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Who We Are
We are journalists, educators
and business consultants
who have dedicated our lives to informing our nation and the world about the
importance of freedom, democracy and the news and issues that affect young
people and their families.
The First Amendment is our
rock-solid foundation.
Our emphasis is on freedom of
speech and freedom of the press.
Our goal is to offer the
nation's young people a first-hand and realistic experience with those two
individual freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States.
Feel free to contact the leaders
of the Youth Citizen-Journalist Network, listed below.
Contact Us
In English and Spanish:
Gil C. Schmidt
President and Treasurer
(787) 560-3206
gschmidt@barquin.com
Claudio Alvarez Dunn
Secretary and Executive Editor - Latin America
(787) 585-2296
Claudio.alvarez.dunn@gmail.com
In English:
Thomas Engleman
Vice President and Executive Editor - U.S.
(215) 715-9809
teengleman@verizon.net
newsroom@ycjn.us
About Us
Gil C. Schmidt
 Business consultant with over 130 clients, from Fortune 500
companies such as Pfizer, SKB, American Airlines, Coca-Cola, Texaco, AT&T,
Sprint, IBM, Cingular and Eli Lilly, amongst others.
Has created business
plans, strategic plans and marketing plans for over 80 companies in the
United States, Puerto Rico, Europe, Central and South America.
Experienced in market-oriented government grant proposals, including human
resources, high-tech projects, social services and business data primarily
for entrepreneurial start-ups, community development and educational
projects.
Has published 540+ articles on business, health, Internet, science and other
topics in Stateside, European and Asian sources. Contributor and editor of
books in business, economics and education. Seventeen published stories.
Assistant Editor in “The Best of Times” Anthology (science fiction stories.)
Associate Editor of “Would That It Were” e-zine. Blogs as Gil the Jenius.
Claudio Alvarez Dunn
 As you can see in the following
resume, I have experience as reporter,
columnist and editor, with a focus on the Spanish-language audience.
I am a journalist with more than 30 years of international experience at
different levels of the media industry. I have a passion for news, and for
the past several years I have played a central role in planning, developing
and carrying out a wide variety of tasks and activities to improve
readership through single-copy and online sales.
In 1997, I was part of the founder’s group of Primera Hora
newspaper as its managing editor. We created the fastest growing newspaper
in Puerto Rico. Later, I was part of the manager's committee of
www.primerahora.com .
Now I am an independent journalist with a lot of new tools for multimedia.
In October 2007, I was at IFRA at the University of South Carolina, taking
intensive courses on the convergence of news from a paper product to the Web.
As we know, the news industry is changing the way of delivering news to
their audiences. On other hand, new platforms give an easier (and cheaper)
way to build online communities and give people a new voice to express
themselves.
I think the key for success is teamwork. My experience brings a strong
knowledge in copy editing newswires and local news in Spanish,
selecting human-interest stories to motivate the audience, writing great
headlines, and designing layouts that display news on
different platforms.
I am a marketing-oriented journalist with energy, enthusiasm and creativity,
with great ability to work with people and an understanding of journalistic values.
I have management experience to run day-to-day
operations, with a strong knowledge of the newsroom. I was at the board of directors of the National Association
of Hispanic Journalists, as a regional director and as Spanish-language-at-large
officer. There I created Spanish-language student workshops for print,
radio, TV and online for our annual convention.
EXPERIENCE:
PRIMERA HORA NEWSPAPER:
Managing Editor (Puerto Rico, Sept. 1997- June 2008)
EL NUEVO DÍA NEWSPAPER:
* Foreign News Desk Editor (Puerto Rico, 1996/97)
* Closing Editor, Business Section (1994/95)
* Copy Desk (1993/94).
* Special Editions Senior Reporter (1988/93).
CAMBIO 16-AMÉRICA MAGAZINE (1991-1995).
Founder and correspondent in Puerto Rico.
Interviews and columns for the international magazine in Madrid, Spain.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY (Bayamon, P.R. 1993-94)
Professor at Bayamon Campus
Teacher of “Story of Modern Journalist” and “Introduction to Journalist”
EL DIARIO/LA PRENSA (New York, N.Y. 1990/1993).
