betty cortina

contributing writer

Betty Cortina was named one of New York's most powerful women a few years ago. Cortina started at The Miami Herald and was soon hired by People magazine, where she began her career in magazines. The first story she filed for People was about murdered Tejano singer Selena. The overwhelming response to the magazine's coverage inspired People en Espanol. She went on to Entertainment Weekly and eventually found herself as the founding news editor at O, The Oprah Magazine. Cortina's most significant role has been at Latina, where she served as editor-in-chief. During her tenure she doubled circulation and advertising revenue. She recently left Latina and spent the spring 2008 semester teaching magazine management and feature writing at UF's College of Journalism and Communications.