Voice of OC Reporter Nick Gerda was the luncheon speaker at the League of Women Voters’ central Orange County area chapter annual meeting.
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 Publisher Guest at KPCC Major Donor Annual Brunch
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr, was a featured speaker during KPCC’s annual major donor brunch on April 29. Santana was in a panel along with New York Times […]
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Voice of OC Staff Join UC Irvine Community Reporting Panel
Voice of OC Community Health Editor Amy DePaul and Reporter Nick Gerda participated in a UC Irvine journalism panel discussion on May 17. The panel, titled “Community Reporting: Finding, Pitching […]
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Voice of OC Publisher Will Join KPCC Election Night Discussion
KPCC’s AirTalk with Larry Mantle live election night special will feature Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr.
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On OC: OC Party Chairs Open Up on Election Day Races
OC Democratic Party Chairwoman Fran Sdao and OC Republican Party Chairman Fred Whitaker talk about prospects, issues and strategy for Tuesday’s election races across Orange County as well as the future of political parties in local government.
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Voice of OC Staff Join UC Irvine Community Reporting Panel
Voice of OC Community Health Editor Amy DePaul and Reporter Nick Gerda participated in a UC Irvine journalism panel discussion on May 17.
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Voice of OC Publisher to Join Today’s KPCC AirTalk Discussion
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., will be on today’s AirTalk with Larry Mantle. KPCC reporters in an in-studio roundtable segment about the key races to watch in Orange […]
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Voice of OC Publisher discusses 2018 O.C. elections on Inside OC with Rick Reiff
Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr., was a guest speaker on this week’s Inside OC with Rick Reiff.
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Voice of OC Staff Speak at CSU Fullerton Communications Week
Voice of OC reporter Spencer Custodio and digital editor Sonya Quick both presented during Cal State Fullerton’s Communications Week.
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UC Irvine community forum on homelessness features Voice of OC Publisher
A recent free UC Irvine community forum talking about the demographics, causes, costs and solutions around homelessness featured Voice of OC Publisher Norberto Santana, Jr.
