Katherine Stanley Obando is co-founder and editor-in-chief of Colectivo 506. She was previously director and editor of The Tico Times, a blogger for the Costa Rica Daily Boost, and communications advisor to Nobel Oscar Arias. She has also freelanced for El Faro, Yes Magazine and Huffington Post. Stanley Obando holds a Master’s in education from the University of Arizona and is a graduate in American History and Literature from Harvard University.