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100 Days in Appalachia
Coester, Dana
Editor-in-Chief
100 Days in Appalachia
ABC News
BP

Peterson, Beatrice
Justice Reporter
ABC News
Aegis Safety Alliance
Mohamed, Jeje (she/her/hers)
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Aegis Safety Alliance
AJ+
Tami, Kheira (she/her/hers)
Executive Producer
AJ+
American Journalism Project
Andrew, Liam
Technology Lead, Product & AI Studio
American Journalism Project
beehiiv
NP

Pérez-Gonzalez, Natalia
Assistant Editor, Creator Spotlight
beehiiv
Block Club Chicago
JS

Sabella, Jen
Co-Executive Editor and Co-Founder
Block Club Chicago
Blue Engine Collaborative
Fortman, Candice (she/her/hers)
Coach
Blue Engine Collaborative
BlueLena
Block, Dustin (he/him/his)
Director, Portfolio Growth
BlueLena
Borderless Magazine
Flores, Hillary
Deputy Editor
Borderless Magazine
Pham, Katrina (she/her/hers)
Audience Engagement Reporter
Borderless Magazine
Rhee, Nissa
Cofounder & Executive Editor
Borderless Magazine
Bottom Up Media
Jessani, Rahim (he/him/his)
Founder and Creator Journalist
Bottom Up Media
Buffalo's Fire
JR

Rave, Jodi
Founder/Editorial Director
Buffalo's Fire
CalMatters & The Markup
Wei, Sisi (she/her/hers)
Chief Impact Officer
CalMatters & The Markup
Center for Health Journalism
Levander, Michelle (she/her/hers)
Founding Director
Center for Health Journalism
Center for News, Technology & Innovation
Mitchell, Amy (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Center for News, Technology & Innovation
Chicago Public Media
Kelly, Kimbriell
Editor in Chief
Chicago Public Media
AP

Pilhofer, Aron
Chief Product & Membership Officer
Chicago Public Media
JT

Tobiasz, Justine
Archivist
Chicago Public Media
Chicago Public Media & Wolf Point Media
Allen, Erin (she/her/hers)
Producer, host, reporter
Chicago Public Media & Wolf Point Media
City Bureau/Documenters
Lacivita, Eve (she/her/hers)
Director of Product
City Bureau/Documenters
Clara Soteras
Soteras, Clara (she/her/hers)
SEO for News Publishers & Audience Growth Consultant
Clara Soteras
CNN
Struyk, Ryan (he/him/his)
Director of AI Innovation
CNN
Crain’s City Brands
EC

Couch, Elizabeth
Director of Audience Engagement
Crain’s City Brands
Creator Spotlight
FZ

Zierer, Francis
Lead Editor
Creator Spotlight
Documented
MA

Arce, María (she/her/hers)
Education Program Manager
Documented
Documented NY
Ríos, Nicolás
Chief Product Officer
Documented NY
El Tecolote
Carlos, Erika (she/her/hers)
Editor-in-Chief
El Tecolote
El Vocero de Puerto Rico
Vega, Giovanny (he/him/his)
Innovation and AI Manager
El Vocero de Puerto Rico
Encyclopædia Britannica
Mendoza, Casey (she/her/hers)
Social Media Producer & Video Editor
Encyclopædia Britannica
Extra Points
Brown, Matt A.
Founder and Publisher
Extra Points
Field Nine Group
Lacy, Adriana (she/her/hers)
Chief Executive Officer
Field Nine Group
Free Press
Graber, Vanessa Maria (she/her/hers)
Senior Director of Journalism and Media Education
Free Press
QS

Saville, Qing (they/them/theirs)
Civic Media Organizing Manager
Free Press
Freedom of the Press Foundation
Huerta, David (he/him/his)
Senior Digital Security Trainer
Freedom of the Press Foundation
AL

LP, Abigail
Program Manager
Freedom of the Press Foundation
freelance
Froliak, Masha
investigative journalist
freelance
Sherman, Amber (she/her/hers)
Policy Organizer
Freelance
Vazquez, Chris (he/him/his)
Social Video Journalist
Freelance
Freelance, Nieman Foundation at Harvard
Al-Hlou, Yousur
Investigative Visual Journalist
Freelance, Nieman Foundation at Harvard
Freelance/Georgetown University
JF

