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Imelda Dutton

Imelda Dutton, a native of the northern Mexican state of Chihuahua, is a bilingual journalist with extensive expertise in Spanish communications. For more than two decades, she reported on Latin American issues for Mexican and American media, including El Universal de Mexico. She has also written for and edited Spanish and English publications, including Visión Latina, formerly a weekly publication of The Ledger and The New York Times, and Ágora, a bilingual quarterly military magazine published by U.S. Northern Command. For the past decade she has been a strategic communications consultant for international companies, such as Booz Allen Hamilton and Jacobs Technology; and in 2014, she founded CrossoverComm Inc., her own content development and communications agency. Dutton is currently the Tampa Bay area correspondent for El Sentinel newspaper and enjoys looking for ways to promote diversity and cultural awareness among Americans.
 

Imelda Dutton's Latest Articles

On The Ground in Wimauma: Healthcare providers struggle to meet needs of indigent population

About 35 percent of the population in Wimauma ages 65 and under is uninsured. The challenges surrounding lack of access to medical care is tripled with the arrival of seasonal farmworkers.

Beth El Mission
Para bien: Beth-El Farmworker Ministry celebra 40 años de servicio en Wimauma

Beth-El Farmworker Ministry Inc., una fuente importante de apoyo para la comunidad de trabajadores del campo en Wimauma desde 1976, se prepara para celebrar sus muchos logros a lo largo de cuatro décadas.

Pastor Carlos Irizarry is lead pastor along with his wife Judy at Wholesome Church.
Organizaciones locales luchan por cubrir la necesidad de servicios de salud en Wimauma

Alrededor del 35 por ciento de la población menor de 65 años en Wimauma no cuenta con seguro médico. Los desafíos alrededor de la falta de acceso a atención médica se triplican con la llegada de trabajadores agrícolas temporales.

Beth-El Farmworker Ministry offers much needed services including worship to the Wimauma community.
For Good: Beth-El Farmworker Ministry celebrates 40 years in Wimauma

Beth-El Farmworker Ministry Inc., a strong source of support for the farmworker community in Wimauma since 1976, is preparing to celebrate its many achievements.

Beth-El Farmworker Ministry offers much needed services including worship to the Wimauma community.
Beth-El creates paths to success in Wimauma

Beth-El lights a torch for farmworkers to find their path to success by providing food, clothing, scholarships and guidance.

Shortage of daycares in Wimauma
Wimauma: Enterprising Latinas launches project to equip women with financial prowess

You Grow Girl is a series of financial literacy workshops designed for migrant farmworkers in Wimauma.

Wimauma: Enterprising Latinas lanza proyecto en busca del porvenir de las mujeres

You Grow Girl es una serie de talleres de educación financiera diseñada para trabajadores agrícolas migrantes en Wimauma.

"I am the vine you are the branches".
Beth-El abre caminos hacia el éxito en Wimauma

Beth-El enciende una antorcha para que trabajadores agrícolas encuentren su camino a una mejor vida al proporcionar alimentos, ropa, becas y orientación.

Reyna Rocha prepares cactus leaves for cooking.
Wimauma couple’s tenacity leads to progress for family, community

With an entrepreneurial spirit aimed at solving a community problem, Reyna and José Rocha opened a grocery store to serve the needs of Wimauma residents.

Armando Rocha, five, is one of Jose and Reyna Rocha's 42 grandkids.
Tenacidad de una pareja de Wimauma lleva a progreso familiar y comunitario

Con un espíritu empresarial para responder a las necesidades de la comunidad, hace más de 25 años Reyna y José Rocha abrieron un negocio de abarrotes en Wimauma.  

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