Meet Zócalo
About Zócalo Public Square
Zócalo Public Square, a project of the Center for Social Cohesion, is a living magazine, an innovative blend of on-the-ground events and on-line journalism, that connects people to ideas and to each other in an open, accessible, non-partisan and broad-minded spirit. Through our web publication, lectures, panels, screenings, and conferences, Zócalo explores ideas that enhance our understanding of citizenship and community—the forces that strengthen or undermine human connectedness and social cohesion.
We believe that over specialization and narrowcasting undermine the public square and are committed to welcoming a new, young and diverse generation to the conversation.
Established in Los Angeles in 2003, Zócalo roams across L.A. and Phoenix, and has traveled to Chicago, New Orleans, San Francisco, and as far as Shanghai, Berlin and Guadalajara. In our nine years, we have featured over 1,000 compelling thinkers and doers from a wide range of fields—politics, governance, humanities, health, economics, education, technology, foreign policy, arts, science and beyond—who explore how we see and relate to one another, be it locally, regionally, nationally, or globally.
Staff
Gregory Rodriguez
Founding Director
Dulce Vasquez
Managing Director
Andrés Martinez
Editorial Director
T.A. Frank
Editor
Sarah Rothbard
Managing & Books Editor
Joe Mathews
California Editor
Jennifer Y. Lee
Deputy Managing Editor
Jonathan Koppell
Arizona Editor
Yujin Kim
Program Coordinator
Laura Villalpando
Special Events Manager
Lauren Alejo
Intern
Contributors
Stephanie Brown
Poetry Editor
Boalt Media Group
Audio & Video
Board of Directors
Gregory Rodriguez
Founding Director
Zócalo Public Square
Thomas Tseng
President of the Board
Principal and Co-Founder
New American Dimensions Market Research
Tara L. Taylor
Treasurer of the Board
Vice President and COO
Community Financial Resource Center
Darin Beaman
Executive Creative Director
OIC Integrated Marketing and Brand Communications Agency
Marten denBoer
Provost and Vice President
for Academic Affairs
Cal Poly Pomona
Alan Friel
Ex officio member
Partner
Wildman Harrold
William W. Gerrity
Chairman and CEO
The Gerrity Group
David Gershwin
Principal
David Gershwin Consulting
Rebecca Mardach, M.D.
Partner
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Ralph Walter
Senior Managing Director
Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors LLP
The Zócalo Public Square Board of Directors meets quarterly.
