Speaker List

Arizona

Hartounian, Alina (she/her/hers)

Supervising Editor
NPR

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

California

Bice, Ed (he/him/his)

CEO
Meedan

SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States

Bui, Kim (she/her/hers)

Consultant
Self

California, United States

Burke, Garance (she/her/hers)

Global Investigative Journalist
The Associated Press

San Francisco, California, United States

Cohn, David

Sr. Director R&D at Advance and Cofounder of Subtext
Advance Local

Berkeley, California, United States

MD

Darby, Michelle (she/her/hers)

Storytelling Teacher & Artistic Director
StoryCraft

Oakland, California, United States

Dirks, Sandhya E. (she/her/hers)

National Correspondent, Race and Identity
NPR

Crockett, California, United States

Hellerstein, Erica (she/her/hers)

Senior Labor & Economics Reporter
El Tímpano

Oakland, California, United States

Hernandez, Robert (he/him/his)

Professor of Practice
USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM

Los Angeles, 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

Nahorniak, Mary (she/her/hers)

U.S. Teaching Fellow
Google News Initiative

San Anselmo, California, United States

Ortiz Pérez, Luisa (she/her/hers)

Principal
Vita-Activa.Org

Palo Alto, California, United States

Reynolds, Martin G. (he/him/his)

Co-Executive Director
The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education

Oakland, California, United States

Streicher, Brad (he/him/his)

Sales Director
Chartbeat

California, United States

Swanson, Patrick (he/him/his)

Co-founder
Verso

San Francisco, California, United States

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

Wilson, Yumi (she/her/hers)

Host
AI in Journalism

Oakland, California, United States

Zirulnick, Ariel (she/her/hers)

Audience and product consultant
Independent

Los Angeles, California, United States

Colorado

Imani, Blair (she/her/hers)

Author, Educator, Content Creator
Smarter in Seconds

Windsor, Colorado, United States

Connecticut

AC

Connor, Alex (she/her/hers)

Afternoon News Editor, Digital
The Associated Press

Connecticut, United States

Delaware

Wagner, Benjamin (he/him/his)

Director of Community Development
Media Transformation Challenge

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

District of Columbia

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

Farley, Maggie (she/her/hers)

Senior Director of Innovation and Knight Fellowships
International Center for Journalists

Washington , District of Columbia, United States

Franklin, Jonathan (he/him/his)

Race, Culture and Identity Reporter
NPR

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Matsa, Katerina Eva

Director, News And Information Research
Pew Research Center

District of Columbia, United States

Peña, Patricia J.

Associate
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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

Rai, Sarakshi (she/her/hers)

Director of Audience & Head of Social Media
The Hill

Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States

Wood, Patrick

Senior Producer & Digital Lead
NPR

District of Columbia, United States

England

Callejón, María Fernanda (she/her/hers)

Data Visualization Specialist
Flourish (Canva)

England, United Kingdom

Diaconescu, Georgia (she/her/hers)

Marketing Lead (Flourish)
Flourish, part of Canva

England, United Kingdom

Florida

Arce, María (she/her/hers)

RJI Innovation Fellow 2023-2024
Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri

Winter Park, Florida, United States

Brady, Jim

VP/Journalism
Knight Foundation

Miami, Florida, United States

Dixon, Lance (he/him/his)

Audience Engagement Producer
The 19th*

North Miami, Florida, United States

Howard, Rebkah (she/her/hers)

Board Chair
Black and Missing Foundation

Miami, Florida, United States

Nieves, José J. (he/him/his)

Editor in Chief
El Toque

Pembroke Pines, 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

Georgia

Chao, Angela (she/her/hers)

Head of Global News | Director of Content
Healthline Media, RVO Health

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Coker, Margaret (she/her/hers)

Editor-in-Chief
The Current GA

Savannah, Georgia, United States

Collier, Cheryl (she/her/hers)

Writer
CNN International

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Dubose, Cynthia (she/her/hers)

SVP, Product & Experience
McClatchy

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Hernandez, Erica A. (she/her/hers)

Senior Producer, Programming and distribution
CNN

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Hunter, Shelly (she/her/hers)

Development Director
LION Publishers

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

Mahone, Rodney (he/him/his)

Chief Revenue Officer
The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Georgia, United States

McDuffie, Ross (he/him/his)

Chief Portfolio Officer
National Trust for Local News

Marietta, Georgia, United States

DP

Porter, DuBose (he/him/his)

Executive Director
Georgia Trust for Local News

Dublin, 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

Smith, Nicole (she/her/hers)

