Ashlie Pendleton is the Executive Director and Manager of the Yuma County Historical Society helping preserve Yuma’s collections, buildings, and archives while bringing local history to life through exhibits, programs, and community storytelling. She came to talk about the stories that shaped this community. The Yuma County Historical Society is housed in the Sanguinetti House and Gardens and has a new website.
Carmen Márquez is a Mexican-American journalist born and raised in Yuma. For almost a decade she worked in national TV and radio focusing on undocumented communities in the United States. She has produced documentary episodes for LWC Studios about Latina health (100 Latina Birthdays podcast.), worked with UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute and produced for various outlets including Latinus and Channel 4 News London. She has also co-hosted What's Up Yuma? Radio on KOFA Border Radio.