Erin Texeira is a senior editor for FRONTLINE, leading the Local Journalism Initiative. During her 15-year newspaper career, she was an award-winning staff writer at The Associated Press, The Baltimore Sun, Newsday and Los Angeles Times. Her coverage focused on race, demographics and social justice movements. Texeira has also worked closely with several nonprofit organizations, including the Brooklyn Public Library. Born and raised in Southern California, she now lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.