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Abeleven, Diana (she/her/hers)
Journalism & Media Lead
Canva
Surry Hills, New South Wales, Australia
Ahmed, Mansoor "Manny" (he/him/his)
Founder & CEO
OpenOrigins
Andes, Jannelle (she/her/hers)
Journalist
The Click News, New York University
New York, New York, United States
André, Vania
Chief Operating Officer / Editor in Chief
The Haitian Times
Anglin, Dale (she/her/hers)
Director
Press Forward
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio, United States
NA

Antelava, Natalia
Co-Founder
Coda Story
Arce, María (she/her/hers)
RJI Innovation Fellow 2023-2024
Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri
Winter Park, Florida, United States
Athas, Eric (he/him/his)
Deputy Editor
The New York Times
Brooklyn, New York, United States
B
Badami, Ashirwaad (he/him/his)
Senior Lecturer and Specialization Leader
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois, United States
VB

Bansal, Varsha
Tech Reporter; Knight-Bagehot Fellow 2024-25, Columbia University; 2022 AI Accountability Fellow, Pulitzer Center
Independent
Barrett, Amanda Y. (she/her/hers)
Vice President, Standards and Inclusion
The Associated Press
Valley Stream, New York, United States
Baum, Charlie
Executive Director
Media Transformation Challenge
MB

Beaudette, Marie
Finance Coverage Chief
The Wall Street Journal
Becerra, Leah (she/her/hers)
Senior Digital Editor, Product Manager
The Boston Globe
Malden, Massachusetts, United States
Beckler, Ryan (he/him/his)
Senior Manager, Social Distribution & Live Publishing
NBC News
Belzil, Jeff (he/him/his)
Security Director
International Women Media Foundation
Bentley, Rosalind (she/her/hers)
Deputy Editor
Gravy
Bice, Ed (he/him/his)
CEO
Meedan
SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States
Biddle, Ellery Roberts. (she/her/hers)
US2024 Election Exchange Lead
Meedan
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Bishop Woods, Sarah (she/her/hers)
Chief of Staff
News Revenue Hub
Bloch, Daniela (she/her/hers)
Product Lead
Parse.ly
Brady, Jim
VP/Journalism
Knight Foundation
Miami, Florida, United States
Braune Brackenrich, Fernanda (she/her/hers)
US Editor, Audience Engagement
Financial Times
Brien, Luella (she/her/hers)
Founder/Executive Director
Four Points Press
Crow Agency, Montana, United States
Brock, Wendell
Contributor
The Bitter Southerner
Brown, Jean Marie (she/her/hers)
Associate Professor of Professional Practice
Texas Christian University
Texas, United States
Brown, Paris
Associate Publisher
Baltimore Times
MB

Bryan, Mason (he/him/his)
Senior Editor
Prison Journalism Project
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
C
Callejón, María Fernanda (she/her/hers)
Data Visualization Specialist
Flourish (Canva)
England, United Kingdom
Caplan, Jeremy (he/him/his)
Director of Teaching and Learning
CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
New York, New York, United States
Carrera-Colucci, Idalmy (she/her/hers)
Chief of Staff
Blue Engine Collaborative
Carrique, Feli (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
News Product Alliance
Cashyap, Simran
VP, Product
Echobox
Chao, Angela (she/her/hers)
Head of Global News | Director of Content
Healthline Media, RVO Health
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Chen, Caiwei (she/her/hers)
Journalist
Freelance
New York, New York, United States
Cheung, Paul
Strategic Advisor
Hacks/Hackers
Chin, Corinne (she/her/hers)
Director of News Talent, Recruitment
The Associated Press
Churchill, Lexi
Research Reporter
ProPublica-Texas Tribune Investigative Team
Claiborn, Lindsay (she/her/hers)
Senior Editor, Video
VERIFY
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Cohn, David
Sr. Director R&D at Advance and Cofounder of Subtext
Advance Local
Berkeley, California, 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
AC

Connor, Alex (she/her/hers)
Afternoon News Editor, Digital
The Associated Press
Connecticut, United States
Croft, Taylor
Breaking News Reporter
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
D
Daher, Natalie
Editor, Planning & Special Projects
Axios
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
MD

Darby, Michelle (she/her/hers)
Storytelling Teacher & Artistic Director
StoryCraft
Oakland, California, United States
Dewey, Caitlin (she/her/hers)
Reporter
Links I Would Gchat You If We Were Friends
Diaconescu, Georgia (she/her/hers)
Marketing Lead (Flourish)
Flourish, part of Canva
England, United Kingdom
Dirks, Sandhya E. (she/her/hers)
National Correspondent, Race and Identity
NPR
Crockett, California, United States
KD

