Editor-in-Chief
El Tecolote
Erika Carlos is a multimedia journalist and editor working at the intersection of audience engagement and storytelling. As editor-in-chief of El Tecolote, she leads a team producing community journalism that informs, defends, and uplifts San Francisco’s Latinx working-class and immigrant communities. Previously, she spent nearly five years at The San Francisco Chronicle as an audience editor and multimedia producer. Her debut documentary, Las Vulnerables, earned a regional Emmy nomination, and she was lead producer of Extra Spicy, named one of The Atlantic’s “50 Best Podcasts of 2020.” She is passionate about telling untold, investigative stories with and for communities that are often overlooked or marginalized.
Thursday, September 11, 2025
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CDT