MEXICO CITY – Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo was sworn in as Mexico’s first female president Tuesday, promising to closely follow her popular predecessor’s political agenda. “It is a time of transformation and it is time for women,” a grinning Sheinbaum, 62, said to cheers and applause, especially from female lawmakers. After listing the names of many […]
Author Archives: Alma Martinez
Alma Martinez serves as the Central Valley Journalism Collaborative (CVJC) executive director.
Prior to joining CVJC, Alma served the region’s diverse communities in the public and private sector.
Alma’s professional journalism career started at nonprofit public radio network, Radio Bilingue where she focused on issues facing Latino, immigrant, and farmworker communities including healthcare access, environmental health, education, and civic participation.
Born in Mexico, she immigrated with her parents to California’s Central Valley at the age of three. She attended Los Banos High School and California State University, Fresno. Alma is married to Lucio Martinez, and they are proud parents to six children.