2025-2026 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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Desiree Hagan

KOTZ

News for the Northwest Arctic and northern Alaska

Justin Hamel

The Waco Bridge

Multimedia Community visual journalist

Brenda Hernandez

Dallas Free Press

Visual and multimedia approach to capturing community and civic life

Sinclair Holian

The Roanoke Rambler

Racial segregation and its lasting impacts

Sarah Hopkins

Open Vallejo

Investigative reporter covering Vallejo government, corruption, and underreported community issues

Illan Ireland

Mississippi Free Press

Environmental reporting across Mississippi

Megan Jackson

Marietta Daily Journal

Growing cities in Cobb County, which is part of metro Atlanta

Corli Jay

The TRiiBE

Community investment in Chicago's Black communities

Ben Jodway

The Buckeye Flame

LGBTQ+ Ohioans living in rural communities

Sophia Kalakailo

City Bureau

Accountability journalism coverage of Chicago's South & West sides

Simmerdeep Kaur

Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

Effects of federal policy on health and childcare access in southeast Washington.

Alex Klaus

Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Filling information and accountability gaps in K-12 education in Milwaukee by focusing on solutions to persistent problems.

Charlotte Kramon

The Associated Press - Georgia

The Georgia Legislature, with a focus on democracy and voting rights and access

Cleo Krejci

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Higher education, vocational training and retraining

Jolan Kruse

Buffalo's Fire - Murdered and Missing

Missing and Murdered Indigenous People in the Northern Plains.

Rose LaForest

WSLS-TV

The Daily Explainer: What local issues really mean

Nadia Lathan

The Associated Press - Texas

The Texas Legislature, with a focus on energy

Ismael Lele

The Oklahoma Eagle

Black Wall Street and economic mobility in Tulsa

Zoe Lewis

Southeast Missourian

Coverage of small, rural communities in Southeast Missouri.

Anita Li

Prince William Times

Government Accountability Reporter

Katherine Lin

Mississippi Today

Economic Development disparity in Mississippi

Macy Lipkin

KUER 90.1 – NPR Utah

Northern Utah and bilingual communities

Erica Little

PinalCentral

Reporter covering Portland-area suburban issues, focusing on accountability and regional challenges

Billy Jean Louis

Miami Fourth Estate

Hyperlocal editing and reporting in Miami-Dade County for Miami Fourth Estate’s sister publications, the Key Biscayne Independent and Liberty City Independent.

Andy Lusk

KERA News

Communities Reporter for the Mid Cities of Dallas-Fort Worth

My Ly

Evanston RoundTable

Racial equity issues in Evanston.

Emma Malinak

Cardinal News

Watchdog, civic journalism in an underserved Virginia region

Jorgelina Manna-Rea

The Kingsport Times News

Environmental impacts on tourism and residents' wellbeing

Alexandra Markovich

Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting - Criminal Justice

Criminal justice accountability in Arizona

Charlotte Matherly

Concord Monitor/Monadnock Ledger Transcript

New Hampshire state government, politics and democracy

Tabius McCoy

The Atlanta Voice

Economic and business tools for the Black community in Atlanta

Hali Mecklin

Uvalde Leader-News

Reporter covering the intersection of news and crime in Uvalde

Gisselle Medina

Gisselle Medina

Fresnoland

Religion, culture and community development in the Central Valley

Audrey Mei Yi Brown

San Francisco Public Press

Environmental health equity and corporate accountability in the San Francisco Bay Area

Alejandra Molina

Boyle Heights Beat

Community coverage in East L.A. and Boyle Heights

Hunter Morrison

KRBD Community Radio

Regional reporting in Southern Southeast Alaska

Gabrielle Nelson

Buffalo's Fire

The Missouri River Basin, including tribal nations along the river

Jim Nintzel

TucsonSentinel.com

Arizona government and politics