This week, on Wednesday, Oct. 17, Santana will moderate a debate among city council candidates at Latino Health Access on Fourth Street in Santa Ana starting at 7 pm.
Author Archives: Sonya Quick
Sonya Quick is digital editor for Voice of OC overseeing civic engagement (social media, email and civic engagement), digital fundraising, marketing and design (across-device user experience and digital storytelling).
Quick joined Voice of OC in November 2016 and has since managed the first #NewsMatch fundraising drive, re-imagined the Voice of OC logo and visual brand and launched a website redesign. In June 2017, Voice of OC was awarded top news website design by the Los Angeles Press Club.
Prior to Voice of OC, Quick worked for eight years at the Orange County Register in a variety of roles including: the organization’s first mobile editor, social media manager, web and blog editor, infographics reporter and reporter. During that time, Quick helped create a mobile strategy for Freedom Communications, launched the first Register mobile apps, helped re-imagine the Register’s disaster plan for the digital age, helped transform community coverage, managed the Register’s 50+ blogs, developed a trial Register community wiki, covered Irvine and launched a mobile apps technology blog a year before the iTunes App Store was unveiled.
Quick has been a member of the Society of Professional Journalists since 2003. She served as region 11 director in 2008 and as national student representative in 2004. Quick graduated from Cal State Long Beach in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism with a minor in English literature
Languages spoken: English
Areas of expertise: Digital storytelling, social media, infographics, data reporting, mobile and web design, news marketing, non-profit fundraising.
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Voice of OC Readers Offered Exclusive Access to New York Times
Readers will receive two months of free digital access to the Times, the offer expires Nov. 6, 2018.
Posted inInside the Newsroom, Irvine
Voice of OC Publisher Moderating this Sunday’s Irvine City Council Candidate Forum
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., will moderate this Sunday’s Irvine City Council candidate forum. The forum is hosted by Irvine Watchdog, a nonpartisan volunteer group that invited all […]
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Voice of OC Publisher to Moderate Santa Ana Community Safety Forum
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., will moderate a Santa Ana public safety forum tonight. Panelists include: Santa Ana Police Chief David Valentin, Santa Ana Unified School District Police […]
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Feet to the Fire Forum Tonight in Newport Beach
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., will take part in moderating tonight’s Feet to the Fire forum in Newport Beach. The Newport Beach council candidate forum will be moderated […]
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Feet to the Fire Forum Tonight in Costa Mesa
The Costa Mesa council candidate forum will be moderated by Santana, Daily Pilot Columnist and Voice of OC Board Member Barbara Venezia and Los Angeles Times Executive Editor John Canalis.
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Bienvenido al teatro: Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month at Irvine Barclay Theatre
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. IRVINE, CA: The contributions of […]
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Irvine Barclay Theatre and Irvine Unified School District Partner to Bring World-class Artists and Students Together for Arts Education
The following is a press release from an organization unaffiliated with Voice of OC. The views expressed here are not those of Voice of OC. Irvine, CA —- Irvine Barclay […]
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Voice of OC to Partner with New York Times on Midterm Election Coverage
The New York Times will be partnering with Voice of OC on coverage, polling and events for four hotly contested congressional races in OC: the 39th, 45th, 48th and 49th.
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Voice of OC Introduces Arts & Culture Section
Senior Editor Paul Hodgins and Managing Editor Heide Janssen are at the helm — putting together a unique product: elegant, reader-focused content on all genres of art happening across Orange County from the Segerstrom Center for the Arts to community auditoriums.