Dixon, Kristal (she/her/hers)
Reporter
Axios Atlanta
Dixon, Lance (he/him/his)
Audience Engagement Producer
The 19th*
North Miami, Florida, United States
Dubose, Cynthia (she/her/hers)
SVP, Product & Experience
McClatchy
Marietta, Georgia, United States
Dubouis, Kevin (he/him/his)
Director of Content Strategy
The Wall Street Journal
Duclos, Laura (she/her/hers)
Audience Producer
Texas Tribune
Austin, Texas, United States
E
TE

Elkins, Tony (he/him/his)
Faculty
Poynter Institute
Fletcher, North Carolina, United States
SE

Eppolito, Sophia
Digital Strategy and Planning Editor
The Associated Press
Epps-Johnson, Tiana
Executive Director
Center for Tech and Civic Life
TE

Evans, Taneth
Associate Editor & Chief of Staff
The Wall Street Journal
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Farley, Maggie (she/her/hers)
Senior Director of Innovation and Knight Fellowships
International Center for Journalists
Washington , District of Columbia, United States
WF

Federman, Will
VP, Audience and Content Strategy
The Hill
Figueiredo, Melanie H. (she/her/hers)
Vice President, Advertising & Sponsorship Sales
URL Media
Flesher, Jonathan (he/him/his)
VP Business Development, Partnerships & Corporate Development
Reddit
Foster, David
Data visualization lead
Yahoo Finance
Franklin, Jonathan (he/him/his)
Race, Culture and Identity Reporter
NPR
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
G
Gabriel, Elizabeth
Health Reporter
WFYI
Gautam, Upasna (she/her/hers)
Board Chair & Sr. Product Manager
News Product Alliance & CNN
Gibbs, Rodney
Head of Audience & Product
National Trust for Local News
Gillespie, Noreen (she/her/hers)
Journalism Director
Microsoft
MG

Gilot, Marie (she/her/hers)
J+ Executive Director
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
New York, New York, United States
Gingras, Abbey (she/her/hers)
Senior Director of Consulting
News Revenue Hub
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Graham, Larry
Founder/CEO
The Diversity Pledge Institute
Griffin, Kimberly (she/her/hers)
Publisher and CRO
Mississippi Free Press
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
Gustavus Lim, Sarah (she/her/hers)
Director of Membership
LION Publishers
Seattle, Washington, United States
H
Haines, Errin
Editor-at-Large
The 19th
Halaly, Alan (he/him/his)
Water and Environment Reporter
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Hamilton, Samantha C. (she/her/hers)
Counsel
Atlanta Community Press Collective
Hardiman, Diamond
Reparative Journalism Program Manager
Free Press
Hart, Jonathan (he/him/his)
Consultant, Journalism Program
Knight Foundation
Bethesda, Maryland, United States
Hartounian, Alina (she/her/hers)
Supervising Editor
NPR
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Hellerstein, Erica (she/her/hers)
Senior Labor & Economics Reporter
El Tímpano
Oakland, California, United States
Henderson, Felecia D. (she/her/hers)
Director of Cultural Competency
Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Pontiac, Michigan, United States
Herman, Burt
Co-Founder
Hacks/Hackers
Brooklyn, New York, United States
Hernandez, Erica A. (she/her/hers)
Senior Producer, Programming and distribution
CNN
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Hernandez, Nicole (she/her/hers)
News Editor
The Associated Press
Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Hernandez, Robert (he/him/his)
Professor of Practice
USC Annenberg / JOVRNALISM
Los Angeles, California, United States
Hickman, Blair (she/her/hers)
Consultant
Ida Media
Holmes, Harlo (she/her/hers)
Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Digital Security
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Hove, Harrison (he/him/his)
Interim Director, Innovation News Center
University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications
Howard, Rebkah (she/her/hers)
Board Chair
Black and Missing Foundation
Miami, Florida, United States
Hsu, Evelyn (she/her/hers)
Co-Executive Director
The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Oakland, California, United States
Hunter, Shelly (she/her/hers)
Development Director
LION Publishers
Georgia, United States
I
Imani, Blair (she/her/hers)
Author, Educator, Content Creator
Smarter in Seconds
Windsor, Colorado, United States
Ip, Alex (he/him/his)
Founder and Editor-in-Chief
The Xylom
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Irshad, Ghazala (she/her/hers)
Style & Standards Editor
The Marshall Project
Chicago, Illinois, United States
J
Jeffers, Tess (she/her/hers)
Director of Newsroom Data and AI
The Wall Street Journal
New York, United States
Jones, DaLyah
Program Officer
Borealis Philanthropy,
Texas, United States
Jones, Gabrielle (she/her/hers)
VP of Content
Louisville Public Media
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Jordan, Mike
Senior Editor
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
K
Kalita, S. Mitra (she/her/hers)
Publisher
Epicenter-NYC
New York City, New York, United States
Kealing, Jonathan (he/him/his)
Chief Network Officer
Institute for Nonprofit News
Minnepolis, Minnesota, United States
Keefe, John
Weather Data Editor
The New York Times
Kellett, Ryan Y. (he/him/his)
2025 Nieman-Berkman Fellow for Journalism Innovation
Harvard University
King, Jess (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Steinman Institute
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Klein, Dan (he/him/his)
Advanced Lecturer, Improvisational Theater and Organizational Behavior
Stanford University
Oakland, California, United States
Krantz McNeill, Laura
Senior Editor for Subscriber Products
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Kung, Ernest (he/him/his)
AI Product Manager
The Associated Press
L
LaMagdeleine, Izz (they/them/theirs)
Production Editor
Snopes
Lee, Christina A. (she/her/hers)
Senior Editor, Community Issues
Canopy Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Leff, Jonathan (he/him/his)
Global Editor, Financial News Strategy
Thomson Reuters
Lewis, Katherine Reynolds (she/her/hers)
Author and Founder
The Institute for Independent Journalists
Lichfield, Gideon (he/him/his)
Journalist and former editor-in-chief of WIRED and MIT Technology Review
Independent
Long, Saba (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Atlanta Civic Circle
AL

