Yessenia Funes

Yessenia Funes has a diverse and extensive work experience in the field of environmental journalism. Yessenia is currently working as an Editor At Large for Atmos Magazine since June 2023. Prior to their current role, they held the position of Climate Director at Atmos Magazine from September 2021 to May 2023 and was responsible for overseeing climate-related content. From September 2020 to September 2021, they served as the Climate Editor at Atmos Magazine.

Before joining Atmos Magazine, Yessenia worked as a freelancer, contributing to various publications such as Vogue, The Guardian, HuffPost, Patagonia, YES! Magazine, Salon, Rewire, Autostraddle, and Grist. Yessenia also did scriptwriting work for NowThis Her.

Yessenia also worked as a Senior Staff Writer for Earther at G/O Media from October 2017 to September 2020, where they focused on environmental topics. Prior to that, they served as a Climate Justice Reporter at Colorlines from June 2016 to July 2017, covering the intersection of race and the environment.

Their previous experience includes working as an Assistant Editor at YES! Magazine from June 2015 to June 2016, where they assigned, edited, and published stories with a focus on race. Yessenia also worked as a Reporter for the New York Times Student Journalism Institute in May 2015.

Yessenia has also held roles such as Web Editor and Editor-in-Chief at DoNorth Magazine, where they published online content and led the entire staff. Yessenia contributed as a Contributing Writer for USA TODAY College, generating stories related to college life for a student audience. Yessenia also worked as an Editorial Intern for YES! Magazine, assisting with the production of an issue and contributing short pieces, fact-checking, and researching.

Yessenia's early career included working as an Environmental News Reporter for The Orion, Chico State, where they pitched and covered stories related to the environment and wrote breaking news articles for the website.

Overall, Yessenia Funes has demonstrated their expertise and passion for environmental journalism through their diverse roles and contributions to various publications.

Yessenia Funes completed their education in a chronological manner with multiple institutions. From 2011 to 2015, they pursued their Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree in Magazine Journalism and Environmental Studies at the State University of New York at Plattsburgh. In 2014, they also briefly attended California State University, Chico, where they studied Journalism for a year.