About Me

Claudia Armann has a journalism degree and was selected for a prestigious Associated Press Minority Internship. Her fiction writing has been recognized with mentorships with Latinx in Publishing and AWP —the Association of Writers and Writing Programs. She has written five women’s fiction novels (unpublished) with Latina protagonists. Claudia spent five years in the magazine industry, and her articles on travel and nature have appeared in various publications.

Claudia is the daughter of Guatemalan immigrants. Her family background and years working with the Latinx community inform her novels. She has a twenty-year career in philanthropy and serves as Executive Director of the McCune Foundation, a philanthropic organization concerned with social justice issues in California. She helped establish the 805 UndocuFund which raised and distributed more than $8 million for undocumented immigrants affected by wildfires, flooding, and the pandemic.

Claudia speaks Spanish fluently and Italian at the intermediate level. She enjoys birdwatching and gardening, and her succulent garden was featured in the April 2005 issue of Sunset magazine.

See Claudia's yard in Sunset magazine.