Editorial Contact


Richard Montenegro Brown
Position: Local content editor.
Duties: Supervise the reporters and coordinate between the photography department, sports department and copy desk; take news tips from the public and assign stories to reporters; write a weekly column that appears in Friday's edition of the Press.
Phone number: 760-337-3453
E-mail: rbrown@ivpressonline.com or ivpress@ivpressonline.com
Past professional experience: Second place for column writing in 2008 Suburban Newspaper of America editorial contest, second place in column writing in 2004 California Newspaper Publishing Association's Better Newspapers contest, and recipient of various awards for page design from the Society of Professional Journalists, Calexico beat reporter, copy editor, and sports editor.
Education: English major at San Diego State University-Imperial Valley campus.
Peggy Dale
Position: News and production editor; opinion page editor.
Duties: Supervise news design and production, copy desk, photographers and graphic artists; coordinate Opinion page content.
Phone number: 760-337-3446
E-mail: pdale@ivpressonline.com
Elizabeth Varin
Position: Digital Media News Editor.
Duties: In charge of editorial content on website; produce multimedia and stories.
Phone number: 760-337-3441
E-mail: evarin@ivpressonline.com
Past professional experience: Fellow with the California Endowment Health Journalism through the USC Annenberg school; videography intern at The Sacramento Bee; online editor, multimedia editor, reporter and photographer for Chico State's student newspaper, The Orion.
Education: Bachelor's degree in journalism-news editorial with minors in English and communication design from Chico State.
Antoine Abou-Diwan
Position: Staff writer.
Duties: Covers the Imperial Irrigation District, renewable energy and Valley agriculture.
Phone number: 760-337-3454.
E-mail: aabou-diwan@ivpressonline.com
Past professional experience: News editor and staff reporter for Cal State Northridge’s student newspaper, the Daily Sundial; reporter at Chatsworth Patch.
Education: Bachelor's degree in journalism with a minor in political science from Cal State Northridge.
Chelcey Adami
Position: Staff writer.
Duties: Cover Calexico community issues.
Phone number: 760-337-3452.
E-mail: cadami@ivpressonline.com
Professional experience: Photo editor/reporter at The Stillwater NewsPress in Stillwater, Okla.; photographer at People Newspapers in Dallas, Texas; photography intern at The Tico Times in San Jose, Costa Rica
Education: Bachelor's degree in journalism-photojournalism with a minor in Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin.
Celeste Alvarez
Position: Staff writer.
Duties: Cover Northend including Brawley, Calipatria, Westmorland and Holtville community issues, and Imperial County court cases.
Phone number: 760-337-3442
E-mail: calvarez@ivpressonline.com

Alejandro Davila
Position: Staff writer .
Duties: Cover Imperial County and El Centro issues.
Phone number : 760-337-3445 .
E-mail: adavila@ivpressonline.com
Professional experience: Audio-visual producer and co-founder of the art collective Bodega -Espacio Creativo-; Producer of the documentary movie "El Field," which was the official selection for Ambulante Film Festival 2011, had a three-month run in Mexican theaters and received the Bronze Palm from the Mexico International Film Festival 2011.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in political science and international relations from the University of California, San Diego.
Karina Lopez
Position: Staff writer .
Duties: Covers a majority of the school districts in the Imperial Valley .
Phone number : 760-337-3439.
E-mail: klopez@ivpressonline.com
Professional experience: Staff Writer and Sports Editor at Cal Poly Pomona's student newspaper, The Poly Post; sports Information Intern at Cal Poly Pomona's Intercollegiate Athletic Department; correspondent for Cal Poly Pomona's student-run online magazine, Ten57.
Education: Bachelor of science in communication, with a journalism emphasis from Cal Poly Pomona¬
Julio Morales
Position: Staff writer, copy editor .
Duties: Write stories related to local and national Latino issues; edit staff copy; design and build pages.
Phone number: 760-337-3415
E-mail: jmorales@ivpressonline.com
Past professional experience: Web producer for Southern California Public Radio and the Los Angeles Daily News.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Cal State Northridge
Alexis Rangel
Position: Staff writer.
Duties: Weekend/general assignment reporter.
Phone number: 760-337-3440
E-mail: arangel@ivpressonline.com
Past professional experience: Past professional experience: Publicity/Promotions intern at Allied Integrated Marketing; film and television blogger; San Diego Film Festival volunteer; MommyHood blog at ivnews.info; published on Borderzine.com.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in journalism with an emphasis on media studies and a minor in Spanish from San Diego State University; associate degrees in journalism and social science from Imperial Valley College.
Mario G. Renteria
Position: Sports editor.
Duties: Cover and assign local sports stories, receive sports scores for games not covered by the press.
Phone number : 760-337-3434
E-mail: mrenteria@ivpressonline.com
Michael Dukes
Position: Sports writer.
Phone number: 760-455-4496.
E-mail: mdukes@ivpressonline.com
Past professional experience: Interned at the Imperial Valley Press in the summer of 2010 before recently signing on as a part-time sports writer; speech and writing tutor for two years at San Diego Christian College (SDCC); substitute elementary teacher for local school districts.
Education: Bachelor's degree in English from San Diego Christian College.
Joselito Villero
Position: Photojournalist.
Duties: Photograph current events, breaking news and sports.
Phone number: 760-337-3416.
E-mail: jvillero@ivpressonline.com
Past Professional Experience: Event, wedding and portrait photographer.
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Dev. Communication at the University of the Philippines; Imperial Valley College journalism and photojournalism courses.
Fernando Acosta
Position: Photojournalist.
Duties: Photograph current events, breaking news and sports.
Phone number: 760-337-3416.
E-mail: facosta@ivpressonline.com
Past Professional Experience: More than three year as an Imperial Valley Press photographer; more than six years as a freelance photographer.
Education: Currently pursuing a degree in arts.
Eric E. Miller
Position: Photojournalist.
Duties: Photograph current events, breaking news and sports.
Phone number: 760-337-3416.
E-mail: emiller@ivpressonline.com
Past Professional Experience: Chanel photographer, freelance photographer.
Education: Bachelor's degree in photography from Academy of Art University.
Dennis Jacobelli
Position: Photojournalist.
Duties: Photograph current events, breaking news and sports.
Phone number: 760-337-3416.
E-mail: jakeandleslie@aol.com
Past Professional Experience: Owner of Fatima Photography for 20 years and photojournalist for five years.
Education: Bachelor’s degree at Oregon State University
Steven Esperanza
Position: Photojournalist.
Duties: Photograph current events, breaking news and sports.
Phone number: 760-337-3416.
E-mail: sesperanza@ivpressonline.com
Vicky Magana
Position: News clerk.
Duties: Compile and write Our Towns, Coming Up, Student of the Month and Honorable Mention.
Phone number : 337-3459.
E-mail: vmagana@ivpressonline.com
Sarah Malan
Position: Copy editor; page designer.
Duties: Design and build pages; edit articles.
Phone number: 760-335-4641.
E-mail: smalan@ivpressonline.com
Vicenta Adelle Tamayo
Position: Designer; copy editor.
Duties: Design and build pages; design graphics.
Phone number: 760-337-3447.
E-mail: amapilis@ivpressonline.com
Past Professional Experience: Freelance graphic and web layout designer.
Education: Bachelor's degree in advertising from The Arts Institute of California-San Diego.