Ramona Leitao (she/her) is a freelance multimedia journalist based in Toronto, the territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples. She is currently a reporter at Oakville News.

Through her photo essays and written features, Ramona documents food and agriculture, politics, community advocacy and the ongoing climate crisis. Her work has been published in The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, Chatelaine, The Narwhal and elsewhere. She is also experienced at commercial photography and has worked for clients like the Toronto Raptors and the Toronto Blue Jays.

Ramona was previously a reporter on anti-racism and inclusion at Future of Good. She was also an investigative journalist at Humber StoryLab, where she researched and critiqued how Canadian institutions impact Indigenous communities. Prior to this, she was a food writer at NOW Magazine, where she highlighted food businesses owned/operated by underrepresented communities.

Ramona also has editing experience and has fact-checked for publications such as The Walrus and The Local.

You can contact Ramona here.