Alicia Menendez Biography

Fast Facts

• Won the LeBaron Russell Briggs Prize and was chosen to deliver the Harvard College Commencement Address in 2005
• Won the Garden State Equality for Justice Award for her contribution to the LGBT community in New Jersey in 2007
• Graduated from Harvard University with a degree in Women's Studies in 2005
• Started out as an assistant to the Director of Research and Surrogate Scheduling for the Corzine for Governor campaign in 2005
• Worked to increase political participation among women, minority communities and young Americans before starting her career in the media
• Was a producer for the Regional News Network and a Political Outreach Manager for Rock the Vote
• Quote: "I'm renting something pre-furnished․ I share a car with my boyfriend․ And, oh! I don't have a master's degree․․․I want to know, then, how I know that I'm an adult․ There are a bunch of us who feel like losers․ I know I'm not alone in that․"
• Quote: "[on Fusion] "It is for all America, but is particularly for a young America․ We champion a young, diverse America at every turn․""
• Best known as a television commentator, former host of HuffPost Live, and anchor for Fusion
• Has worked as writer and editor for several political publications, including Politic365, NDN, Democracia USA, and TheStimulist․com
• Worked as a talk show host for "Power Play" on Sirius XM Radio and contributor to NBCLatino․com before joining The Huffington Post
• Once interviewed as 12-year-old transgender activist known as Jazz