South Florida Sun Sentinel investigative reporter Mario Ariza has left. He previously worked freelance and was editor of Mana Contemporary in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area, where he wrote SEO optimized web copy and edited business plans among other tasks.
Apart from his career in journalism, he has also worked as a teacher.
Ariza has a B.A. from Middlebury College and a master’s degree from Columbia University, New York.