Maite Fernández Simon
Washington, D.C.
Senior operations editor, Foreign and National Security
Education: Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Universidad ORT, Uruguay; Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism, Philip Merrill College of Journalism, University of Maryland
Maite Fernández Simon is a senior operations editor working with the Foreign and National Security teams at The Washington Post. Before joining The Post, Maite worked at CQ Roll Call, where she was responsible for audience engagement strategy. She managed the publication’s social media accounts, wrote guidelines and best practices for newsletters and helped interpret analytics for the newsroom. Previously, she worked in the nonprofit world, including a two-year stint as communications director for the International Center for Journalists. She started her career as a reporter for El Observador,
