NAHJ Staff
Yaneth Guillen-Diaz
Exective Director
Diana Maltez
Director of Development
Andrew Sherry
Sr. Director of Communications
Iván Briones
Communications Manager
Isabella Di Giglio
Program Registration and
Member Engagement Manager
Chris Vachon
Convention Manager
Robert Hernandez
Programs Manager
Melanie Naulty
Business Operations and Program Assistant Coordinator
Juan Diasgranados
Educational Programs Coordinator
National Board Members
Dunia Elvir
National President
Jackie Padilla
National Secretary
Carlos Rodriguez
National Financial Officer
Julio César Chávez
National Vice President, Broadcast
Nancy Preyor-Johnson
National Vice President, Print
Jaime Cardenas
National Vice President, Digital
José Cancela
National Spanish Officer At-Large
Dr. Pedro Cabrera
National Academic Officer At-Large
Genesis Samayoa-Hidalgo
General Officer At-Large
David Cordero Mercado
Region 1 Director – Puerto Rico, Mexico, and Virgin Islands
Kiara Alfonseca
Region 2 Director – Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, & Vermont
Melissa Macaya
Region 3 Director – Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington D.C. & West Virginia
Samantha Rivera
Region 4 Director – Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
Jess Elizarraras
Region 5 Director – Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana
Diana Gutiérrez
Region 6 Director – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, & Wisconsin
Johnny Cordoba
Region 7 Director – Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah
Cristy Fajardo
Region 8 Director – Alaska, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Oregon & Washington
Nicole Roesler Iñiguez
NAHJ Student Rep
NAHJ Committees
Chair: Adriana Chavira
Committee Members: Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson
Co-Chairs: Mc Nelly Torres & Blanca Rios
Chair: Yvette Cabrera
Committee Members: David Cordero Mercado, Sarah Betancourt, Melissa Macaya, Samantha Rivera, Nancy Preyor-Johnson, Johnny Cordoba, Cristy Fajardo, Diana Gutierrez
Chair: Arelis Hernández
Chair: Julio-César Chávez
Vice-Chair: Dunia Elvir
Chair: Blanca Rios
Vice Chair: Johnny Cordoba
Committee Members: Nancy Preyor-Johnson, Luis Joel Méndez González
Chair: Geraldine Cols Azócar
Chair: Julio-César Chávez
Ranking member: Ruthy Muñoz
Chair: Johnny Cordoba
Vice Chair: Jaime Cardenas
Chair: Geraldine Cols Azócar
Chair: Blanca Rios
Chair: Arelis Hernandez
Committee Members: Monica Rhor, David Plazas, Cristela Guerra, Cindy E. Rodríguez, Marissa Lang, Carlos Avila Gonzalez, Ana Ley, Rafael Carranza, Joe Ruiz, Nicole Chavez, Jason Gonzales
Co-chairs: David Cordero Mercado & Luis Joel Méndez González
Chair: Blanca Rios
Chair: Nicole Roesler Iñiguez
Advisors: Adriana Chavira & Luis Joel Méndez González
Chair: Nancy M. Preyor-Johnson
Vice Chair: David Cordero Mercado
Members: Yvette Cabrera, Melissa Macaya, Adriana Chavira, Dunia Elvir
Chair: Yvette Cabrera
Committee Members: Cristy Fajardo, Blanca Rios, Julio-Cesar Chavez, Johnny Córdoba, David Cordero Mercado, Adriana Chavira, Dunia Elvir, Arelis Hernandez, ex-oficio Nora Lopez
NAHJ Task Forces
Co-Chairs: Keldy Ortiz & Yvonne Latty
Chair: Arelis Hernández
Vice-chair: Julio-Cesar Chavez
Co-Chairs: Mc Nelly Torres & Yvette Cabrera
Subcommittee chairs:
Academic: Adriana Chavira
Management: Yvette Cabrera
Investigations & Data: Mc Nelly Torres
Members: Cristy Fajardo, David Cordero Mercado, Luis Joel Mendez Gonzalez
Co-Chairs: Iliana Limón Romero & Joe Rodriguez
Chair: Arelis Hernández
Vice Chair: Julio Chavez
Ranking member: Julio Cortez
To learn more about NAHJ Task Forces, click here.