Look Thiam, Anne
Head of Audience Development, Global Digital News & Streaming
BBC Studios
DL

Luu, Duc (he/him/his)
Director of Sustainability Initiatives/Journalism
Knight Foundation
Lydgate, Joanna
President and CEO
States United Democracy Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Lyon, Santiago
Head of Advocacy and Education
Content Authenticity Initiative
M
Madan Fillion, Rubina (she/her/hers)
Associate Editorial Director, A.I. Initiatives
The New York Times
Astoria, New York, United States
Mahadevan, Alex
Director of MediaWise
Poynter Institute
Mahone, Rodney (he/him/his)
Chief Revenue Officer
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Georgia, United States
Matsa, Katerina Eva
Director, News And Information Research
Pew Research Center
District of Columbia, United States
Maxwell, Kate B. (she/her/hers)
Founder
News Go Bag Project and RJI Innovation Fellow 23-24
Maxwell, Margaux (she/her/hers)
Director of Platform and Product
Oregon Public Broadcasting
Seattle, Washington, United States
McCoy, Kimeko (she/her/hers)
Senior Marketing Reporter
Digiday
McDuffie, Ross (he/him/his)
Chief Portfolio Officer
National Trust for Local News
Marietta, Georgia, United States
McNamara, Brittney (she/her/hers)
Features Director
Teen Vogue
Paxton, Massachusetts, United States
Miles, Kenneth (he/him/his)
Founder and Publisher
Trenton Journal
New Jersey, United States
Mitchell, Amy (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Center for News, Technology & Innovation
Mitchell, Tia (she/her/hers)
Washington Correspondent
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mohamed, Jeje (she/her/hers)
Holistic Safety and Security Advisor
Aegis Safety Alliance
Moore, Summer
Senior Director of Editorial Products
American City Business Journals
Morris, Holly J. (she/her/hers)
Digital Trainer and Senior Editor
NPR
Rockville, Maryland, United States
Murphy, Meghan
Director of Programs
Online News Association
N
Nahorniak, Mary (she/her/hers)
U.S. Teaching Fellow
Google News Initiative
San Anselmo, California, United States
Nelson, Liz Kelly (she/her/hers)
Journalism Audience, Biz and Content Strategy
Project C
Newman, Nic
Senior Research Associate
Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Oxford University
Nguyen, Kevin (he/him/his)
Investigative Journalist
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Sydney, Australia
Nieves, José J. (he/him/his)
Editor in Chief
El Toque
Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States
O
Oinounou, Mosheh
Creator/Founder
Mo News
New York, New York, United States
Oliker-Friedland, Sam (he/him/his)
Executive Director
Institute for Responsive Government
Opam, Kwame (he/him/they/them)
Deputy Managing Editor, News
The Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Ortiz Pérez, Luisa (she/her/hers)
Principal
Vita-Activa.Org
Palo Alto, California, United States
P
Parazo Rose, Maria (she/her/hers)
Spatial Data Analyst
Grist
Parker, Najja
News and Video Correspondent
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Peña, Patricia J.
Associate
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
District of Columbia, United States
Pepper, Keith
Publisher
Rough Draft Atlanta
Pereira-Brereton, Lyndsey (she/her/hers)
Head of Data Visualization Enablement
Flourish/Canva
Pinchbeck, Bruce (he/him/his)
Cofounder, Head of Marketing
Letterhead
Miami, Florida, United States
Plantz, Kyle (he/him/his)
Senior Program Manager
Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Platnick, Sara
Communications Lead
Perplexity
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
Powers, Carolyn (she/her/hers)
Director for U.S. Programs
Internews/Listening Post Collective
Priyadarshini, Swagatika (she/her/hers)
Director Agency Strategy & Planning
Reuters News Agency
New York, New York, United States
R
Rai, Sarakshi (she/her/hers)
Director of Audience & Head of Social Media
The Hill
Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States
Raskin, Hanna
Editor and Publisher
The Food Section
North Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Reed, Kristen B. (she/her/hers)
Director, Digital Content
TEGNA
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Reilley, Mike
Data and Digital Journalism Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Reynolds, Martin G. (he/him/his)
Co-Executive Director
The Robert C. Maynard Institute for Journalism Education
Oakland, California, United States
Rinehart, Aimee L. (she/her/hers)
Senior product manager AI strategy
The Associated Press
New York, United States
Ríos, Nicolás
Chief Product Officer
Documented NY
Rivera, Leslie (she/her/hers)
Talent Acquisition Manager
Warner Bros. Discovery Digital News & Sports
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
SR

