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Jos Martinez is a writer for Guidespark, a Menlo Park-based benefits communication startup. Previously, he worked as a multimedia reporter for KPCC, a Los Angeles-based NPR affiliate, where he covered community health in South Central LA. There, he wrote about the best places to find peace and quiet in the 'hood, rheumatoid arthritis, a -year-old blues phenom, and the widespread shortage of primary care doctors, among other topics. In , Martinez was named National Collegiate Journalist of the Year by the Society of College Journalists. That same year, he graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a bachelor's in theological studies. Martinez continues to freelance for publications like LMU Magazine, FORE and Mission Magazine. He became a published author when an essay compilation titled Hungering and Thirsting for Justice hit the shelves in .
