Alex Ayala

Alex Ayala is the Advocacy & Policy Associate for Good Call, working alongside the Director of Advocacy & the Advocacy and Civic Coordinator.He also serves as the organization's in-house photographer and video producer.

Before joining Good Call, Alex held a range of staff writing, photography, and editorial positions at Voices of New York, Do North Tourism, and the Plattsburgh Press-Republican. Alex was inspired to pursue photojournalism by the work of James Nachtwey, the photographer and human rights activist.Alex earned his BA in Multimedia Journalism from SUNY Plattsburgh and has received multiple awards for his photography and journalism. Post-graduation, Alex was selected for the highly competitive Knight Foundation CUNY Summer Internship at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism.

He was born in the Bronx of Puerto Rican descent. In his spare time, Alex serves as a board member for Loving The Bronx, a community building and development group focusing on social and environmental issues through the use of parks, open spaces and waterways throughout The Bronx.