2020-2021 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 Schwartz

Herald and News

Endangered species, water rights and other issues associated with a dam removal

Julia Sclafani

Searchlight New Mexico

Healthcare including mental healthcare for the state's poorest residents

Ben Sessoms

The News & Observer

Housing, gentrification and legislative accountability

Maria Sestito

The Desert Sun

Growing senior population in the Palm Springs area

Abbie Shull

The News Tribune

Joint Base Lewis-McChord military installation

Elizabeth Shwe

Maryland Matters--Health

Health policy, including status of asbestos victims

Shirley L. Smith

Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting

Watchdog reporting on government transparency in Mississippi

Casey Smith

Associated Press IN

Indiana state legislature, with special focus on local elections and education funding

Douglas Soule

Mountain State Spotlight

In-depth coverage of West Virginia's business and economy

Lucia Starbuck

KUNR Public Radio

Impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic in northern Nevada

Megan Stringer

Wichita Eagle

Issues facing the working class including the decline in unions and changes to state worker compensation laws

Isabelle Taft

Sun Herald

Vietnamese and African American neighborhoods

Megan Taros

The Arizona Republic

African-American and Latino communities in South Phoenix

Carrington Tatum

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

Poverty, power and public policy in Memphis and Shelby County

Liz Teitz

Ouray County Plaindealer newspaper

Affordable housing issues among the working class in Ouray County

Manuela Tobias

Fresno Bee

Childhood poverty in California's Central Valley

Camalot Todd

Spectrum News Buffalo

Mental health in Western New York

F. Amanda Tugade

MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

and policy and how they affect workers' ability to make ends meet

Richard Two Bulls

South Dakota Public Broadcasting

Ethnic communities including Native Americans

Amanda Ulrich

The Desert Sun

Native American issues in Riverside and San Bernardino

Frank Vaisvilas

Green Bay Press-Gazette

Native American issues in Green Bay and Wisconsin

Megan Valley

Belleville News-Democrat

K-12 education in Belleville

Anna Van Dine

Vermont Public Radio

Longterm effects of the pandemic in Vermont

Anthony Vazquez

Chicago Sun Times

Photojournalism of South and West sides of Chicago

Sarah Volpenhein

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Hmong, Native American and other under-covered ethnic communities

Adam Wagner

News & Observer

Watchdog reporting about Hurricane Florence recovery

Ellen Wagner

Mahoning Matters

Watchdog reporting related to the decline in city services

Adria Walker

Democrat and Chronicle

Public education in the "last in nation" district

Silas Walker

Lexington Herald Leader

Photojournalist for rural communities

Adria Watson

The Connecticut Mirror

Education issues in Connecticut

Alex Watts

WFAE/Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Digital Public Library of America

Local government beat

Chris Welter

WYSO Public Radio

Climate change and environmental issues

Jordan Wilkie

Carolina Public Press

Voting systems and election fraud in North Carolina

Leah Willingham

Associated Press MS

Mississippi state legislature, especially actions affecting the poor

Adam Willis

The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead

Statewide business issues; some election coverage

Jake Wittich

Block Club Chicago

Lakeview/Boystown/Lincoln Park areas of Chicago

Ashley Wong

Sacramento Bee

Asian-American issues in California

Eve Zuckoff

WCAI

Climate change impact on Cape Cod and the south shore of Massachusetts