Leonel Loera

Leonel Loera currently serves as the Digital Marketing Coordinator at Fresno Chaffee Zoo, a position held since September 2022. Prior experience includes roles as a Communications Specialist and Grant Writer at Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission from July 2021 to July 2022, as well as Documenter at Fresnoland from October 2020 to August 2021. Leonel also worked as a Reporter for The kNOw Youth Media, focusing on minority narratives between August 2018 and December 2020, and held positions as Communications Coordinator and Administrative Assistant at FRESNO BARRIOS UNIDOS from March 2019 to August 2020. Prior experience includes Editor In Chief and Arts and Entertainment Editor for The Syrinx from January 2016 to December 2018, reporting on local art and culture. Leonel's early career includes a role as University Communication and Marketing Office Assistant at Fresno Pacific University from January 2015 to December 2018. Leonel earned a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Media Studies from Fresno Pacific University.