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Alexandria
Hernandez, Nicole (she/her/hers)
News Editor
The Associated Press
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Astoria
Madan Fillion, Rubina (she/her/hers)
Associate Editorial Director, A.I. Initiatives
The New York Times
Astoria, New York, United States
Atlanta
Chao, Angela (she/her/hers)
Head of Global News | Director of Content
Healthline Media, RVO Health
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Collier, Cheryl (she/her/hers)
Writer
CNN International
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Hernandez, Erica A. (she/her/hers)
Senior Producer, Programming and distribution
CNN
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Ip, Alex (he/him/his)
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
The Xylom
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Lee, Christina A. (she/her/hers)
Senior Editor, Community Issues
Canopy Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Powell, Tracie M. (she/her/hers)
CEO
The Pivot Fund, Inc.
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Reed, Kristen B. (she/her/hers)
Director, Digital Content
TEGNA
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Rivera, Leslie (she/her/hers)
Talent Acquisition Manager
Warner Bros. Discovery Digital News & Sports
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Trammell, Kendall (she/her/hers)
Senior Producer, Programming & Distribution
CNN
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Austin
Duclos, Laura (she/her/hers)
Audience Producer
Texas Tribune
Austin, Texas, United States
Winkle, Kate (she/her/hers)
Digital Director
KXAN
Austin, Texas, United States
Berkeley
Cohn, David
Sr. Director R&D at Advance and Cofounder of Subtext
Advance Local
Berkeley, California, United States
Bethesda
Hart, Jonathan (he/him/his)
Consultant, Journalism Program
Knight Foundation
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Boston
Lydgate, Joanna
President and CEO
States United Democracy Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Brooklyn
Athas, Eric (he/him/his)
Deputy Editor
The New York Times
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Herman, Burt
Co-Founder
Hacks/Hackers
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Byram
Tisdale Johnson, DeAnna (she/her/hers)
Publisher
Jackson Advocate
Byram, Mississippi, United States
Chicago
Irshad, Ghazala (she/her/hers)
Style & Standards Editor
The Marshall Project
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Opam, Kwame (he/him/they/them)
Deputy Managing Editor, News
The Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Reilley, Mike
Data and Digital Journalism Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS
Anglin, Dale (she/her/hers)
Director
Press Forward
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio, United States
Crockett
Dirks, Sandhya E. (she/her/hers)
National Correspondent, Race and Identity
NPR
Crockett, California, United States
Crow Agency
Brien, Luella (she/her/hers)
Founder/Executive Director
Four Points Press
Crow Agency, Montana, United States
Dublin
DP

Porter, DuBose (he/him/his)
Executive Director
Georgia Trust for Local News
Dublin, Georgia, United States
Evanston
Badami, Ashirwaad (he/him/his)
Senior Lecturer and Specialization Leader
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, United States
Fletcher
TE

Elkins, Tony (he/him/his)
Faculty
Poynter Institute
Fletcher, North Carolina, United States
Grand Rapids
Van Stratt, Gillian (she/her/hers)
Director of Audience
MLive.com
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Hyattsville
Wilson, Natalie (she/her/hers)
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Black and Missing Foundation
Hyattsville
Jackson
Griffin, Kimberly (she/her/hers)
Publisher and CRO
Mississippi Free Press
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Lancaster
King, Jess (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Steinman Institute
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Los Angeles
Hernandez, Robert (he/him/his)
Professor of Practice
USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM
Los Angeles, California, United States
Zirulnick, Ariel (she/her/hers)
Audience and product consultant
Independent
Los Angeles, California, United States
Louisville
Jones, Gabrielle (she/her/hers)
VP of Content
Louisville Public Media
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Malden
Becerra, Leah (she/her/hers)
Senior Digital Editor, Product Manager
The Boston Globe
Malden, Massachusetts, United States
Marietta
Dubose, Cynthia (she/her/hers)
SVP, Product & Experience
McClatchy
Marietta, Georgia, United States
McDuffie, Ross (he/him/his)
Chief Portfolio Officer
National Trust for Local News
Marietta, Georgia, United States
Melville
Vukelić, Gabby
Director of Social Media
Newsday
Melville, New York, United States
Miami
Brady, Jim
VP/Journalism
Knight Foundation
Miami, Florida, United States
Howard, Rebkah (she/her/hers)
Board Chair
Black and Missing Foundation
Miami, Florida, United States
Pinchbeck, Bruce (he/him/his)
Cofounder, Head of Marketing
Letterhead
Miami, Florida, United States
Tate, Janey (she/her/hers)
Founder & Publisher
Hy-Lo News
Miami, Florida, United States
Minnepolis
Kealing, Jonathan (he/him/his)
Chief Network Officer
Institute for Nonprofit News
Minnepolis, Minnesota, United States
New York
Andes, Jannelle (she/her/hers)
Journalist
The Click News, New York University
New York, New York, United States
Caplan, Jeremy (he/him/his)
Director of Teaching and Learning
CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
New York, New York, United States
Chen, Caiwei (she/her/hers)
Journalist
Freelance
New York, New York, United States
MG

Gilot, Marie (she/her/hers)
J+ Executive Director
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
New York, New York, United States
Oinounou, Mosheh
Creator/Founder
Mo News
New York, New York, United States
Priyadarshini, Swagatika (she/her/hers)
Director Agency Strategy & Planning
Reuters News Agency
New York, New York, United States
Vilk, Viktorya (she/her/hers)
Director, Digital Safety and Free Expression
PEN America
New York, New York, United States
AW

