About
Christina Mascarenas is an independent journalist with a focus on Colorado. She was born and raised in Pueblo and is a fifth-generation Coloradan. She earned a master’s in journalism with a concentration in strategic communications and public relations from the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. Her research and thesis focus was "The Role of Public Information Officers in Local American Government." She's also earned a master’s degree in leadership (SAHE: student affairs in higher education) from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs and a Bachelor of Mass Communications from Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Her work includes government reporting covering the State of Missouri and interning for a science and policy-based organization as the public relations specialist, writing articles featuring scientists. She has been a Pathways public affairs student trainee at the USDA Economic Research Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs; she’s worked in higher education as the student support program coordinator for the Upward Bound TRiO program working with low-income, first-generation high school students; and was an entrepreneurship for 10 years owning a portrait studio specializing in creating photographic artwork of infants and children.
Her work includes government reporting covering the State of Missouri and interning for a science and policy-based organization as the public relations specialist, writing articles featuring scientists. She has been a Pathways public affairs student trainee at the USDA Economic Research Service and the Department of Veterans Affairs; she’s worked in higher education as the student support program coordinator for the Upward Bound TRiO program working with low-income, first-generation high school students; and was an entrepreneurship for 10 years owning a portrait studio specializing in creating photographic artwork of infants and children.