Wanda Silva Email & Phone Number

United States

New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, And Virgin Islands

United States

United States

• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive client engagement and firm initiatives. • Maintain strong working relationship with clients, government, community, civic, and business leaders.• Manage a media and community relations staff team tasked with producing content and engaging the media to promote clients’ messages.• Serve as liaison to engage with the Latino media and community.• Develop and execute community relations strategies for local, state, and national projects.

New York

Trenton, New Jersey

I lead NJMVC’s dynamic Strategic Communications team - helping us spread our message of safety throughout the Garden State. We educate and inform New Jersey drivers about new legislation, programs, and services.

• Set strategy to increase organization’s impact as a member of NJMVC senior team.• Develop and execute plans for state wide outreach, including producing NJMVC info-videos, social media campaigns, brochures, commentaries, op-eds and press releases.• Manage press events and enhance relationships with local and state press.• Work with NJMVC web team and ad agencies to drive online presence and community awareness.• Manage a team of communications professionals.

The Bronx, New York

Manage media outreach and communications between the Bronx Borough President's Office and television stations, newspapers, social media outlets, and radio broadcasts. Write and distribute Spanish press releases, speeches, public statements, and event-oriented responses to promote the Bronx Borough President’s agenda to advocate for the people of the Bronx.Work with Directors of internal and external organizations in all aspects of public outreach to maximize positive coverage in the mass media.

Gather information, and produce and present stories in a manner that is clear, relevant and meaningful to Spanish speaking viewers.Ensure all content meets News standards for journalistic integrity and production quality.On-air performance, excellent news writing ability for all platforms and knowledge of newsgathering equipment and computers.Understanding of news production techniques, ability to develop engaging presentation and the ability to analyze news situations in order to provide accurate information, insight, and perspective.

Combustible Productions is a Spanish production and content development company led by its dynamic founder and CEO, Wanda Silva. Combustible Productions has a reputation as a provider of programming content and talent for the Spanish Media and Entertainment Industry. The shows produced by Combustible are attractive and well produced, taking into consideration elements of shows that are successful in the U.S. and then adding the cultural nuances that appeal to Spanish markets. The company develops formats that are similar to those being aired on the general market in terms of flow, dynamics and look. While these formats are used as a base, Combustible Productions includes certain aspects that are culturally important or unique from a historic perspective so that they appeal to Hispanic audiences.Combustible Productions marketing efforts are aimed at establishing strategic relationships with both Spanish and English advertising agencies.

• Developed content and magazine format for a live daily morning show• Directed host and crewmembers to ensure effective production• Recommended guests and topics to enhance production• Supervised various associate producers/writers/editors and crew members

• Developed “story of the day” from inception through production• Accurately reported live from the scene with breaking news• Performed extensive research for sweeps investigative series• News-anchored with versatility both on the set and in the field

reporting, writing and on-air presentation; ability to produce television news reports and live shots under extreme deadline pressure; solid news judgment; strong problem solving abilities; detail oriented ; excellent work ethic and people skills; ability to meet deadlines; able to

• Hosted a weekly cooking show• Demonstrated preparation procedures • Emphasized the quality of the sponsor’s products• Covered stories and interviews related to the music industry and cultural events

Host/Reporter• Hosted a live weekly health program• Screened questions and answers for on-air for incoming callers• Conducted live interviews with expert doctors on numerous medical issues• Researched topics to be discussed during the show• Covered stories on social and cultural events. • Responsible for daily voiceover packagesAssociate Producer • Produced show segments and previewed all footage for show• Reported short stories and stand-ups• Proof read, drafted and distributed scripts to talent and crew members• Booked guests and pre-interviewed guests for both taped and live shows • In charge of overall production • Assisted producers in formatting and organizing all show elements Stage Director • Directed talent, camera crew, countdowns, and commercial breaks• Prepared microphones for guests; managed set decorations and props

Politiics, Economy, And Law

Ba, Politics, Economics & Sociology

Activities and Societies: National Assoc. of Hispanic JournalistWEST BARRION SCHOOL OF BROADCASTING – NY, NY Camera News Casting; Writing.