A diverse and dedicated team carries out the editorial and administrative work at the Centro de Periodismo Investigativo.
Carla Minet
Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief
Journalist and editor with a long history in independent media. For six years, she served as executive director of Prensa Comunitaria. She has worked as a journalist and producer across television, radio and digital outlets, including WIPR Canal 6, Radio Universidad, El Nuevo Día, Primera Hora, Univisión and NotiCel. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public communication from the University of Puerto Rico and a joint master’s degree in journalism from the University of Barcelona and Columbia University in New York.
Wilma Maldonado Arrigoitía
Editorial Director
A journalist from Arecibo. She has worked at the regional newspaper El Norte, directed El Detallista and collaborated with radio outlets such as Radio Once. She was Primera Hora’s northern correspondent for 12 years and later joined the Investigative Unit at El Nuevo Día, which she began leading in 2019. Her watchdog reporting on corruption in the Legislature and government agencies has been consistent and impactful. She has received awards from the Overseas Press Club and the Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico.
Annette Ramírez Díaz
Development Director
Marketing executive with more than 25 years of experience in advertising and media. She has worked with top ad agencies, including Martí, Flores, Prieto & Wachtel, J. Walter Thompson and McCann Erickson. She has also worked with media companies such as OneLink Communications and Liberty Puerto Rico. She joined CPI in April 2020.
Oscar J. Serrano
Co-founder and Transparency Program Coordinator
Journalist and attorney with 25 years of experience in print, radio, TV and online journalism. He has worked as a journalist, editor and director, and served as president of the Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico. He was part of the founding teams of El Nuevo Día Interactivo, Primera Hora, Red 96 FM, CPI and NotiCel.
Víctor L. Rodríguez Velázquez
Journalist
Former director of Diálogo at the University of Puerto Rico from 2016 to 2018. He previously worked as an editor and business journalist at Metro Puerto Rico. He holds a master’s degree in communication theory and research and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and foreign languages, with a focus on French and Italian.
Cristina del Mar Quiles
Audience and Product Manager
Journalist from Caguas with more than 15 years of experience in print, radio, multimedia and independent media. She leads CPI’s Gender Investigative Unit in collaboration with Todaspr.com, a feminist media outlet she co-founded. Her reporting on Vieques and its fight for quality health care is featured in the podcast La Brega.
Norenid Feliciano
Manager of Technology, Digital Security and Multimedia
Digital media producer, recording engineer and sound designer with more than 15 years of experience. She specializes in live streaming, video, sound mixing and content production for online education. She is a journalism graduate of the University of Puerto Rico and is also a professional singer-songwriter.
Sharon Tossas
Fundraising Manager
Has worked in the nonprofit sector for more than a decade. She began her work in 2008 at the Centro Universitario para el Acceso at UPR-Mayagüez, and later held roles at Prensa Comunitaria and the American Cancer Society of Puerto Rico. She joined CPI in August 2020.
Omaya Sosa Pascual
Co-founder, Journalist and Special Projects Editor
Award-winning investigative journalist and media entrepreneur with 27 years of experience. A former journalist at El Nuevo Día, her work has been published both locally and internationally. She is a co-founder of CPI, NotiCel, Por los Mares and Es Mental. She also served as president of the Overseas Press Club.
Vanessa Colón Almenas
Editor
Leads coverage of recovery, climate change and politics at CPI. She has held various editorial roles at Primera Hora and served as digital deputy director at El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora. She holds a master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
Laura Candelas
Editor
Journalist with 40 years of experience. Former director of The Associated Press in San Juan and of Radio Universidad. She also served as CPI’s executive director from 2010 to 2015 and remains on the editorial team.
Noel Algarín
Editor
Journalist and editor with experience at El Nuevo Día, Primera Hora, and Univision.com. Led breaking news coverage at El Nuevo Día and edited reporting on Puerto Rican diaspora communities in the U.S. Graduated from the University of Puerto Rico and completed the Executive Program in News Innovation and Leadership at CUNY’s Newmark School.
Angélica Serrano Román
Fact-Checker
Puerto Rican journalist based in Washington, D.C., focused on business journalism. She covers bankruptcies for Bloomberg Law. At CPI, she has worked as a journalist, fact-checker and newsletter editor. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Universidad del Sagrado Corazón and a master’s degree in business journalism from NYU. She serves on the CPI Board of Directors.
Carlos F. Ramos Hernández
Transparency Program Attorney
Public interest attorney who joined CPI through an Equal Justice Works fellowship. He holds a J.D. from the University of Puerto Rico and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School. He is an adjunct professor at the Inter American University School of Law, where he teaches media law and access to information.
Carols Nieves
Administrator
Born in Coamo, he has graduate studies in community social psychology from UPR-Río Piedras. For the past 20 years, he has coordinated educational and community projects in collaboration with public and nonprofit organizations.
Luis Valentín
Podcast Producer and Journalist
Studied economics at Penn State and law at the University of Puerto Rico. He started his journalism career at Caribbean Business in 2010. At CPI, he covers Puerto Rico’s debt crisis and fiscal management. He is also a producer of CPI’s De Cerca podcast.
