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University of Texas El Paso - Spanish

Communications specialist with substantial experience in editorial and publishing markets.
Higher Education
Daniel
Centeno
Houston, Texas
Proactive communications specialist with substantial experience in editorial and publishing markets. Proven history of developing effective media communication strategies and products, helping to establish strong internal communications policies and managing crises. Trained professional with the ability to shape an organization’s image and positively impact revenue and brand awareness.
Communications specialist with substantial experience in editorial and publishing markets.
Higher Education
Daniel
Centeno
Houston, Texas
Proactive communications specialist with substantial experience in editorial and publishing markets. Proven history of developing effective media communication strategies and products, helping to establish strong internal communications policies and managing crises. Trained professional with the ability to shape an organization’s image and positively impact revenue and brand awareness.

Experience

  • The University of Texas at El Paso

    Clinical Associate Professor of Practice

    • Courses taught: SPAN 1301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2602, and 2603.
    • Spanish-as-a-Second-Language as well as Spanish-for Heritage-Speakers courses.
    • Students' evaluations between 4.5 and 5.0 points (A “5.0” is the maximum).

  • The University of Texas at El Paso

    General Coordinator Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea and Congreso

    • Create and overseen a production schedule to ensure the journal meets its deadlines.
    • Lead editorial, design, production, and printing teams to ensure coordination between departments.
    • Monitor overall progress of the journal (including but not limited to adjusting production schedules as necessary, following up with contributors, tracking stages of the project, and solving problems).
    • Coordinate, supervise, and prepare a team of 5 to 8 graduate students (TA’s) annually.
    • Prepare and estimate budget to develop both the journal and the congress.
    • Establish ties with renowned writers (including a Nobel Prize and a Cervantes Prize) to bring them as main speakers of the Congress.
    • Prepare and write grant proposals to present to the City Hall.
    • Plan activities for social responsibility at schools and community colleges to engage students in literature.
    • Plan and coordinate all activities to successfully execute the Congress. This process includes:
    o Launching website and registration pages and producing/updating their content.
    o Overseeing meeting booking, cancellations, and postponement of guest and participants.
    o Obtaining meeting request orders.
    o Determining participant counts and accordingly booking right sized meeting room.
    o Processing all other additional requests such as catering needs and audio visual device requirements.
    o Obtaining participants’ feedback and making appropriate changes for improvements.
    o Resolving booking conflicts in a timely and accurate fashion.
    o Responding to participants’ calls and e-mails related to meeting set-up.
    o Serving as a liaison and speaker for press coverage.

  • University of Houston

    Faculty - World Cultures & Literature Program

    Courses taught:
    WCL 2352 World Cinema, Transnational Narratives
    WCL 3366 Latin American & Latino Film
    Department of Modern and Classical Languages
    College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

  • Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez

    Professor

    • Courses taught: Political Journalism, Workshop on Small Publications, Oral Communication, and Introduction to Communication Theories.
    • Syllabus design for a brand-new program.
    • Tenure track achieved after presenting candidacy in an open contest.
    • Chose the promotion “godfather” of the first cohort of students of the program.

  • Editorial Santillana, Venezuela

    Editorial director

    • Write and distribute news releases and respond to media inquiries.
    • Serve as a spokesperson to appear on television and radio programs.
    • Advise CEOs and senior leaders in managing crises.
    • Work with staff throughout the house to develop crisis communication plans before disaster strikes.
    • Correspond with employees and external stakeholders to keep them informed of company developments.
    • Create strategies to increase employees and public awareness.
    • Serve as a liaison between the organizations and government institutions to promote literature.
    • Communicate with the media and other parties to announce new products and discuss organizational changes.
    • Organize events to promote reading.
    • Arrange interviews with authors and encourage them to write opinion pieces for publication and participate in promotional events (such as book fairs, seminars, and book store signings).
    • Distribute executive messages, prepare presentations and internal memos, and conduct meetings.
    • Closely work with PR and marketing to create and design logos, flyers, advertisements, direct marketing campaigns, and other communications and promotional materials.
    • Review book proposals from authors or their agents.
    • Manage manuscript editing, design, and production process, using a team of editors, proofreaders, graphic designers, and printers.
    • Delegate the detailed review of book proposals to commissioning editors, using their reports to make final decisions on whether to publish.
    • Manage budget estimates and financial resources to execute events and plan promotional trips.

  • Revista Coroto

    Director

    • Founding a magazine devoted to literature, fiction, and journalistic genres.
    • Establish a direction and market position for the magazine in order to convey clear identity.
    • Prepare and produce content.
    • Monitor a team of freelancers and contributors.
    • Supervise design process and contribute to graphics and layout selection.
    • Schedule and run all production meetings.
    • Maintain budget and financial reports.
    • Create strategic plan preparation for the editorial department and propose changes as needed.
    • Edit and proof-read selected articles.