Correspondent in Puerto Rico.
Daily column for the largest Hispanic publication in New York
INTERAMERICAN UNIVERSITY (Puerto Rico 1990/1993)
Executive Editor (Bimonthly newspaper of the largest private university
in Puerto Rico)
CAMBIO 16 Magazine (Madrid, Spain. 1986/1987)
Investigative Reporter.
EFE Spanish News Agency (Puerto Rico 1985-1986).
Caribbean Sports Editor
LA CAPITAL Newspaper (Rosario, Argentina. 1977-1984)
* Miami Bureau Chief. 1980-1984
* General Assignment Reporter 1977-1980
EDUCATION:
BA (Business Administration)
Interamerican University.
Puerto Rico 1991
RTVE (Spain Radio & TV Official Institute)
ENG (Electronic News Gathering)
Madrid. Spain. 1987
COMPUTER SYSTEMS:
TERA; ATEX; Windows XP-95/98/ME; Microsoft; NewsDesk; Page Maker; Quark
Xpress , Netscape Navigator
AP Preserver; Microsoft Internet Explorer, ETC.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Former member of the Board of Directors:
National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ)
Overseas Press Club Puerto Rico (OPC)
Journalist Association of Puerto Rico (ASPPRO)
Thomas Engleman
 Tom Engleman retired from Dow
Jones and Company in December 1999, following 25 years as director of the
Dow Jones Newspaper Fund, more than two years as an editor/writer for the
Dow Jones News/Retrieval Service and Factiva, and more than a year as a
recruiter of computer programmers.
He worked part-time as program director for the New Jersey Press Foundation
from April 2000 to his retirement on March 31, 2009, and he was an associate
dean of the Temple University School of Communications and Theater from
1992-1995.
In his duties at the Newspaper Fund and with the New Jersey Newspaper
Foundation he has awarded high school and college students tens of thousands
of dollars in scholarships and hundreds of internships at newspapers and
news services throughout the United States.
While at the Newspaper Fund he developed the national Minorities Journalism
Workshop program for high school students from one pilot workshop in 1968 to
more than 30 programs throughout United States.
He continues as a member of the board of directors of the Dow Jones News
Fund.
His career resume also includes three years as a copy editor for The
State, the daily newspaper in Columbia, S.C. (1965-1967), and one year
in the information services department at Emory & Henry College in Virginia
(1964-1965).
Engleman received a master’s degree in journalism from the University of
South Carolina and a bachelor’s degree with majors in English and education from Emory &
Henry College. He graduated from William Fleming High School (Roanoke, Va.)
in 1960.
EXPERIENCE:
New Jersey Press Association,
West Trenton, NJ – 1999-2009
Director of the New Jersey Press Foundation
Dow Jones and Company, Inc., Princeton, NJ – 1996-1998
Database writer for Dow Jones Interactive Publishing (Factiva)
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA – 1992-1995
Associate Dean/Development of the School of Communications and Theater
Dow Jones and Company, Inc., Princeton, NJ
Executive Director of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund – 1968-1992
Assistant to the Director of the Dow Jones Newspaper Fund – 1967-1968
State-Record Company, Columbia, SC – 1965-1967
Copy Editor for The State
U.S. Army (basic and advanced training), Fort Jackson, SC – 1965
Honorable discharge from U.S. Army Reserve in 1972
Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA – 1964-1965
Assistant for Information Services
EDUCATION:
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC – 1965-1967
Master of Arts Degree (Journalism) – 1969
Emory & Henry College, Emory, VA – 1960-1964
Bachelor of Arts Degree (English and Education) – 1964
William Fleming High School, Roanoke, VA – 1956-1960
Diploma – 1960
PERSONAL:
Married to Tozia Shemanski Romig – May 10, 1975
Three adult children (Heather, Joel, Megan), five grandchildren (Alex,
Matthew, Emma, Gavin and Justin)
Attended public schools in Roanoke, VA
Born in Lexington, VA – October 7, 1942
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