Why Mr. Pinque?

Because every great story needs a little personality.

Mr. Pinque began as the beloved mascot of Oasis Magazine, a symbol of Palm Springs glamour, creativity, and unmistakable desert charm. With Mr. Pinque Presents, that spirit now carries a larger purpose: using media to educate, uplift, preserve, and connect the communities of Palm Springs and the broader Coachella Valley.

The name reflects what the organization stands for: storytelling with style, public benefit with heart, and a commitment to making local voices impossible to overlook. Through journalism, arts and culture coverage, civic storytelling, preservation projects, access guides, inclusive media initiatives, and hands-on training for emerging storytellers, Mr. Pinque Presents brings personality, visibility, and purpose to the stories that shape the desert.

A New Nonprofit Built from Real Community Work

Mr. Pinque Presents is newly established as a nonprofit, but its mission grew from real volunteer-based creative collaboration, mentorship, and storytelling work already happening in the Coachella Valley. The images, testimonials, and early contributor stories featured on this site reflect the community energy that inspired the organization’s next chapter. As we launch our first formal program cycle, we are building the structure, partnerships, and reporting systems needed to expand access to media training, mentorship, and public-interest storytelling opportunities for young professionals across the region.

Meet the Team

Board of Directors

Matthew Mitchell

President

Matthew Mitchell is the President of Mr. Pinque Presents and the creative force behind Oasis Magazine, a bold media platform fueled by style, story, and the soul of Palm Springs. With nearly 30 years in media, advertising, fashion, and visual storytelling, though he’ll cheekily say “10+,” Mitchell has worked with industry giants including FORBES, Sony Pictures, Lifetime, The Oprah Winfrey Show, and Bravo.

As a celebrated photographer with more than 30 covers worldwide, he has captured icons such as Eva Longoria, Lisa Vanderpump, Garcelle Beauvais, Sharon Gless, and Leighton Meester. His eye for beauty, culture, and narrative has shaped brands, campaigns, and conversations across the globe.

Through Mr. Pinque Presents, Mitchell brings that same high-style sensibility to mission-driven media, using storytelling as a tool for education, visibility, cultural preservation, and community connection. His work centers on amplifying underrepresented voices, celebrating the people and places that shape the Coachella Valley, and creating opportunities for emerging storytellers to gain hands-on experience in media, communications, journalism, and production.

With Oasis Magazine as his love letter to local glamour, grit, and good taste, and Mr. Pinque Presents as its public-benefit extension, Mitchell is building a creative platform that honors Palm Springs while investing in the next generation of desert storytellers.

Wiley Snedeker

Treasurer

Wiley Snedeker serves as Treasurer of Mr. Pinque Presents, bringing financial clarity, structure, and a much-needed calm to the creative chaos. A seasoned CPA with more than a decade of experience, Wiley traded Riverside for Palm Springs in 2020 and brought his financial finesse with him.

Known affectionately as our resident numbers whisperer, Wiley has a gift for making budgets, tax code, reporting, and compliance feel far less intimidating than they have any right to be. His role is essential to the organization’s ability to grow responsibly, steward funds with care, and support programs that serve students, emerging media makers, and the broader Coachella Valley community.

Sharp, strategic, and surprisingly fun for someone who loves spreadsheets, Wiley helps ensure that Mr. Pinque Presents remains financially grounded while pursuing its mission of public-interest storytelling, cultural preservation, inclusive media, and hands-on training for the next generation of storytellers.

We’re not saying he’s the life of the party, but he is the reason we can do the amazing things we do!

Eric Davis

Board Secretary

Eric Davis serves as Board Secretary of Mr. Pinque Presents, bringing a sharp marketing mind, a refined sense of style, and the kind of charm you can’t teach. With experience from one of the region’s most established publications, Eric understands how local media connects people, businesses, stories, and community impact.

In his role as Board Secretary, Eric helps support the organization’s governance, communications, records, and board coordination with the same clarity and polish he brings to brand strategy. His background in marketing, sales, partnerships, and community engagement makes him an important bridge between the organization’s creative mission and its public-facing work.

Eric’s experience in strategic partnerships, revenue development, campaigns, and brand activations helps strengthen how Mr. Pinque Presents shows up across the Coachella Valley. He works with the board and leadership team to support initiatives rooted in public-interest storytelling, cultural preservation, inclusive media, and hands-on opportunities for emerging storytellers.

Stylish, strategic, and deeply connected to the spirit of Palm Springs, Eric helps ensure the organization’s work remains organized, visible, and aligned with the community it serves.

Wendy Garcia

Media Director

Wendy Garcia serves as Media Director of Mr. Pinque Presents, bringing a storyteller’s eye, a producer’s discipline, and a deep connection to the Coachella Valley communities the organization serves. A Coachella Valley native with a sharp editorial instinct and a strong understanding of media, culture, and place, Wendy helps shape programs that connect public-interest storytelling with meaningful hands-on training.

With a background spanning film, television, digital media, nonprofit communications, and local news, Wendy has worked both behind the scenes in Hollywood and on the front lines of journalism as a producer at KESQ in Palm Springs. Her experience allows her to move seamlessly between high-pressure production environments, community-based storytelling, and educational media initiatives.

