Suzy Exposito


Suzanne "Suzy" Exposito is an American writer, musician, and illustrator. She is assistant music editor at Rolling Stone. She is the first Latina to write a cover story for the magazine. She is a contributing writer for Them. magazine as well as Teen Vogue. Prior to her work with Rolling Stone, she was a contributing writer and illustrator for Bitch, Pitchfork, and Rookie. She has appeared as a guest at conferences such as StopSlut: A Conference on Sexuality, Bullying, and Rape.

Early life

Exposito is half-Belizean; her mother is a native of the country.

Education

Exposito graduated from Douglas Anderson School of the Arts in Jacksonville, Florida. She then attended Parsons School of Design in New York for three semesters. She subsequently attended New York's the New School, graduating in 2011, having majored in Writing and minored in Gender Studies.

Career

Exposito began her career while still in college, volunteering for Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls, also known as Girls Rock! Camp. Beginning her involvement in 2009, she would continue as a camp counselor through 2020. She also volunteered for the POC Zine Project and was a Planned Parenthood education intern for four months. Starting in 2010, she embarked on a two-year stint with Students Active for Ending Rape. She also worked as a promotions assistant with Women Make Movies. In 2012, Exposito started writing for Rookie; in 2013, she continued her role while also assistant editing at MTV World. In October 2015, she began work as Online Producer at Rolling Stone. In 2017, she transitioned to the post of music editor for the magazine.

Philanthropy

In 2020, in partnership with Tierra Narrative, Exposito helped raise funds for Centro Corona, a Queens community center providing aid to Central American countries affected by coronavirus.