Jorge A. Vela

Jorge A. Vela is currently the General Assignments Report Editor at the Laredo Morning Times. Prior to that, they worked as a Bilingual Interviewer for Customer Research International from October 2013 to May 2014. In that role, they conducted market research surveys via telephone in English and Spanish and annotated responses and thoughts of people surveyed in order to better understand their demographic and ideological region/area. Jorge also examined other call center procedures by calling them anonymously and verifying whether they were complying with call center regulations and procedures.

From March 2013 to August 2013, Jorge was a Jorge'story/English Tutor at Laredo Community College. In that role, they assisted students with one-to-one or group reviews and explanations of assignments relating to either history or English. Jorge also helped out students understand the instructor's expectations and clarify information presented by the instructor. In addition, Jorge provided additional information to reinforce concepts, and guide students to appropriate supplemental material for added explanations while keeping logs of students' confidentiality in the lab as well.

Jorge A. Vela has a Bachelor of Arts from Texas State University in Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs as well as an Associate of Arts from Laredo Community College in Communication, General. Jorge A. Vela is also certified from Laredo Community College-Kinesiology Department in Responding to Emergencies First Aid.

Jorge A. Vela reports to Zach Davis, Managing Editor. They are on a team with Malena Charur - Spanish Editor, Cecilia Trevino - Government Report Editor, and Christian Alejandro Ocampo - Education Report Editor.