Rising sophomore Ammy Elizabeth Sanchez Suasti has been selected as editor-in-chief of The Reporter for the 2021-22 school year.
Sanchez, a mass communications/journalism major in The Honors College at North Campus, has served as the paper’s forum editor since the spring. She will officially start her new role on August 2.
She will replace Adriana Dos Santos, who is transferring to the University of Florida this fall to study public relations.
“I leave with the reassurance that someone great will be taking over our newspaper,” said Dos Santos, who will continue as the paper’s editor through the summer. “I am confident that she will lead our staff successfully and can’t wait to see what she has in store.”
Sanchez plans to work on a commitment contract that would expound on the paper’s ethical code and staff writers responsibilities. She also wants to expand the paper’s social media footprint by creating a TikTok account, reactivating the paper’s Facebook page and doing IGTV videos.
The 18-year-old was born in Goiânia, Brazil, in 2003. When she was nine, she moved to Miami. Sanchez has also lived in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
“Moving so often to countries with very different cultures humbled me,” Sanchez said. “It opened my eyes to the different ways one is able to communicate with others and how it should be done.”
She joined the paper in September after graduating from Hialeah Gardens Senior High School in 2020. Sanchez has written for the news, forum and briefing sections of the paper.
During her time at the paper, Sanchez has written stories about graduation, a professor at the Miami Fashion Institute—Julian Asion—who previously worked with Calvin Klein, and about constructions and renovations happening at North Campus.
When Sanchez first enrolled at North Campus, she was a business major who aspired to work in human resources at a bank. But after joining the paper, she tapped into her talent as a communicator.
“If someone would’ve told me that I’d be leading a student newspaper when I first started at Miami Dade College, I wouldn’t have believed them,” Sanchez said. “I’m thankful and excited to take on this journey while working alongside talented people.”
You can reach Sanchez at ammy.sanchez001@mymdc.net or at (305) 237-1254