Franklin, Jonathan (he/him/his)
National Correspondent/Adjunct Professor
Freelance/Georgetown University
GroundTruth
Sennott, Charles (he/him/his)
Founder
GroundTruth
Independent
JK

Kho, Jennifer (she/her/hers)
Consultant
Independent
Pope, Brandon (he/him/his)
Award-Winning Multimedia Journalist
Independent
Independent Journalism Atlas
JB

Banks, Justin
Co-founder
Independent Journalism Atlas
International Women’s Media Foundation
JD

Ding, Jin
Program Manager
International Women’s Media Foundation
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Velázquez, Liliana
Program Officer
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Knight Foundation
Bliss- Carrascosa, Sofia (she/her/hers)
Journalism Program Associate
Knight Foundation
Knight Lab
Badami, Ashirwaad (he/him/his)
Senior Lecturer and Specialization Leader
Knight Lab
Germuska, Joe (he/him/his)
Executive Director
Knight Lab
Hagar, Nick (they/them/theirs)
Postdoctoral Scholar, Generative AI in the Newsroom Initiative
Knight Lab
LINK Media
Goth, Meghan (she/her/hers)
Executive Editor
LINK Media
LNI Media
Gelman, Micah (he/him/his)
Co-founder
LNI Media
Jorgenson, Dave (he/him/his)
Co-Founder
LNI Media
Saks, Lauren (she/her/hers)
Co-founder
LNI Media
Local News Initiative
Bose, Srishti
Research Associate
Local News Initiative
LOOKOUT News
Hylton, Jake J. (he/him/his)
Executive Director
LOOKOUT News
Media Transformation Challenge
Scarlett, Fran
Strategy Coach
Media Transformation Challenge
Wagner, Benjamin (he/him/his)
Director of Community Development
Media Transformation Challenge
MediaNews Group | Tribune Publishing
Wellesley, Kristyn (she/her/hers)
Director - AI Governance and Initiatives | Senior Editor - Audience
MediaNews Group | Tribune Publishing
Metcalf Institute
Warner, Fara (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Metcalf Institute
Microsoft
Brown, Emily (she/her/hers)
Journalism Director
Microsoft
MLK50
AM

Martin, Adrienne Johnson (she/her/hers)
Co-Executive Director, Editorial
MLK50
National Public Radio
Evans, Thomas (he/him/his)
Editor in Chief
National Public Radio
NC Local
Lee, Laura (she/her/hers)
Editorial Director
NC Local
News Product Alliance
Aaronson, Becca (she/her/hers)
Chief Product Officer
News Product Alliance
Next Gen Journalism
Mitchell, Doug (he/him/his)
Founder and Director
Next Gen Journalism
Northwestern Medill
JG

Gilbert, Jeremy D.
Knight Professor in Digital Media Strategy
Northwestern Medill
MW

Warren, Mackenzie
Interim Executive Director, Local News Initiative
Northwestern Medill
Nowruz Media
Karimi, Faisal (he/him/his)
Founder and Director
Nowruz Media
Online News Association
Lu, Kathy
Women's Leadership Accelerator Coordinator
Online News Association
Murphy, Meghan (she/her/hers)
Head of Programs
Online News Association
PEN America
VV

Vilk, Viktorya (she/her/hers)
Director, Digital Safety and Free Expression
PEN America
Poynter Institute
Mahadevan, Alex
Director of MediaWise
Poynter Institute
Press Forward Chicago
Baim, Tracy (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Press Forward Chicago
Project C
Nelson, Liz Kelly (she/her/hers)
Founder
Project C
ProPublica
Brezel, Aaron (he/him/his)
AI Engineering Fellow
ProPublica
Evans, Tyson
Chief Product and Brand Officer
ProPublica
Public Media Company
Isgitt, Tim (he/him/his)
CEO
Public Media Company
Radio Television Digital News Association
Puckey, Tara (she/her/hers)
President and CEO
Radio Television Digital News Association
Reclaim Curiosity
Guzmán, Mónica (she/her/hers)
Founder and CEO
Reclaim Curiosity
Sacramento Observer
Barrow, Genoa (she/her/hers)
Senior Staff Writer
Sacramento Observer
Sahan Journal
Tu, Cynthia (she/her/hers)
Data Reporter & News Technology Specialist
Sahan Journal
Self
Griffin, Kimberly (she/her/hers)
Consultant
Self
Texas Public Radio
Alvarado, Ashley (she/her/hers)
President & CEO
Texas Public Radio
The Associated Press
Burke, Garance (she/her/hers)
Global Investigative Journalist
The Associated Press
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AS

