Officers

Alyssa Morin

Alyssa Morin

President


Alyssa Morin is a third-year journalism student pursuing a career in entertainment reporting. She has worked for publications such as StudyBreaks Magazine, Austin Vida and Red River Noise. Through her internship at Red River Noise, she has had the opportunity to interview Matthew McConaughey, Nathan Fillion, Joss Whedon and Jeff Nichols. She has also contributed writing and multimedia pieces to Univision, XoJane and NotiHispano. Her dream is to work on E! News or The Hollywood Reporter.

Sylvia Butanda

Sylvia Butanda

Vice President


Sylvia is a 3rd year journalism major and business foundations program candidate from Brownsville, TX. She has worked for publications such as The Daily Texan, Longhorn Life Magazine and the Horn. She is currently a communications/marketing intern for Roll On Sushi Diner. She hopes to work in the communications or community outreach department of an international non-profit organization or work for a Hispanic centered publication in New York City.


Rebecca Salazar
Rebecca Salazar

Secretary


Rebecca is a junior majoring in journalism, who’s also earning a business certificate from the McCombs School of Business. She is from San Benito, Texas and is currently the Marketing/Communication Student Assistant for the UT Biomedical Engineering Department. She is an active member of the Texas Zephyrs Service Sorority. She has interned with Austin Monthly Magazine and hopes to pursue a career in magazine writing.


Taylor Villarreal

Taylor Villarreal

Historian

Taylor Villarreal is a second year Journalism major from McAllen, Texas. Villarreal is an active member of the Kappa Alpha Theta chapter here at UT, is a former copyeditor for the website Total Frat Move, and is the Online Producer for KVR News. She aspires to host a talk show one day.



Erika Sauceda

Erika Sauceda

Treasurer


Erika is a sophmore from Sealy, TX majoring in journalism pursuing a career in sports. She hopes to work for ESPN in the field of football or basketball. As the Treasurer of UTHJ, Erika takes care of the organization's funds and is responsible for honest handling of all UTHJ transactions.


Estefania de Leon

Estefania de Leon

Technology Chair


Estefania is a second year Journalism major from Austin, TX. She has a job as a news correspondent with The Banner for the Rocky Mountain/Yellowstone region and is interning with Austin Vida and Red River Noise. Past jobs include working for the Daily Texan as a page designer. She is still undecided on what route she wants to take in journalism, but she can’t imagine herself doing anything else.


Karla Pulido

Karla Pulido 

Fundraising Chair


Karla Pulido is a second year Jornalism major from Ft Worth Tx. She has an interest in writing about culture, politics, or travel. Karla's long term goals include moving to New York to write for a national publication or writing for a travel magazine. Aside from UTHJ, Karla is a member of the UT Women's Chorus.


Sandy Marin
 Sandy Marin

Social Chair


Sandy is currently a sophomore Journalism major with a focus on broadcast. She aspires to anchor national news in English or Spanish and ultimately a career in entertainment journalism. She volunteers with the Texas Student Television news department and is looking forward to start her internship soon!