Before joining The Santa Fe New Mexican, Gentin interned at The Hechinger Report, where she covered the shutdown of Climate.gov and the rollback of federal clean energy tax credits. Previously, she investigated the bureaucratic neglect of a public housing complex in Savannah’s oldest Black neighborhood for The Current GA. She has also interned for the Student Press Law Center, which helped both her mothers’ and her own high school papers fight censorship, and written features for Embarcadero Media, located in her native Silicon Valley.
Gentin graduated from Amherst College with degrees in Spanish and Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought. At Amherst, she served as managing news editor of The Amherst Student, covering the fall of affirmative action and expanding the paper’s reach into the town and surrounding communities. Her senior thesis explored transitional justice and literature in Chile, where she studied abroad. In her free time, she enjoys running, singing, playing soccer and reading.
Beat: Public-interest issues in Southern New Mexico
Doña Ana County is New Mexico’s second most populist county, home to New Mexico State University, and a popular destination for arts, entertainment and the outdoors. This is an invigorating place for an all-around journalist who wants to focus on public-interest issues throughout Southern New Mexico, from children/family challenges to the regional economy to immigration/borderland issues. You’ll work locally but be part of an ambitious statewide initiative by two well-regarded news organizations. This is an invigorating place for an all-around journalist with cross-platform storytelling skills