Who We Are
Leaders from both the journalism and national service worlds have come together around this big vision. Report for America co-founders Charles Sennott and Steven Waldman are both nationally known, veteran journalists and social entrepreneurs dedicated to saving journalism.
Program Staff
Kim Kleman
Executive Director
Rachel Rohr
Vice President of Program Development
Earl Johnson
Vice President of Recruitment and Alumni Engagement
Morgan Baum
Vice President of Local News Sustainability
Jason Blakeney
Corps Excellence Regional Manager
Ben Brody
Director of Photography
Maria Elena Fernandez
Corps Excellence Regional Manager
Anh Gray
Corps Excellence Regional Manager
Marcie Hampton
Manager of Recruitment Operations
Sam Harris
Fundraising Data Analyst
Tim Lampley
Recruitment Manager
Kira Limer
Impact and Evaluation Manager
Vincent McCraw
Corps Excellence Regional Manager
Maddie Mott
Deputy Director of Local News Sustainability
April Pendergraft
Local News Sustainability Trainer
Milan Polk
Data & Information Associate
Priska Neely
Training Manager
Catie Talarski
Corps Excellence Regional Manager
Denise Tejada
Service Projects Manager
Sakhi Vyas
Local News Sustainability Manager
Administrative Staff
Rob Zeaske
CEO and President
Preethi Nallu
Executive Director, Report for the World
Rebecca Forman
Chief Development Officer
Stephanie Schmidt
Vice President of Finance
A.D. Alibrahim
Director of Philanthropy
Diane Christianson
Staff Accountant
Kate Edmondson
Controller
Idalia Gonzalez
Communications Officer
Emily Huddleston
Development Membership and Data Manager
Tiffany Sandholm
Grants Manager
Gladi Suero
Communications Assistant
Nathan Tisdale
Multimedia Producer
Adam Adelson
News Director, WGFL
Marcia Allert
Director of Visual Journalism, The Dallas Morning News
Linda Austin
Project director, NewsTrain
Nancy Ancrum
Editorial Page Editor, Miami Herald
Jessica Bakeman
Editor, Reporter and Producer, WLRN
Tanya Ballard Brown
Editor, NPR
Eliza Barclay
Climate Editor, Opinion, The New York Times
Lisa Bartfai
Independent radio journalist and audio producer
Jody Brannon
Murrow News Fellowship Manager
Nina Berman
Documentary Photographer
Oralandar Brand-Williams
Senior Political Reporter, Votebeat.org
Helena Bottemiller Evich
Senior Food & Agriculture Reporter, Politico; Winner of the James Beard Award for Food and Health
David Boul
Former TV producer, The Oprah Winfrey Show & newspaper reporter, Atlanta Constitution
Steve Bousquet
Columnist/Opinions Writer, Sun Sentinel Opinion
Lawrence Budd
Retired Journalist, Now Mentor
Katy Burnell Evans
Metro Editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch
Ximena Bustillo
Multi-Platform Reporter, National Public Radio
Matt Canham
Senior Federal Government Reporter, The Salt Lake Tribune
Catalina Camia
Free Press Managing Director, Freedom Forum
Susanna Capelouto
Senior Editor, WABE News
Christina Carrega
National Criminal Justice Reporter, Capital B
June Casagrande
Former reporter and city editor, Times Community News; freelance copy editor, language columnist and author
Amy Chance
Journalism coach, Former senior editor for The Sacramento Bee
Nicole Chavez
Race & Equality Reporter, CNN
Jen Christensen
Writer/producer, CNN
Sandra Clark
Vice President for News and Civic Dialogue, WHYY
Ivette Davila Richards
Freelance multimedia journalist; Former Board Member, The National Association of Hispanic Journalists
John D’Anna
Senior Reporter, The Arizona Republic
Stella Dawson
Editor, 100Reporters
Felipe De La Hoz
Freelance investigative journalist, reporting on U.S. immigration; Lecturer at CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
Melissa Delaney
Associate editor, Forbes; Adjunct journalism professor, College of Charleston
Zach Despart
Reporter, Houston Chronicle
Joni Deutsch
On Demand Content/Audience Engagement, WFAE Radio
Cheryl Devall
Wordslinger; Storyteller; Editor; Mentor
Michael de Yoanna
Investigative Reporter and Editor, The War Horse
Gloria Dickie
Climate & Environment Correspondent, Reuters
Liam Dillon
Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times
Lance Dixon
Audience engagement producer, 19th News
Scott Dodd
National Day Editor, The New York Times
Daysha Eaton
Freelance public radio journalist
Stephanie Ebbert
Local and State Politics Reporter, The Boston Globe
Danielle Elliot
Journalist + Filmmaker, Freelance – iHeartRadio, New York Times, etc.
