Clarisel Gonzalez

Informing, Empowering, Building Community via Media

Clarisel Gonzalez is the editor and publisher of Clarisel Media and Puerto Rico Sun (PRSUN) Communications, independent digital media and social marketing companies. Clarisel is also editor and co-founder of Bronx BizLife, a new digital media platform dedicated to Bronx entrepreneurs and small businesses. A veteran journalist with a background as an editor and reporter, she has worked at online and print publications in New York, Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. Clarisel is a graduate of Fordham University. She is a freelance content writer, media consultant and member of the Freelancers Union.

Editor and Publisher at Clarisel Media

March 2012

Clarisel Media is an independent media and social marketing business registered in the Bronx, NY. Clarisel Gonzalez, a digital journalist and media specialist, is the editor and publisher of Clarisel Media, which has a portfolio of online media brands including Bronx Latino, the Bronx Entrepreneurs and Business Network, and Kitty & Doggie News. www.clariselmedia.com

Founder and Administrator at Bronx Entrepreneurs and Business Network

February 2010

Independent media project and networking hub for, by and about Bronx entrepreneurs and small businesses. A project of Clarisel Media. Bronx Entrepreneurs and Business Network honored with a 2014 Bronx Volunteer Coalition certificate for community service.

Editor and Publisher at Puerto Rico Sun Communications

July 2002

Puerto Rico Sun is an independent media and social marketing business with a focus on the Puerto Rican diaspora. Our mission is to inform, empower and build community since 2002. www.puertoricosun.com

Fordham University

1988 – 1992

BA

Concentration: Media Studies and Psychology

Activities: News editor and reporter of the Observer, the college newspaper

Latino Leadership Institute and Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work

Certificate

Concentration: Electoral Activism and Leadership Academy

Activities: Classes covered a range of topics including media messaging, fundraising, and petitioning.

journalism, writing, editing, curating content, media consulting, social media, blogging, marketing, communications, public relations, photography, social entrepreneurship, networking, guerilla networking and marketing