Meet the Team

Alicia Menendez

Host & Co-Executive Producer

Alicia Menendez (she/her) is an MSNBC anchor, the creator and host of the Latina to Latina podcast, and the author of The Likeability Trap. She has served as a co-host of Amanpour & Co. PBS’s late night interview program; a correspondent for VICE News; an anchor and correspondent at Fusion TV; and an original host at HuffPostLive. Named “Broadcast Journalism’s New Gladiator” by Elle, “Ms. Millennial” by The Washington Post, and a “Content Queen” by Marie Claire, Alicia has quickly become a force in American media.

Juleyka Lantigua

Co-Executive Producer

Juleyka Lantigua (she/her) is the Founder/CEO of LWC, which received a Peabody Award nomination and won “The Director’s Prize” at Third Coast award, also known as “The Oscars of Audio.” A Fulbright Scholar and Tory Burch Fellow, Juleyka holds a Master’s in Journalism and an MFA in Creative Writing. Juleyka is a journalism veteran with 20 years of experience as a writer, reporter, editor, syndicated columnist, book editor, and audio producer.

Kojin Tashiro

Lead Producer

Kojin (he/him) is a music producer out of New Albany, IN. While working with Grammy winning artists and independent acts from around the world, he also works as an Associate Producer for Louisville Public Media, — a public radio station in Kentucky — where he produces and engineers content from live music shows to nationally acclaimed podcasts.

Michelle Baker

ASSOCIATE PRODUCER

Michelle Baker (she/ her) is an associate producer at LWC Studios. She is the ad operations lead and administers the Podcasting, Seriously Awards Fund. As a "Jill-of-all-trades," her work can be seen across various LWC original and client shows. Michelle has a passion for storytelling and her previous work in the United States Senate allowed her to highlight constituents' issues and policy solutions.