Reyna Olaguez is the Executive Director of Kern Sol News. She was born in Durango, Mexico and has since been a lifelong resident of the Central Valley. She attended California State University, Bakersfield where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a Master’s in Public Administration. Olaguez has always enjoyed working with her community. While in college, Olaguez volunteered with the United Farm Workers’ (UFW) Freeze Relief Program in Porterville. After college, she completed an internship with Radio Campesina in Bakersfield and later became the station’s Community Outreach Director, where she worked closely with the UFW and other community-based programs. Olaguez served as a Legislative Aid to California State Senator Darrell Steinberg of Sacramento. Just prior to joining South Kern Sol, Olaguez served as a U.S. Census Partnership Specialist for Kern County, where she was responsible for the overall administration of U.S. Census public relations activities in Kern County. She can be reached at reyna@southkernsol.org.

Victoria Rodgers is a Program Coordinator and Editor for Kern Sol News. She was born and raised in Bakersfield, California, and attended college at Rockford University in Illinois. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English in 2019 and joined the Kern Sol News team in March 2021. She can be reached at victoria@southkernsol.org.

Jocelynn Landon (she/her) has been a staff reporter with Kern Sol since January 2025. She was born and raised in Bakersfield and is currently attending Cal State Bakersfield, working to obtain her bachelor’s in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism. You can reach her at Jocelynn@southkernsol.org.