Education

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

    Periodismo (Journalism)

  • Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Master of Arts - MA

    Periodismo (Journalism)

  • The University of Texas at El Paso

    Master of Fine Arts - MFA

    Creative Writing

  • The University of Texas at El Paso

    Clinical Associate Professor of Practice


    • Courses taught: SPAN 1301, 2302, 2303, 2304, 2602, and 2603. • Spanish-as-a-Second-Language as well as Spanish-for Heritage-Speakers courses. • Students' evaluations between 4.5 and 5.0 points (A “5.0” is the maximum).

  • The University of Texas at El Paso

    General Coordinator Revista de Literatura Mexicana Contemporánea and Congreso


    • Create and overseen a production schedule to ensure the journal meets its deadlines. • Lead editorial, design, production, and printing teams to ensure coordination between departments. • Monitor overall progress of the journal (including but not limited to adjusting production schedules as necessary, following up with contributors, tracking stages of the project, and solving problems). • Coordinate, supervise, and prepare a team of 5 to 8 graduate students (TA’s) annually. • Prepare and estimate budget to develop both the journal and the congress. • Establish ties with renowned writers (including a Nobel Prize and a Cervantes Prize) to bring them as main speakers of the Congress. • Prepare and write grant proposals to present to the City Hall. • Plan activities for social responsibility at schools and community colleges to engage students in literature. • Plan and coordinate all activities to successfully execute the Congress. This process includes: o Launching website and registration pages and producing/updating their content. o Overseeing meeting booking, cancellations, and postponement of guest and participants. o Obtaining meeting request orders. o Determining participant counts and accordingly booking right sized meeting room. o Processing all other additional requests such as catering needs and audio visual device requirements. o Obtaining participants’ feedback and making appropriate changes for improvements. o Resolving booking conflicts in a timely and accurate fashion. o Responding to participants’ calls and e-mails related to meeting set-up. o Serving as a liaison and speaker for press coverage.

Publications

  • Ogros ejemplares (ISBN: 978-607-27-0405-3/ISBN: 978-980-7468-16-9)

    Lugar Común

  • Ogros ejemplares (ISBN: 978-607-27-0405-3/ISBN: 978-980-7468-16-9)

    Lugar Común

  • Ogros ejemplares (ISBN: 978-607-27-0405-3/ISBN: 978-980-7468-16-9)

    Lugar Común

  • Ogros ejemplares (ISBN: 978-607-27-0405-3/ISBN: 978-980-7468-16-9)

    Lugar Común

  • Periodismo a ras del boom. Otra pasión latinoamericana de narrar (ISBN: 980-11-1023-6)

    Universidad de los Ándes (Venezuela) and the Department of Extension and Culture of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (México, 2007).

  • Periodismo a ras del boom. Otra pasión latinoamericana de narrar (ISBN: 980-11-1023-6)

    Universidad de los Ándes (Venezuela) and the Department of Extension and Culture of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (México, 2007).

  • Ogros ejemplares (ISBN: 978-607-27-0405-3/ISBN: 978-980-7468-16-9)

    Lugar Común

  • Ogros ejemplares (ISBN: 978-607-27-0405-3/ISBN: 978-980-7468-16-9)

    Lugar Común

  • Periodismo a ras del boom. Otra pasión latinoamericana de narrar (ISBN: 980-11-1023-6)

    Universidad de los Ándes (Venezuela) and the Department of Extension and Culture of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (México, 2007).

  • Periodismo a ras del boom. Otra pasión latinoamericana de narrar (ISBN: 980-11-1023-6)

    Universidad de los Ándes (Venezuela) and the Department of Extension and Culture of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (México, 2007).

  • Retratos hablados (ISBN: 980-293-623-6/ISBN: 978-607-433-627-6)

    Debate-Random House

  • Retratos hablados (ISBN: 980-293-623-6/ISBN: 978-607-433-627-6)

    Debate-Random House

  • Ogros ejemplares (ISBN: 978-607-27-0405-3/ISBN: 978-980-7468-16-9)

    Lugar Común

  • Ogros ejemplares (ISBN: 978-607-27-0405-3/ISBN: 978-980-7468-16-9)

    Lugar Común

  • Periodismo a ras del boom. Otra pasión latinoamericana de narrar (ISBN: 980-11-1023-6)

    Universidad de los Ándes (Venezuela) and the Department of Extension and Culture of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (México, 2007).

  • Periodismo a ras del boom. Otra pasión latinoamericana de narrar (ISBN: 980-11-1023-6)

    Universidad de los Ándes (Venezuela) and the Department of Extension and Culture of the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (México, 2007).

  • Retratos hablados (ISBN: 980-293-623-6/ISBN: 978-607-433-627-6)

    Debate-Random House

  • Retratos hablados (ISBN: 980-293-623-6/ISBN: 978-607-433-627-6)

    Debate-Random House

  • Posmodernidad en el Cine. Romeo y Julieta como Espejo de la Sociedad Contemporánea

    VII Edición Premio Carlos Eduardo Frías

  • Posmodernidad en el Cine. Romeo y Julieta como Espejo de la Sociedad Contemporánea

    VII Edición Premio Carlos Eduardo Frías

SPAN 2304

5(1)

  • Level:
  • Credit hours: 0

SPAN 2603

5(1)

  • Level:
  • Credit hours: 0
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