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
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
