Founder and Director
Conecta Arizona
Maritza L. Félix is an award-winning freelance journalist, producer, and writer based in Arizona. She is the founder and director of Conecta Arizona, a Spanish-language news service connecting communities in Arizona and Sonora through digital platforms. Maritza created and hosts the podcast Cruzando Líneas and co-produces and co-hosts Comadres al Aire.
In 2025, she received the International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF) Courage in Journalism Award for her fearless and impactful coverage of border and Spanish-speaking communities. She was also named Innovator of the Year in 2022 by the Local Media Association and earned the Cecilia Vaisman Award for Best Hispanic Multimedia Journalist.
Maritza is a five-time Emmy winner, twice named Arizona’s Best Spanish-Language Journalist, and recognized among the 40 Hispanic Personalities Under 40 in Arizona.
She is a senior fellow of the JSK Community Impact Fellowship at Stanford, a graduate of The Sulzberger Executive Leadership Program at Columbia University, and the Media Transformation Challenge (MTC) at Poynter. She also holds fellowships from The Carter Center, the Education Writers Association (EWA), Feet in 2 Worlds (Fi2W), the IWMF Adelante Fellowship, and the Listening Post Collective. In 2020, she was recognized by Take The Lead as one of 50 Women Who Can Change the World of Journalism.
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CDT