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Staff
DEN QUINSAY
Executive Director
Den Quinsay has over 10 years of senior management experience working in the non-profit sector, developing and leading cross-disciplinary projects and programs focused on youth and adults in the gender violence field. She has co-authored a book on child sexual abuse, Brave Little Panda, with the Asian Alliance for Health in San Francisco, and worked on a portrait documentary project with the UN High Commissioner for Refugees in Costa Rica. As a photographer, she believes in the power of documentary photography and storytelling to connect people and communities, helping them focus on important social issues. Den has an MS in global leadership, an MA in gender and peacebuilding and was the recipient of a Fulbright-Hays award.
MICHAEL KAMBER
Founder + Creative Director
Mike Kamber has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. Between 2002 and 2012, he worked for The New York Times, covering conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, Liberia, the Sudan, Somalia, the Congo, and other countries. He was the first person in the New York Times‘ history to routinely file photos, videos and written articles to the paper. His photographs have also been published in nearly every major news magazine in the United States and Europe, as well as in many newspapers. Kamber is an adjunct professor at Columbia University. He is the winner of a World Press Photo award, the Mike Berger Award, the Society of Professional Journalists Deadline Club Award, American Photo Images of the Year, and was a member of The New York Times team that won a 2003 Overseas Press Club award. The New York Times twice nominated Kamber’s work for the Pulitzer Prize. Kamber founded the Bronx Documentary Center in 2011.
CYNTHIA RIVERA
Exhibition Manager
Cynthia Rivera is an artist and photographer originally from Manhattan’s Lower East Side and currently living in the South Bronx. She has worked as the Exhibition Coordinator at the Bronx Documentary Center since 2014. Rivera graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in Photography and a minor in Art History. She was part of the PIKADON project, an artist workshop based on raising peace awareness against nuclear war. Rivera also handmakes photo/art books and is working on a collaborative project to create children’s books based around social justice and world issues.
RICARDO J. PARTIDA
Education Director
Ricardo J. Partida is a photographer, filmmaker, and educator currently living in Harlem. He moved to the US from Mexico at the age of 12 and spent the majority of his life based in Columbus, Ohio, where he graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in Film Studies. He has a passion for capturing the complexities of other immigrant families in America and empowering the next generation of photographers with skills to tell their own stories. He is currently in post-production on a documentary featuring the stories of three immigrants living in Ohio and their varied relationships with their home country. He serves as co-editor in chief of the BDC Youth Photo League’s student newspaper, BDC Focus.
SHWETA GULATI
Director of Films Fellowship Program
Shweta Gulati (she/her) is a visual producer and editor who has worked with clients including National Geographic, Smithsonian Magazine, and Adobe. She spent nearly seven years on National Geographic’s video and immersive experiences team, producing and editing projects ranging from short explainers to long-form documentaries across Instagram, TikTok, and NatGeo’s website. Her work has been recognized by Pictures of the Year International, the Society of Publication Designers, and the NPPA Best of Photojournalism. She also teaches at the International Center of Photography. Prior to joining National Geographic, she completed graduate programs in Photography at Syracuse University and in Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin. Shweta combines visual storytelling, social engagement, and editorial expertise to create videos that resonate with audiences worldwide.
PAUL STREMPLE
Events Manager + Adult Education Manager
Paul Stremple is a journalist and photographer currently working in New York City and East Africa. In addition to his public programming role, he also coordinates editorial production for a BDC Editions book project. Paul served as an assistant editor on the 2021 BDC/VICE documentary, “Essential Lives: The Bronx Battles COVID-19.” Paul got his start volunteering at the BDC in 2018, where he helped with everything from construction renovations to working with Bronx Junior Photo League students crafting their college essays. Originally from Northern California, Stremple worked in Tanzania as a health volunteer for the Peace Corps prior to moving to New York. He earned an MA at the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, with a focus on photojournalism and international reporting, and a BA in English at UCLA. He speaks English and Swahili.
