Diya Chacko is an Audience Engagement Editor for the Los Angeles Times. Previously, she worked as the Public Health and Environment Editor for the Southern California News Group, the Digital News Director for The Orange County Register and the Digital Production Manager for The Times-Picayune in New Orleans.
A New Orleans native, Diya graduated with a dual master’s degree from Columbia University’s Earth and Environmental Science Journalism program in 2010. She tends to geek out over dogs, horror movies and journalists learning to code.