Sonya builds bridges between the community and CalMatters as director of membership and engagement. Previously she managed engagement, fundraising, marketing, digital storytelling and UX at Voice of OC, a nonprofit news agency in Orange County, Calif. where she grew dramatically grew reader engagement and revenue. She is also an adjunct professor of digital journalism at Chapman University. Previously she worked for a decade at the Orange County Register as an editor and reporter across a variety of innovation areas including mobile, social media, web development, disaster coverage, infographics, technology and community news. She has been awarded infographics, news website design, news article design and social media engagement in reporting.
The latest awards for CalMatters journalists from the Sacramento Press Club show the ability to trudge past a lack of access to bring the public essential information and unique human stories.
The CalMatters 2022 Voter Guide is integral to the nonprofit newsroom’s mission of giving Californians information they need to understand and engage with the government and our democracy.