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Ivette Leyva

Ivette Leyva

Editor and Translator at the Latin American desk

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Bilingual Educator, Journalist, Dual Enrollment Professor

  • Education

    • University of Havana

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      B.A Journalism (Licenciatura en Periodismo)

    • City University London

      1998 - 1999
      M.A International Journalism

      Activities and Societies: City University Alumni MA in International Journalism

  • Experience

    • Thomson Reuters

      Oct 2000 - May 2005
      Editor and Translator at the Latin American desk

      Translated news stories from English and Portuguese into Spanish, copy edited news stories originally written in Spanish, coordinated work with correspondents, suggested stories to correspondents across the region, and wrote stories with a focus on Hispanics in the US.

    • Encuentro en la Red website

      Jan 2001 - Jan 2005
      Freelance writer

      Reporter on Cuban issues.

    • The Miami Herald inc

      Jan 2005 - Aug 2009
      Freelance work

      Freelance writer and columnist for El Nuevo Herald newspaper; In charge of a weekly section of interviews, wrote opinion columns about local issues.

    • Koubek Center, University of Miami

      Jan 2005 - Jan 2007
      Adjunct Faculty

      Taught Journalistic Writing and Style

    • America Teve, Channel 41 - Sherjan Broad. Corp

      May 2005 - Sept 2006
      TV Producer

      Assignment editor and TV producer Coordinated daily work of reporters for afternoon and evening newscasts; produced interviews with Lech Walesa and John McCain for the channel’s most successful TV show.

    • Yahoo!

      Feb 2007 - Sept 2010
      Managing editor/News and Front pages, Latin America

      Oversaw editorial operations and audience management initiatives for news, finance and Front pages for Yahoo! Telemundo, Yahoo! Mexico, Yahoo! Argentina, Yahoo! Colombia, Yahoo! Chile, Yahoo! Venezuela, and Yahoo! Peru. Supervised a team of 7 throughout Miami, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City.

    • Café Fuerte LLC

      Jul 2010 - now
      Founder

      Content producing, translation, and copy-editing

    • Microsoft

      Jan 2011 - Aug 2015
      Editor for MSN Latino

    • Miami Dade Public Schools

      Aug 2021 - now
      High School Social Studies Teacher

      Teacher of American Government/Economics, Personal Finance, Careers and Law Studies

    • Miami Dade College

      Jul 2024 - now
      Dual enrollment professor

    • St John Vianney School

      Oct 2024 - now
      Social Studies and Spanish literature teacher

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • BA, Journalism

      University of Havana

    • Teacher Essentials

      Canva
      Jul 2025
      View certificate certificate

    • Spanish (K-12)

      Miami-Dade County Public Schools
      Apr 2020

    • Social Science (6-12 grades) certification

      Miami-Dade County Public Schools
      Apr 2021

    • MA in International Journalism

      City, University of London
      Jan 2000

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Ivette Leyva
      Regional Economic Educator and Leadership (REEL) Award. Florida Council on Economic Education May 2024 Award honors outstanding teachers across Florida that deliver personalfinance and economic education in their classrooms each day.
    • Awarded to Ivette Leyva
      Distinguished Educator Next Generation Personal Finance Apr 2024 Distinguished Educator by the national nonprofit Next Gen Personal Finance (ngpf.org) for outstanding commitment to professional development in real-world personal finance topics. To date, I have earned 6 NGPF Certifications, each of which requires 10 hours of live, collaborative coursework on a key personal finance topic and passing a one hour Certification Exam.
    • Awarded to Ivette Leyva
      Regional Economic Educator and Leadership (REEL) Award Florida Council on Economic Education May 2023 Award honors outstanding teachers across Florida that deliver personalfinance and economic education in their classrooms each day.