Dan Evans
Miami Bureau Chief, South Florida Media Network; Journalism professor at Florida International University
Melanie Eversley
Executive editor, Black News & Views, a division of the National Association of Black Journalists
Kholood Eid
Freelance Photographer
Duaa Eldeib
Reporter, ProPublica
J. Lester Feder
Freelance journalist
Mike Feinsilber
Former News Editor and Assistant Chief of Bureau for News, The Associated Press
Samantha Fields
Reporter Marketplace, American Public Media
Kristina Fiore
Director, Enterprise & Investigative Reporting, MedPage Today
Katherine Ellen Foley
Healthcare Reporter, Politico
Andrew Ford
Investigative Reporter, The Arizona Republic
Barbara Fraser
Climate editor, The National Catholic Reporter
Jacob Fries
Executive Director, InvestigateWest
Dan Froomkin
Editor, Press Watch
Arnessa M. Garrett
Assistant Metro editor, The Dallas Morning News
Jeff Gauger
Content Advisor & Professional-In-Residence, Louisiana State University; North Louisiana Executive Editor, Shreveport Times/USA Today
Trudi Gilfillian
Speechwriter, New Jersey Attorney General’s Office
Tom Gjelten
Independent Journalist, NPR News (retired)
Rachel Gotbaum
Multiplatform Journalist
John Gravois
Assistant Political Editor, The Dallas Morning News
Brittany Greeson
Freelance Documentary Photographer
Karl Grossman
Professor of Journalism and Journalist
Bryan Gruley
Journalist and Author; Pulitzer Prize winner; Nominated for the “first novel” Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America
Jean Guerrero
Columnist, Los Angeles Times and Author
Auditi Guha
Senior Editor, VTDigger
Gary Harki
Investigative reporter, The Virginian-Pilot
Jamie Hancock
North Texas Editor & Intern Program Coordinator, The Dallas Morning News
Melinda Henneberger
Columnist, Kansas City Star; Pulitzer Prize finalist
Jean Hodges
Senior Director of News Culture & Communications, Gannett/USA TODAY Network
Mary Hudetz
Investigative Reporter, Seattle Times
Natalie Jennings
Senior politics editor, Vox.com
Robert Jimison
Editor & Reporter, The Daily at The New York Times
Rachel Jones
Award-winning, international health reporter; Story editor, Global Press Journal
Reuben Jones
Washington Correspondent, Spectrum News
Antonia Juhasz
Freelance investigative journalist & Author
Asma Khalid
Correspondent, NPR
Andrew Kitchenman
Editor-in-chief, Alaska Beacon
Eun Kyung Kim
Policy Editor for Immigration & Demographics, CQ Roll Call/FiscalNote
Rocky Kistner
Independent journalist
Zak Koeske
South Carolina statehouse reporter, The State
Derek Kravitz
Documenting Project Staff, Brown Institute for Media Innovation
Madhu Krishnamurthy
Senior staff writer and education writer, Daily Herald (suburban Chicago)
Kailyn Lamb
Freelance Writer/Editor
Tim Lawson
Editorial Supervisor, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Emily Le Coz
Managing Editor of Regional Investigations, USA Today/Gannett
Graham Lee Brewer
Contributing Editor, High Country News; Board Member, The Native American Journalists Association; Citizen of the Cherokee Nation
Susan Levine
Editor, Post Talent Network, The Washington Post
Miguel Llanos
Retired, msnbc.com
Luciana Lopez
Deputy managing editor for politics, USA TODAY
Melissa Lyttle
Independent Photojournalist
Justin Madden
Senior Editor/General Manager of The Sun News
Pete Madden
Investigative reporter, ABC News
Natasha Madov
Independent Digital Journalist
John Mancini
Director of Editorial Projects, Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
Amy Mayer
Freelance journalist
Patricia Mazzei
Miami Bureau Chief, New York Times
Maddie McGarvey
Photojournalist, Freelance
Tom McLaughlin
Reporter, Northwest Florida Daily News
Tracey McManus
Clearwater and Scientology Reporter, Tampa Bay Times
Jennifer Medina
National Politics Reporter, The New York Times
Brian Melley
News reporter, The Associated Press (AP)
Bill Mitchell
CEO/Publisher, National Catholic Reporter (ncronline.org)
Natalie Y. Moore
Reporter, WBEZ
Summer Moore
Director of Audience Growth, American City Business Journals
Rebecca Moss
Investigative Reporter, The Seattle Times
Susan Murphy
Broadcast voice coach
Heather Mongilio
Reporter, USNI News; Former Corps Member
Zack Newman
Investigative data producer, 9NEWS (KUSA-TV)
Darren Nichols
Contributing Columnist, Detroit Free Press
Lucy Nicholson
Senior Photographer, Reuters
Katie Orlinsky
Photographer, National Geographic
Megan O’Matz
Reporter, ProPublica
Becky Pallack
Journalist, Arizona Luminaria
Nate Payne
Regional Editor, Kaiser Health News
Rachel Piper
Digital news editor, The Salt Lake City Tribune; Pulitzer Prize winner (2017, local reporting)
Gheni Platenburg, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Journalism / Freelance Journalist, