Hi! My name is Maite Fernández, and I'm a bilingual journalist and digital strategist with a passion for coding.
I'm the audience engagement strategist at CQ Roll Call, a news publication that has been covering Congress for more than 60 years. Before that, I had a lot of fun being the Communications Director at ICFJ, a non-profit based in D.C. committed to advance quality journalism worldwide. I also worked as the managing editor at IJNet.org, a website that publishes training opportunities for journalists in seven languages. I'm originally from Uruguay, and I'm bilingual in Spanish and English. I spend my free time tinkering with code and teaching intro to Python classes. I also co-run the Hacks/Hackers DC chapter and I love to cook.
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I'm the audience engagement strategist at CQ Roll Call, a news publication that has been covering Congress for more than 60 years. Before that, I had a lot of fun being the Communications Director at ICFJ, a non-profit based in D.C. committed to advance quality journalism worldwide. I also worked as the managing editor at IJNet.org, a website that publishes training opportunities for journalists in seven languages. I'm originally from Uruguay, and I'm bilingual in Spanish and English. I spend my free time tinkering with code and teaching intro to Python classes. I also co-run the Hacks/Hackers DC chapter and I love to cook.
Download a PDF version of my résumé.
IPS WordPress website
The IMF-World Bank International Photographic Society website was redesigned using a WordPress template and customized using PHP, HTML and CSS.
Clips and translations
To take your coding practice to the next level, build something
Photo: CC-Licensed, thanks to Dino Latoga on Flickr.
Yoani Sánchez’s 14ymedio aspires to become the go-to source of independent news for Cubans
Photo: CC-Licensed, thanks to Yahoo on Flickr.
Intro to Python session
Led an intro to Python session at the TechLady Hackathon. August, 2015
Data journalism panel
Participated on a panel at World Bank’s Open Impact Day, a one-day conference that emphasizes the impact of open data initiatives. June 2015.
Teacher and T.A.
Taught intro to Python class for women as part of Hear Me Code. Volunteered as a TA in numerous occasions. Aug. 2014 - Jan. 2015.
Data journalism session
Led an introductory session on data journalism. Professional Fellows Congress. Oct. 2013
Design-thinking workshop
Facilitated a design-thinking training camp organized by the Online News Association on ways to improve digital security for journalists. Aug. 2014.
Data journalism in Latin America
Led a session in Spanish at the Universidad ORT, Uruguay. June 2013.
