Elizabeth Estrada is a Cuban American multimedia producer dedicated to using the power of social media to amplify local stories. She is PlanPhilly’s engagement editor and manages the site’s Eyes on the Street section. She’s a former intern for WHYY’s The Pulse and has worked at Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, Firelight Media and New York Women in Film & Television. She is a producer and board member at Philadelphia’s public access media station, PhillyCAM.
Elizabeth is a graduate of Ithaca College and The New School University. Originally from Queens, New York, she now lives in South Philadelphia with her fiancé and dog. You can follow her on Twitter @theElizabethEst and email her at eestrada@whyy.org.
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