Episode Nine: Yvonne Condes

Yvonne is a freelance journalist and social media manager based in Los Angeles. Her work has appeared in the LA Times, The Arrow - a site for GenX dads, Next Avenue - a PBS site for people over 50 and KCET. She is also a Contributing Editor to Picturing Mexican America, a project that works to uncover the whitewashed history of Mexican Los Angeles. Yvonne is originally from Tucson and started her career as a newspaper reporter. Her online life began as an OG mom blogger and she went on to co-found MomsLA.com, an award-winning parenting site where she served as editor for 10 years.  Fun facts: Yvonne is a Mujer Legendaria, a title bestowed on her by Ford Motor Company, and one of Red Tricycles Coolest Power Moms of whatever year that happened. And back in the early days of Twitter, she won a trip to New York City for the 140 Conference: The State of Now and interviewed Ann Curry from the Today Show. Song = Oye Mi Amor by Maná