Jordan M. Montero is a Mexican-American writer and journalist based in the Bay Area. She is currently pursuing her B.A. in English Literature with an emphasis in Poetry and a minor in Journalism at the University of California, Berkeley. Her journalistic work is concentrated on the intersections of race, queerness, the arts and culture, with an overall mission to uphold marginalized voices in media. Montero's work can be found in publications across California, namely in The Daily Californian’s Opinion and Arts & Entertainment sections, Voices of Monterey Bay, Berkeley B-Side, and Garb Magazine. She is currently working as a reporting intern for Mission Local based in San Francisco, California.