Election results: CCNMA welcomes 3 new, 3 returning board members
Top left to right: Yvette Cabrera, Rachel Uranga, Miguel Melendez. Bottom left to right: Elizabeth Espinosa, Vanessa Martinez, Valerie Mia Juarez.
Members voted and the results are in. CCNMA Board of Directors welcomes three new and three returning board members:
- Yvette Cabrera, Voice of OC
- Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles News Group
- Miguel Melendez, USA Today Sports
- Vanessa Martinez, Los Angeles News Group
- Valerie Mia Juarez, KABC
- Elizabeth Espinosa, Radio and TV personality
Scholarship to honor late Los Angeles Times photojournalist Rick Corrales
Rick Corrales was an award-winning photojournalist. Starting 2016, a scholarship in his name will support students pursuing photojournalism. (Sandy Corrales Favila)
To commemorate the life of award-winning photojournalist Rick Corrales, CCNMA is honored to administer a scholarship in his name beginning 2016.
The Richard Corrales Memorial Scholarship was created by Corrales’ sister, Sandy Corrales Favila. The award will go to a student interested in photojournalism. Students pursuing journalism will also be considered.
Corrales died on Nov. 7, 2005. He was 48.
Among his many achievements, Corrales invented the 360-degree Spinshot camera and was an innovator in 3-D animation software. In 1984, Corrales helped the Los Angeles Times team win the Pulitzer Prize for public service with his photos of Latinos in Southern California. He was also awarded the Pulitzer Prize for photo coverage of the 1992 Los Angeles riots and the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
More details about the scholarship will be available in January 2016.
Nominate someone (or yourself!) for CCNMA Board of Directors
Many award-winning and well-respected Latino journalists have served on the CCNMA board throughout its history, beginning with founders such as Frank del Olmo, Frank Cruz and George Ramos and current board members such as Mariel Garza, Joe Rodriguez and Sandy Nuñez.
Typically, these journalists are drawn to the group’s mission to help diversify newsrooms. Over the years, CCNMA has expanded its efforts by seeking grants and donations for scholarships, and creating programming for students and professional journalists. We couldn’t do any of that without the work put in by board members.
Interested in joining us? We’re accepting nominations until Nov.14. Email ccnmainfo@ccnma.org.
Here are a few frequently asked questions about serving on CCNMA Board of Directors:
Have more questions? Want to be nominated? Email us at ccnmainfo@ccnma.org.
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