Claudia Cruz is an award-winning journalist and editor, thoughtful leader, and instructor in journalism at the University of Nevada, Reno, focused on informing people about the intersecting impacts of culture, law, business, and technology on their communities. She arrived in Reno after nine years as a reporter in Silicon Valley for CNET en Español, and, prior to that, Patch.com. Originally from New York City of Dominican parents, she’s excited to learn about Latinos in the area through food writing.