Editorial Audience Director
Harvard Business Review

Suwanee, Georgia, United States

Toone, Stephanie (she/her/hers)

Community Engagement Editor
Canopy Atlanta

Georgia, United States

Trammell, Kendall (she/her/hers)

Senior Producer, Programming & Distribution
CNN

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Illinois

Badami, Ashirwaad (he/him/his)

Senior Lecturer and Specialization Leader
Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois, United States

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

Kentucky

Jones, Gabrielle (she/her/hers)

VP of Content
Louisville Public Media

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Maryland

Hart, Jonathan (he/him/his)

Consultant, Journalism Program
Knight Foundation

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Morris, Holly J. (she/her/hers)

Digital Trainer and Senior Editor
NPR

Rockville, Maryland, United States

Massachusetts

Becerra, Leah (she/her/hers)

Senior Digital Editor, Product Manager
The Boston Globe

Malden, Massachusetts, United States

Lydgate, Joanna

President and CEO
States United Democracy Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

McNamara, Brittney (she/her/hers)

Features Director
Teen Vogue

Paxton, Massachusetts, United States

Michigan

Henderson, Felecia D. (she/her/hers)

Director of Cultural Competency
Maynard Institute for Journalism Education

Pontiac, Michigan, United States

Van Stratt, Gillian (she/her/hers)

Director of Audience
MLive.com

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Minnesota

Kealing, Jonathan (he/him/his)

Chief Network Officer
Institute for Nonprofit News

Minnepolis, Minnesota, United States

Mississippi

Griffin, Kimberly (she/her/hers)

Publisher and CRO
Mississippi Free Press

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Tisdale Johnson, DeAnna (she/her/hers)

Publisher
Jackson Advocate

Byram, Mississippi, United States

Montana

Brien, Luella (she/her/hers)

Founder/Executive Director
Four Points Press

Crow Agency, Montana, United States

New Jersey

Miles, Kenneth (he/him/his)

Founder and Publisher
Trenton Journal

New Jersey, United States

New South Wales

Abeleven, Diana (she/her/hers)

Journalism & Media Lead
Canva

Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia

New York

Andes, Jannelle (she/her/hers)

Journalist
The Click News, New York University

New York, New York, United States

Athas, Eric (he/him/his)

Deputy Editor
The New York Times

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Barrett, Amanda Y. (she/her/hers)

Vice President, Standards and Inclusion
The Associated Press

Valley Stream, 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

Herman, Burt

Co-Founder
Hacks/Hackers

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Jeffers, Tess (she/her/hers)

Director of Newsroom Data and AI
The Wall Street Journal

New York, United States

Kalita, S. Mitra (she/her/hers)

Publisher
Epicenter-NYC

New York City, New York, United States

Madan Fillion, Rubina (she/her/hers)

Associate Editorial Director, A.I. Initiatives
The New York Times

Astoria, 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

Rinehart, Aimee L. (she/her/hers)

Senior product manager AI strategy
The Associated Press

New York, United States

Vilk, Viktorya (she/her/hers)

Director, Digital Safety and Free Expression
PEN America

New York, New York, United States

Vukelić, Gabby

Director of Social Media
Newsday

Melville, New York, United States

AW

Winston, Ali (he/him/his)

Investigative Journalist
Independent

New York, New York, United States

North Carolina

TE

Elkins, Tony (he/him/his)

Faculty
Poynter Institute

Fletcher, North Carolina, United States

Ohio

Anglin, Dale (she/her/hers)

Director
Press Forward

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio, United States

Ontario

Zohar, Mark (he/him/his)

CEO
Viafoura

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Oregon

Roth, Sara (she/her/hers)

Senior Editor, Digital
VERIFY

Portland, Oregon, United States

Pennsylvania

Biddle, Ellery Roberts. (she/her/hers)

US2024 Election Exchange Lead
Meedan

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

King, Jess (she/her/hers)

Executive Director
Steinman Institute

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

South Carolina

Raskin, Hanna

Editor and Publisher
The Food Section

North Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Texas

Brown, Jean Marie (she/her/hers)

Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Texas Christian University

Texas, United States

Duclos, Laura (she/her/hers)

Audience Producer
Texas Tribune

Austin, Texas, United States

Jones, DaLyah

Program Officer
Borealis Philanthropy,

Texas, United States

Winkle, Kate (she/her/hers)

Digital Director
KXAN

Austin, Texas, United States

Utah

Gingras, Abbey (she/her/hers)

Senior Director of Consulting
News Revenue Hub

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Virginia

Hernandez, Nicole (she/her/hers)

News Editor
The Associated Press

Alexandria, Virginia, United States

Washington

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