembraMedia and the wider digital media ecosystem.
Flor manages the digital media support programs at SembraMedia. She oversees accelerators, incubators, mentoring, and international research projects like Global Project Oasis.
Sofi leads educational programs and university partnerships. She oversees the ambassadors’ team, fostering collaborative work within the media community.
Sole is in charge of the comprehensive impact strategy. She designs and oversees the measurement, monitoring, analysis, and reporting plans for our work. She promotes collective learning processes.
CONTENT & OPERATIONS TEAM
This diverse team is responsible for SembraMedia’s daily operations, as well as our ongoing growth and development. They bring experience in communications, technology, education, finance and more.
Ana coordinates SembraMedia’s editorial and data teams. She systematizes the research methodology and leads external communication efforts to boost the organization’s visibility.
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 leads internal communication and digital tools support, ensuring knowledge sharing, technological maintenance, and system security.
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 leads web design projects, defines their goals, and implements front-end development using HTML/CSS/JS. He manages and ensures the quality, user experience, performance, and SEO of websites.
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.
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.
Martín collaborates on writing research reports including Global Project Oasis and Punto de Partida.
Valen collaborates on the design and layout of the website, directory, and report for the Global Project Oasis.
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.
Ana Paula is a journalist and political scientist. She is the Development Manager at 8000, a hyperlocal media organization in Bahía Blanca.
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
Alexis teaches at the School of Communications at Chile’s Universidad UNIACC. He is a digital communication consultant, a digital advisor for Diario El Rancagüino, and the head of the Academia DataFa
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.
Mónica is a photojournalist and co-founder of El Colectivo 506, a national media outlet focused on solutions journalism.
Katia has a degree in social communication. She is an entrepreneur and the founder of the blog and digital communication agency La Penúltima Casa. She also created and hosts the podcast El Pitch.
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.
Arlen is the editor of the Human Rights microsite at La Prensa and an independent consultant.
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.
Mandy is the Audience and Social Media Editor at the Uruguayan outlet Búsqueda, and a member of the LATAM Network of Journalists.
Carmen is a journalist specializing in project management. She is the executive director of Runrun.es, and the coordinator of the Network of Women Peacebuilders and MujeresReferentes.com.