Rosenbaum, Sophie
Head of Digital Strategy and Operations
The Associated Press
Roth, Sara (she/her/hers)
Senior Editor, Digital
VERIFY
Portland, Oregon, United States
Roy, Nikita (she/her/hers)
Host of Newsroom Robots & Knight Fellow
International Center for Journalists
Toronto, Canada
TR

Ruder, Tim
Principal, Newsroom Professional Services
Taboola
Russo, Nico
Founder
SAOViVO
S
Sands, Gabriel Z. (he/him/his)
News Partnerships Lead
reddit
Schary, Alison
Partner
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
Scott, Nicolette (she/her/hers)
Strategic Partner Manager, News
YouTube
DS

Seaman, Dan
VP, Product
Viafoura
Seward, Zach (he/him/his)
Editorial Director of AI Initiatives
The New York Times
Sharma, Versha
Editor-In-Chief
Teen Vogue
Smith, Nicole (she/her/hers)
Editorial Audience Director
Harvard Business Review
Suwanee, Georgia, United States
Snapp, Mary
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Microsoft
CS

Sopher, Christopher
Cofounder & CEO
Letterhead
Streicher, Brad (he/him/his)
Sales Director
Chartbeat
California, United States
Swanson, Patrick (he/him/his)
Co-founder
Verso
San Francisco, California, United States
T
RT

Tarrant, Rhona
Executive Editor
CBS News Confirmed
Tate, Janey (she/her/hers)
Founder & Publisher
Hy-Lo News
Miami, Florida, United States
Thomas, LaPorsche (she/her/hers)
Award-winning Journalist & Host | Content Creator | Digital Strategist | Thoughtful Leader
Independent
Thoreson, Bridget (she/her/hers)
Chief Project Officer/Dream Wrangler
Hearken
Tisdale Johnson, DeAnna (she/her/hers)
Publisher
Jackson Advocate
Byram, Mississippi, 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
U
Ulken, Eric (he/him/his)
Vice President of Product
The Baltimore Banner
V
Vainer, Dalia
Director, Customer Experience
Viafoura
Valencia, Carolina (she/her/hers)
Director of Partnerships & Communications
Epicenter NYC
Van Stratt, Gillian (she/her/hers)
Director of Audience
MLive.com
Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
Vilk, Viktorya (she/her/hers)
Director, Digital Safety and Free Expression
PEN America
New York, New York, United States
Vo, Lam Thuy (she/her/hers)
Investigative Reporter / Associate Professor
Documented / Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Vukelić, Gabby
Director of Social Media
Newsday
Melville, New York, United States
W
Wagner, Benjamin (he/him/his)
Director of Community Development
Media Transformation Challenge
Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Walker, Amara
Anchor and Correspondent
CNN
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
Wei, Sisi (she/her/hers)
Chief Impact Officer
CalMatters & The Markup
Williams, Lauren
CEO and Co-Founder
Capital B
Wilson, Natalie (she/her/hers)
Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer
Black and Missing Foundation
Hyattsville
Wilson, Yumi (she/her/hers)
Host
AI in Journalism
Oakland, California, United States
Winkle, Kate (she/her/hers)
Digital Director
KXAN
Austin, Texas, United States
AW

Winston, Ali (he/him/his)
Investigative Journalist
Independent
New York, New York, United States
Wise, Hannah (she/her/hers)
Assistant Managing Editor for Engagement & Experimentation
The Kansas City Star
Wood, Patrick
Senior Producer & Digital Lead
NPR
District of Columbia, United States
Z
Zielina, Anita (she/her/hers)
CEO & Founder
Better Leaders Lab
Vienna, Austria
Zirulnick, Ariel (she/her/hers)
Audience and product consultant
Independent
Los Angeles, California, United States
Zohar, Mark (he/him/his)
CEO
Viafoura
Toronto, Ontario, Canada