Winston, Ali (he/him/his)
Investigative Journalist
Independent
New York, New York, United States
New York City
Kalita, S. Mitra (she/her/hers)
Publisher
Epicenter-NYC
New York City, New York, United States
North Charleston
Raskin, Hanna
Editor and Publisher
The Food Section
North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
North Miami
Dixon, Lance (he/him/his)
Audience Engagement Producer
The 19th*
North Miami, Florida, United States
Oakland
MD

Darby, Michelle (she/her/hers)
Storytelling Teacher & Artistic Director
StoryCraft
Oakland, California, United States
Hellerstein, Erica (she/her/hers)
Senior Labor & Economics Reporter
El Tímpano
Oakland, California, United States
Hsu, Evelyn (she/her/hers)
Co-Executive Director
The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Oakland, California, United States
Klein, Dan (he/him/his)
Advanced Lecturer, Improvisational Theater and Organizational Behavior
Stanford University
Oakland, California, United States
Reynolds, Martin G. (he/him/his)
Co-Executive Director
The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Oakland, California, United States
Wilson, Yumi (she/her/hers)
Host
AI in Journalism
Oakland, California, United States
Palo Alto
Ortiz Pérez, Luisa (she/her/hers)
Principal
Vita-Activa.Org
Palo Alto, California, United States
Paxton
McNamara, Brittney (she/her/hers)
Features Director
Teen Vogue
Paxton, Massachusetts, United States
Pembroke Pines
Nieves, José J. (he/him/his)
Editor in Chief
El Toque
Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
Philadelphia
Biddle, Ellery Roberts. (she/her/hers)
US2024 Election Exchange Lead
Meedan
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Pontiac
Henderson, Felecia D. (she/her/hers)
Director of Cultural Competency
Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Portland
Roth, Sara (she/her/hers)
Senior Editor, Digital
VERIFY
Portland, Oregon, United States
Rockville
Morris, Holly J. (she/her/hers)
Digital Trainer and Senior Editor
NPR
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Salt Lake City
Gingras, Abbey (she/her/hers)
Senior Director of Consulting
News Revenue Hub
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
San Anselmo
Nahorniak, Mary (she/her/hers)
U.S. Teaching Fellow
Google News Initiative
San Anselmo, California, United States
San Diego
Walsh, Lynn (she/her/hers)
Assistant Director
Trusting News
San Diego, California, United States
Walter-Brown, Mary
Founder and CEO
News Revenue Hub
San Diego, California, United States
SAN FRANCISCO
Bice, Ed (he/him/his)
CEO
Meedan
SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States
Burke, Garance (she/her/hers)
Global Investigative Journalist
The Associated Press
San Francisco, California, United States
Swanson, Patrick (he/him/his)
Co-founder
Verso
San Francisco, California, United States
Savannah
Coker, Margaret (she/her/hers)
Editor-in-Chief
The Current GA
Savannah, Georgia, United States
Scottsdale
Hartounian, Alina (she/her/hers)
Supervising Editor
NPR
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Seattle
Gustavus Lim, Sarah (she/her/hers)
Director of Membership
LION Publishers
Seattle, Washington, United States
Maxwell, Margaux (she/her/hers)
Director of Platform and Product
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Seattle, Washington, United States
Surry Hills
Abeleven, Diana (she/her/hers)
Journalism & Media Lead
Canva
Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Suwanee
Smith, Nicole (she/her/hers)
Editorial Audience Director
Harvard Business Review
Suwanee, Georgia, United States
Sydney
Nguyen, Kevin (he/him/his)
Investigative Journalist
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney, Australia
Toronto
Roy, Nikita (she/her/hers)
Host of Newsroom Robots & Knight Fellow
International Center for Journalists
Toronto, Canada
Zohar, Mark (he/him/his)
CEO
Viafoura
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Valley Stream
Barrett, Amanda Y. (she/her/hers)
Vice President, Standards and Inclusion
The Associated Press
Valley Stream, New York, United States
Vienna
Zielina, Anita (she/her/hers)
CEO & Founder
Better Leaders Lab
Vienna, Austria
Washington
Claiborn, Lindsay (she/her/hers)
Senior Editor, Video
VERIFY
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Daher, Natalie
Editor, Planning & Special Projects
Axios
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Washington
Farley, Maggie (she/her/hers)
Senior Director of Innovation and Knight Fellowships
International Center for Journalists
Washington , District of Columbia, United States
Washington
Franklin, Jonathan (he/him/his)
Race, Culture and Identity Reporter
NPR
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Plantz, Kyle (he/him/his)
Senior Program Manager
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Washington DC
Rai, Sarakshi (she/her/hers)
Director of Audience & Head of Social Media
The Hill
Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
Wilmington
Wagner, Benjamin (he/him/his)
Director of Community Development
Media Transformation Challenge
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Windsor
Imani, Blair (she/her/hers)
Author, Educator, Content Creator
Smarter in Seconds
Windsor, Colorado, United States
Winter Park
Arce, María (she/her/hers)
RJI Innovation Fellow 2023-2024
Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri
Winter Park, Florida, United States