Schein, MLIS, CA, Allison
Director, Archives and Rights Management
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Atlantic
Craddick, Mariah (she/her/hers)
Executive Director of Product
The Atlantic
The Center for Just Journalism
Riley Fernandez, Hannah (she/her/hers)
Director of Programming
The Center for Just Journalism
The Globe and Mail
Pacienza, Angela
Executive Editor
The Globe and Mail
The Independent Journalism Atlas
Kellett, Ryan Y. (he/him/his)
Co-founder
The Independent Journalism Atlas
The Institute for Independent Journalists
Lewis, Katherine Reynolds (she/her/hers)
Author and Founder
The Institute for Independent Journalists
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
TL

Loper, Tristan
Head of National Programs
The Lenfest Institute for Journalism
The Marshall Project
Irshad, Ghazala (she/her/hers)
Style and Standards Editor
The Marshall Project
JL

Lartey, Jamiles
Staff Writer
The Marshall Project
The New York Times
Fillion, Rubina (she/her/hers)
Associate Editorial Director, A.I. Initiatives
The New York Times
DF

Freedman, Dylan
Senior Machine-Learning Engineer, A.I. Initiatives
The New York Times
The Poynter Institute
Griffith-Greene, Megan (she/her/hers)
Faculty, Journalism Funding Ethics
The Poynter Institute
The Trace
LeVines, George (he/him/his)
Editor, Gun Violence Data Hub
The Trace
The Video Consortium
Dylan-Robbins, Sky (she/her/hers)
Founder and Executive Director
The Video Consortium
The Wall Street Journal
Jeffers, Tess (she/her/hers)
Director of Newsroom Data and AI
The Wall Street Journal
Smith, Devin C. (she/her/hers)
Director, Talent Lab
The Wall Street Journal
The Washington Post
Goo, Sara K. (she/her/hers)
President, Creator Network
The Washington Post
Tiny News Collective
Díaz Rodríguez, Elaine
Membership Director
Tiny News Collective
Trusting News
Mayer, Joy (she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Trusting News
Muchna, Mollie (she/her/hers)
Project Manager
Trusting News
Truthout
EV

Vogel, Ed
Researcher
Truthout
University of Illinois Chicago
MR

Reilley, Mike (he/him/his)
Data and Digital Journalism Professor
University of Illinois Chicago
URL Collective Inc
Garriss, Kirstin (she/her/hers)
PR & Communications Director
URL Collective Inc
URL Media
GP

Pierre-Pierre, Garry (he/him/his)
Director of Partnerships
URL Media
URL Media | Epicenter-NYC
Kalita, S. Mitra (she/her/hers)
CEO | Publisher
URL Media | Epicenter-NYC
USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
Apeles, Teena (she/her/hers)
National Engagement Editor
USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism
WBEZ Chicago
Schorsch, Kristen (she/her/hers)
Reporter
WBEZ Chicago
What the Fuck Just Happened Today?
Kiser, Matt
Founder
What the Fuck Just Happened Today?
Wisconsin Watch
DeFour, Matthew (he/him/his)
State Bureau Chief
Wisconsin Watch
Wolf Point Media
Pupovac, Jessica (she/her/hers)
Founder
Wolf Point Media
WordPress VIP
Smodic, Alan
Customer Success Director, Media Accounts
WordPress VIP
WTF is SEO?
Blackley, Shelby (she/her/hers)
Co-Founder
WTF is SEO?
WTF is SEO?
Willms, Jessie (she/her/hers)
Co-founder
WTF is SEO?