Erica González Martínez
Erica González Martínez is the Vice Chair of the Board of the Women’s Media Center and the Founding Editor of the IDAR channel at the WMC. She currently serves as the Director of Power 4 Puerto Rico, a national coalition of organizations working to clear federal hurdles in the way of the Island’s ability to become more self-sufficient.
She is a lifelong advocate for social justice and Latino issues. With expertise in news media, government communications and digital engagement, Erica is a leader in strategic and transformational work. At the New York City Council, she led the development and implementation of the Council’s first-ever digital inclusion and innovation plan. As the former Executive Editor of El Diario/La Prensa, Erica conceptualized “Sept.11 – the Latino experience,” a ground-breaking, multiplatform series about the impact of this devastating event on Latino workers, immigration policy, the New York City mayoral race, and gentrification. Prior to this position, she served as the publication’s opinion page editor and wrote hundreds of hard-hitting editorials that helped build momentum for landmark changes, including reforms to the vestiges of the Rockefeller drug laws and the introduction of a Domestic Workers Bill of Rights in New York State.
Erica has received multiple José Martí awards from the National Association of Hispanic Publications, and her work has appeared in USA Today, Palabra, and in the anthology Colonize This! Young Women of Color on Today’s Feminism. She also serves on the board of City Limits magazine.
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