CARLOS DE LA SANCHA
BDC Labs Manager
Born in Mexico City, Mexico (1985), Carlos de la Sancha works in bookmaking, portraiture, unique chromogenic prints, poetry, and street photography. De la Sancha earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, from the Universidad Autónoma de México, before transitioning to Photography and studying at many different institutions in Berlin, Oaxaca, Mexico City and New York City, with experience as a printer, production assistant, photo labs manager. In 2021, de la Sancha finished his Creative Practices Certificate at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York City. His work has been exhibited at such venues as Centro Fotográfico Manuel Alvarez Bravo (Mx), Centro de las Artes de San Agustín (Mx), Imago Fotokunst (De), as well as ICP (US), and the BDC. He currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. © Tripp Peters
PAMELA Y. ROZON
Education Assistant
Pamela Y. Rozon is a photojournalist and videographer based in the South Bronx. She earned a BA in Media Studies with a minor in Environmental Sciences from Hunter College. An alumna of the Bronx Documentary Center’s Youth Photo League, Rozon is dedicated to documenting the social, economic, and environmental impacts of climate change in her Bronx community. She also serves as co-editor-in-chief of BDC Focus, the BDC Youth Photo League’s student newspapers.
DANIELA LÓPEZ AMÉZQUITA
BDC Films Teaching Assistant
Daniela López Amézquita, born and raised in Mexico City, is a lens-based storyteller living in The Bronx. Holding a B.A. in Social Communication from Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana in Mexico City, she worked for seven years as Audiovisual Producer at Cineteca Nacional de México, where she discovered her passion for cinema and got the opportunity to collaborate with many Mexican cultural institutions such as Museo del Palacio de Bellas Artes and the Orquesta Filarmónica de la Ciudad de México. After graduating from the New Media Narratives One Year Course at the International Center of Photography (ICP), she got the opportunity to work at ICP Archives and later on to be part of the 2020-2021 Bronx Documentary Center Films Fellowship Cohort. Nowadays, Daniela explores compelling ways to promote Mexican Culture and resources for the Mexican community as Social Media Coordinator for the Mexican Studies Institute at CUNY’s Lehman College.
RAFAEL ACATA
Library & Facilities Coordinator
Rafael Acata is a photographer living in the Bronx, New York City. Trained as an architect in Mexico City, he has always been influenced by space, form, light, and shadow. Photography became his tool to explore and highlight these elements in relation to the dynamics of everyday life. He recently joined the Bronx Documentary Center team, where he helps foster community through artist talks and educational programming. He also serves as the coordinator of the Tim Hetherington Library. Rafael is the founder of Retina, a platform dedicated to promoting the work of emerging photographers and international artists, with a special emphasis on Latin American talent.
TERRY SHTOB
Senior Development Associate
Terry Shtob has worked with the Bronx Documentary Center since 2016. She worked for many years directing programs for both arts-centered nonprofit organizations and for universities. She spent over ten years directing NYU’s Department of Visual Arts and Writing at the School of Professional Studies, and also served as Associate Dean of Continuing Studies at Stanford University. Her nonprofit work includes work as Deputy Director at The Mexican Museum in San Francisco, and as a development professional at the SF Museum of Modern Art. She has a PhD from the City University of NY, and conducted research with a Fulbright grant on Italian feminism while finishing her degree.
FANTA DIOP
Development + Programs Associate
Fanta Diop is a Bronx native and was a long-time student of the Youth Photo League — beginning her journey at the BDC in 2015 when she was 11 years old. Fanta is a recent graduate of Middlebury College, with a BA majoring in Political Science and Black Studies and minoring in Spanish. She attended Middlebury as a Posse Scholar, a full-tuition scholarship awarded to only 5% of applicants. Prior to the BDC she worked with Einhorn Collaborative — a nonprofit foundation dedicated to addressing America’s growing crisis of connection — in both research and support roles. Her dedication to community building, pluralism, storytelling, and education fueled her return to the Bronx and the work she continues to do.
BERTHLAND BERTO
IT Specialist
Berthland Berto, born in West Africa and raised in the Bronx, studied Computer Information Systems at Monroe College and New York City College of Technology. A freelance photographer and technologist, Berto blends technical expertise with a passion for visual storytelling. A member of the Bronx Documentary Center’s Photo League, his work appears in the photobook Jerome Avenue Workers Project. He now serves as the BDC’s IT Specialist, managing technology to support the organization’s mission.
KATIE KHOURI
Graphic Designer + Social Media
Katie Khouri has worked for the Bronx Documentary Center since 2012, where she oversees social media, designs promotional materials, and manages online content to advance the center’s mission. She gained valuable experience in documentary photography and media through internships with Magnum Photos and acclaimed photojournalist Ashley Gilbertson of VII Photo. A member of the Bronx Documentary Center’s Photo League, her work appears in the photobook Jerome Avenue Workers Project. She is also the co-founder of 5 Journal, a theme-based photo publication with David “Dee” Delgado, showcasing thought-provoking photography and storytelling.