Our New Photography Director
Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Krista Niles joined the staff of Voices, Inc., after 14 years in daily photojournalism. She has traveled the country extensively, working for The New York Times, The Associated Press, The Lincoln Journal-Star, The San Antonio Express-News and several other media organizations. Her documentary project work focuses primarily on youth-related issues and women’s health issues. She studied photojournalism at San Francisco State University as also attended the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she studied Art History. She recently launched a line of greeting cards and calendars, which she photographs and designs
Our New Projects Director
In response to VOICES growth, we created a new full-time position- Projects Director- and hired Rachel K. Villarreal to fill it.
Villarreal now oversees the cycle of all VOICES projects. During Fiscal Year 2005-2006, she helped the VOICES artists mentor more than 130 low-income youth through the 110° After School Magazine Project, the Looking Foward/Looking Back Project, the World War 2 Stories Project, and the South Park Generaciones Unidas Project.
Villarreal is also a Ph.D. candidate in History at the University of Arizona. As a Fulbright Scholar (2002-2003), she conducted research for her dissertation entitled, “Gladiolas for the Children of Sanchez: Cultural Expressions of the Urban Experience in Mexico City, 1950-1968.” Her research focuses on urban society and culture and how debates about poverty and the impact of urbanization and modernization on the family are played out in the media. Her dedication to history, and specifically the history of Mexico City’s working poor, is in part based on her effort to give voice to those who may not have had the means to do so in their time. Villarreal also earned an interdisciplinary Master of Arts degree from the University of Arizona in Latin American Studies. She has six years of teaching experience in history, research, and writing- a perfect blend for VOICES!
Voices Artists Win “Dynamic Duo” Award
Kimi Eisele and Josh Schachter won the “Making A Difference” Award at The Dynamic Duo Gala sponsored by Compass Health Care on September 25, 2005.
Eisele and Schachter were chosen for this prestigious community award for their efforts as the leaders of The VOICES 110o After School Magazine Project. Eisele and Schachter were the founding writing and photography directors of the 110o Project.
This “dynamic duo” continued their groundbreaking ways last year when they were the guest artists on our pilot project with the San Xavier District of The Tohono O’odham Nation, Looking Forward/Looking Back.
Look for more about the project Eisele and Schachter are currently pioneering for VOICES—The Living Stories Project—in the next issue of this newsletter.
