Olivia Cruz Mayeda

Olivia Cruz Mayeda is an Arts and Culture Writer and Video Producer at KQED, where responsibilities include reporting on style, culture, and reparations since July 2023. Prior experience includes a year-long reporting internship focused on arts and culture. Olivia also completed a reporting internship at The San Francisco Standard and served as Head of Staff at Forest Farm. Additional roles include a Social Media Marketing Intern at La Cocina and Research and Policy Intern at The Office of Congresswoman Barbara Lee, where two separate internships were held. Earlier experience includes a Research Intern position at the American Friends Service Committee and a Teaching Assistant role in Writing and College Counseling at Ramallah Friends School. Olivia holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Brown University, earned between 2017 and 2021.