Eliván Martínez Mercado
Journalist
Estudió Lenguas Extranjeras en la Universidad de Puerto Rico. Obtuvo una maestría en la Escuela de Periodismo de la UAM/El País, en Madrid. Inició su carrera periodística en el 2001 en El Nuevo Herald de Miami y luego se incorporó a la revista dominical de El Nuevo Día. Trabaja con el CPI desde 2012. Ha colaborado con publicaciones internacionales como The New York Times y el Miami Herald. En 2019, fue becario de periodismo energético en la Universidad de Texas en Austin. Galardonado por la Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico y el Overseas Press Club.
Joel Cintrón Arbasetti
Journalist
Started as a writer and photographer for Noctámbulo, and later launched his blog, “Post-Data,” on Puerto Rico’s underground arts scene. He has worked with Claridad, Diálogo, El Rehén, Revista Cruce and 80grados. He joined CPI in 2012.
Damaris Suarez
Journalist
Former president of the Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico. She has worked for radio outlets such as NotiUno, WIAC 740 AM and Radio Isla 1320. She hosts Agenda Propia on the CPI YouTube page and Radio Isla 1320. She has been recognized by the Overseas Press Club and other press organizations.
Tatiana Díaz Ramos
Journalist
Journalist and demographer with more than a decade of experience. She has worked with Prensa Comunitaria, Scuba Dogs Society and NotiCel. At CPI since 2019, she reports on education.
José Encarnación
Journalist
From Fajardo, Puerto Rico. He holds a bachelor’s degree in public communication and a master’s degree in history from the University of Puerto Rico. He is a doctoral student in education and has been with CPI’s Education Investigative Unit since 2020.
Jeniffer Wiscovitch
Journalist
She graduated from Universidad del Sagrado Corazón and has more than 15 years of experience covering health. Since joining CPI in 2017, she has reported on health and recovery after Hurricane María. She has served as a board member of the Asociación de Periodistas de Puerto Rico.
Luis Joel Méndez González
Journalist
Covers the impacts of climate change in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. He holds a master’s degree in data visualization from Northeastern University and a bachelor’s degree in broadcast communication from UPR-Arecibo. His work has been recognized by the Overseas Press Club, Climate Tracker and others.
Gabriela Carrasquillo
Periodista de Datos
Studied journalism and environmental science at UPR-Río Piedras and completed The Lede Program at Columbia University. She has contributed to Metro, Voces del Sur and Todas. She works on data analysis and visualizations at CPI.
Amanda Pérez Pintado
Journalist
Bayamón-based journalist with experience in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Previously worked at El Nuevo Día, USA Today and Investigate Midwest. She holds degrees from the University of Puerto Rico and NYU. At CPI, she investigates public health issues.
Brandon Cruz
Photojournalist and Social Media Manager
Graduated from the University of Puerto Rico and has 10 years of experience in photojournalism, video editing, podcasting and social media. He is a co-founder of the digital project Breve and has worked across radio, TV, print and digital outlets.
Amarilis Flores
Oficial de Evaluación y Cumplimiento
Tiene un bachillerato en Administración de Empresas y una maestría en Psicología Social Comunitaria, áreas que ha logrado vincular para avanzar proyectos de desarrollo socioeconómico comunitario y participación ciudadana. Ha trabajado en contabilidad y auditoría en empresas privadas, ha dirigido entidades sin fines de lucro y fue directora de Desarrollo Comunitario en el Municipio de San Juan. Es consultora para organizaciones sin fines de lucro en gestión financiera, diseño de programas, políticas organizacionales y planificación estratégica.
Ishbel Cora
Officer for the Journalism Training Institute and Community Relations
Holds a master’s degree in planning and a bachelor’s degree in journalism and comparative literature from the University of Puerto Rico. Her work focuses on human rights, feminism and environmental justice. She is a member of Distintas Latitudes’ Red LATAM of Young Journalists.
Kevin García Carrasquillo
Accounting Assistant
From Caguas, Puerto Rico. He has 10 years of accounting experience with small businesses and nonprofits. He studied electronic physics and is completing a degree in accounting at Ana G. Méndez University System.
Luis Alberto González
Journalist and Audience and Social Media Coordinator
Has nearly 20 years of experience covering government, politics and courts. He recently earned his Juris Doctor at Inter American University. He is part of CPI’s Digital and Audience team and a former member of the Access to Information Legal Clinic at the Inter American University School of Law.
Gabriela Alejandra Dávila Lozada
Transparency Officer
Has more than seven years of experience as a coral restoration specialist and citizen scientist with environmental nonprofits. She has a background in journalism and women and gender studies from UPR-Río Piedras. She has worked with El Puente Latino, WAPA-TV and others.
Marta de Jesús Claudio
Audience and Social Media Coordinator
Journalist from San Lorenzo with 25 years of experience in print and digital media. A journalism graduate of the University of Puerto Rico, she worked on the first digital editions of Primera Hora and El Nuevo Día. She has worked as an editor at CyberNews and Publimedia and joined CPI’s Audience and Products team in 2025.
Ramaris Albert Trinidad
Fact-Checker
Journalist with 20 years of experience in Puerto Rico and Spain. She specializes in data journalism and teaches at the University of Puerto Rico Faculty of Communication. She holds a Ph.D. from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in information technology and structures.
