Marcus Benigno is director of communications & media advocacy at the ACLU of Southern California. Previously, Marcus was a freelance correspondent in Nepal and Egypt. He has published and worked for domestic and international outlets including Nepali Times, Egypt Independent, Public Radio International's America Abroad Media and the United Nations Integrated Regional Information Networks (UN-IRIN). Marcus earned his degree from McGill University in International Development Studies. He is also the 2017 Mellon professor of practice at Occidental College.