Before joining Fresnoland as a Report for America corps member, Diego served as their community correspondent and covered stories in multiple beats, including local government, transportation and elections in Fresno County. He began as a general assignment student writer for Fresnoland in 2023 while serving as editor-in-chief for The Collegian, Fresno State’s student-run newspaper. At the paper, he started his journalism career as an Arts & Entertainment editor and was involved in transitioning its weekly newspaper edition to a 24-page print magazine with a focus on long-form stories. He earned his bachelor’s degree in digital journalism from Fresno State, speaks Spanish natively and is passionate about photojournalism.
Beat: Education equity in Fresno County
Fresno County has some of California's lowest and highest performing schools. In a region with a large number of immigrant families, English language learners, and low-earning families, access to a quality school and teaching can make a huge difference in a children and family economic mobility. The education equity reporter will focus their reporting on solutions to close the achievement gap for lower-income, immigrant kids - and on accountability for local school boards to serve that mission.