Stephanie Manriquez
Stephanie Manriquez is an award-winning writer, radio producer, journalist, and teaching artist with a passion for highlighting social justice issues affecting Latino communities. Stephanie sees storytelling as a radical act for the Latinx community and has committed herself to develop spaces for diverse voices to be heard, with a larger goal of increasing representation on public and alternative radio. As a journalist, she consistently speaks on topics that most affect her communities and as an educator, she is passionate about mentoring the next generation of Latinx media makers, helping them to become civically minded and artistically innovative. Stephanie is an alumna of Illinois Humanities’ Odyssey Project. She is the Executive Director at Contratiempo, a literary organization that highlights the cultural contributions of the Spanish-speaking diaspora through programs presented as a printed magazine, digital publication, airwaves, stage and workshops. As the Director of Lumpen Radio, Stephanie serves as the lead producer for the community radio station and highlights multilingual content through their leadership of the Communities Amplified radio initiative. Her previous work includes leading the National Museum of Mexican Art’s youth journalism program and as a member of the Social Justice News Nexus Fellowship at Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, as a reporter and as a youth mentor. She was recognized in 2020 by the Field and MacArthur Foundations as one of 11 “Leaders for a New Chicago.”.
Stephanie Manriquez es una galardonada escritora, productora radiofónica, periodista y artista docente con una pasión por resaltar los problemas de la justicia social que afectan a las comunidades latinas. Stephanie ve la narración de historias como un acto radical para la comunidad Latinx y se ha dedicado a desarrollar espacios para que diversas voces sean escuchadas, con la larga meta de incrementar la representación frente al público y en la radio alternativa. Como periodista, ella constantemente toca temas que más afectan sus comunidades, y como maestra le apasiona asesorar a la próxima generación de creadores de medios latinos, ayudándolos a adquirir una mentalidad cívica y ser artísticamente innovadores. Stephanie es ex alumna de Illinois Humanities’ Odyssey Project. También es Directora Ejecutiva en Contratiempo, una organización literaria que resalta las contribuciones culturales de la diáspora de habla hispana, a través de programas presentados como revistas impresas, publicaciones digitales, radio, escenarios y talleres. Como Directora de Lumpen Radio, Stephanie es la productora principal para la estación de radio comunitaria y destaca contenidos multilingües a través de su liderazgo en la iniciativa radial Communities Amplified. Su trabajo previo incluye estar al frente del programa de periodismo juvenil del Museum of Mexican Art y como miembro del Social Justice News Nexus Fellowship en la Northwestern University, y en la Medill School of Journalism, como reportera y mentora juvenil. Fue reconocida en 2020 por el Field and MacArthur Foundations como una de las 11 "Líderes por un Nuevo Chicago".