As Media Director, Wendy leads the development of training, mentorship, and hands-on opportunities for students, interns, young professionals, and emerging media makers. Her work focuses on creating real pathways into journalism, communications, production, marketing, and digital storytelling while ensuring participants gain practical experience, professional confidence, and a deeper understanding of the communities they document.

Through Mr. Pinque Presents, Wendy champions local voices, artists, entrepreneurs, cultural leaders, and underrepresented communities, helping turn the organization’s mission into accessible, thoughtful, and impactful programming. Her work is driven by the belief that Palm Springs and the broader Coachella Valley are not just destinations, but living, evolving stories worth preserving, sharing, and telling well.

Program Leadership/Staff

Meet the 2026 Cohort

Janna Browne

2026 Cohort, Photography

Janna Browne is a Coachella Valley-based photographer specializing in event, wellness, and lifestyle photography. Inspired by the beauty and stillness of the Mojave Desert, Janna brings a thoughtful eye to capturing real moments, creative energy, and authentic community experiences.

A College of the Desert student, Janna is continuing to develop her skills as an emerging visual storyteller while gaining hands-on experience through Mr. Pinque Presents. Her work reflects a natural ability to document people, place, and atmosphere with warmth, intention, and a strong sense of connection.

Through her photography, Janna helps support the mission of Mr. Pinque Presents by preserving local stories, uplifting community voices, and contributing to meaningful visual storytelling across the Coachella Valley.

Kaleb Welch

2026 Cohort, Photography

Kaleb Welch is a Palm Springs native and visual storyteller whose work is shaped by the architecture, landscapes, and creative energy of the Coachella Valley. After spending 13 years in the Bay Area, he built an impressive portfolio producing photography and video work for globally recognized brands including Google, Twitter, Uber, and Everlane, along with campaigns for celebrated local clothing brands and two feature film credits listed on IMDb.

Rooted in both craft and community, Kaleb has also partnered with mission-driven organizations including Lava Mae, Creativity Explored, and Guardian Gym, bringing the same care, intention, and visual standard to nonprofit work as he does to major commercial productions. His experience with Impact Hub Oakland, a global coworking space and nonprofit community where he also served on the marketing team, deepened his understanding of how storytelling can support connection, visibility, and public benefit.

Through Mr. Pinque Presents, Kaleb brings his creative experience, technical skill, and community-centered perspective to the organization’s mission of public-interest storytelling, cultural preservation, and hands-on training for emerging media makers. For Kaleb, photography and video have always been about connection: finding the story within a space, a moment, or a face, and sharing it with people who might never get to experience it firsthand.

Isaiah Moreno-Garcia

2026 Cohort, Photography

Isaiah Moreno-Garcia is a photographer, journalist, and emerging media maker with a passion for capturing energy, movement, and memorable community experiences. A current College of the Desert student, Isaiah will continue his academic journey at Cal State Fullerton in the fall as part of the university’s Journalism program.

Through his work with Mr. Pinque Presents and Oasis Magazine, Isaiah is expanding his photography skills, strengthening his storytelling fundamentals, and gaining hands-on experience behind the camera. Inspired by the people, events, and creative professionals he works alongside, he brings curiosity, enthusiasm, and a fresh perspective to every project he joins.

His work reflects the heart of Mr. Pinque Presents: creating opportunities for emerging storytellers to learn, grow, and document the unique stories of the Coachella Valley.

Mackenzie Wherry

2026 Cohort, Photography

Mackenzie Wherry is a Palm Springs-based creative with a passion for photography, storytelling, hospitality, and community connection. Through her involvement with Mr. Pinque Presents, she has gained hands-on experience in media while building meaningful relationships throughout the community.

Her work reflects a growing confidence, a strong creative eye, and a genuine appreciation for the people and stories that shape Palm Springs. Mackenzie brings curiosity, warmth, and an eagerness to learn to every project she takes on, making her part of the next generation of desert storytellers.

Ashley Mejia

2026 Cohort, Photography

Ashley Mejia is the creative force behind a.m.creativemedia, bringing a strong eye for photography, videography, social media strategy, and content creation. A graduate of California State University, San Bernardino, Ashley combines creative vision with thoughtful digital storytelling to help brands, individuals, and organizations show up with clarity, style, and purpose.

Through her work with Mr. Pinque Presents, Ashley brings a fresh, versatile perspective to community-based media and creative production. Her background in visual storytelling and social media allows her to capture compelling moments, shape engaging content, and support projects that highlight the people, culture, and energy of the Coachella Valley.

Her work reflects the mission of Mr. Pinque Presents by using media as a tool for visibility, connection, and creative opportunity.

Mr. Pinque Presents is a newly formalized nonprofit built from early volunteer-based creative collaboration, mentorship, and community storytelling work in the Coachella Valley. As we launch our first formal program cycle, we are building the structure, partnerships, and reporting systems needed to expand access to media training, mentorship, and public-interest storytelling opportunities for young professionals across the region.