2021-2022 Corps Members

Meet our corps members. Incredible journalists, plus veterans, career changers, and even Olympians. You can use the categories below to filter by location, beat, medium, and year.

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Alex Acquisto

Lexington Herald-Leader

Watchdog reporting on public health in Kentucky

Hibah Ansari

Sahan Journal

Immigration policy especially affecting the Hmong Somali and Latino communities

Kassidy Arena

Iowa Public Radio

Iowa statehouse, especially issues affecting underserved populations

Nada Samir Atieh

Redding Record Searchlight

Education, childhood trauma and the achievement gap

Cedar Attanasio

Associated Press NM

New Mexico state legislature, with a focus on education and poverty

Arden Barnes

Herald and News

Environmental photography, especially of a historic dam removal project

Seyma Bayram

The Akron Beacon Journal

Minority and immigrant issues

Jesse Bedayn

The Mercury News

Economic inequality in San Jose and for The California Divide Project

Annie Berman

Anchorage Daily News / adn.com

Healthcare and public health in Alaska

Annie Blanks

San Antonio Express-News

Political dysfunction in suburban towns

Seth Bodine

KOSU Radio

Agriculture and rural issues in Oklahoma

Yvonne Boose

WNIJ Northern Public Radio

Cultural and spiritual community response in a Covid era

Devna Bose

The Charlotte Observer

Status of poor and minority communities in a prosperous city

Aaliyah Bowden

The Charlotte Post

Healthcare, African-American community in Charlotte

John Boyle

WFPL News Louisville 89.3

Southern Indiana community coverage

Laura Brache

The News & Observer

Minority communities in North Carolina

Paul Braun

WWNO 89.9 FM New Orleans Public Radio

Statehouse reporting in Baton Rouge

Natasha Brennan

The News Tribune, in partnership with The Olympian, The Bellingham Herald, and The Tri-City Herald

Indigenous communities in Washington State

Kailey Broussard

KERA/The Texas Newsroom

Accountability reporting for the city of Arlington

Elena Bruess

San Antonio Express-News

Texas Hill country, especially water issues

Anna Bryson

Henrico Citizen

Educational equity in Henrico County, VA

PrincessSafiya Byers

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Health, minority businesses, faith, jobs, housing or transportation

Alixel Cabrera

The Salt Lake Tribune

Government reporting in western Salt Lake County

Kayla Canne

Asbury Park Press

The low-income housing shortage: causes and solutions

Keren Carrión

KERA/ The Texas Newsroom

News deserts in exurban and rural Texas

Yilun Cheng

The Columbus Dispatch

Bhutanese and other immigrant communities in central Ohio

Sierra Clark

Traverse City Record-Eagle

Indigenous communities in Northern Michigan

Sara Cline

Associated Press--OR

Oregon state legislature, with special focus on the tech boom and the crisis in housing affordability

Rachel Cohen

Boise State Public Radio

Local Reporting on Twin Falls and Blaine County

Vanessa Colon Almenas

Centro de Periodismo Investigativo

Reporter/editor to work on government accountability in the wake of hurricane Maria.

Madeleine Cook

Ledger-Enquirer

Photojournalism especially focusing on Covid-19 and health coverage

Acacia Coronado

Associated Press TEXAS

State legislature and the politics of climate change

Emma Cotton

VTDigger.org

Climate and energy and environmental issues confronting Vermont at this time and in the years ahead.

Carolina Cuellar

Texas Public Radio

Business issues in Laredo and other border areas

Miranda Cyr

Las Cruces Sun-News

Public education-- especially for poor residents in Las Cruces

Emma Davis

Richland Source

Richland, Ashland County and Knox County in Ohio

Jasmine Demers

Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting

Youth, social services and legislative accountability in Kentucky

Becky Dernbach

Sahan Journal

Education of Hmong Somali Latino and other immigrant students

Jessi Dodge

Buffalo Bulletin

Photojournalism in Buffalo and surrrounding areas

Mirtha Donastorg

The Plug

Innovation and start-up initiatives at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Mirtha Donastorg

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Black and minority-led businesses and Black wealth

Liz Donovan

City Limits

Climate change and its implications for New York City

Orion Donovan-Smith

The Spokesman-Review

A Washington, D.C.-based beat to cover legislation affecting the Northwest

Ceili Doyle

The Columbus Dispatch

Rural issues in central Ohio