Esther J. Cepeda (Chicago, Illinois) is an opinion journalist and an expert on U.S. Hispanic/Latino issues. Esther is best known as a columnist for the Washington Post Writers Group, which is nationally syndicated to over 125 media outlets, including The Dallas Morning News, Denver Post, Indianapolis Star, Las Vegas Review-Journal, NBC Latino, San Diego Union-Tribune and The Star Tribune. Esther is also a marketing/communications expert, social media strategist and coach, public speaker, actress and trusted voice for TV/radio commercials and audiobooks. Esther’s journalism and marketing career has earned her praises and recognition. Example accolades: Relied on as a political analyst for CBS Channel-2 Chicago; Named Conexion’s “Top 7 Latino Social Media Influencers of 2015”; Selected as a key contributor to Pew Research Center’s Hispanic Trends “Conversation about Identity”; Featured in Today’s Chicago Woman magazine for her “Inner Warrior” ; Selected as a Columbia University ‘Next Generation Project’ American Assembly Fellow; Convened with over one hundred nationally selected young leaders at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars to strategize on U.S. Global Policy and the Future of International Institutions. (Attended Aspen Institute Latinos and Society El Paso Journalism Learning Tour)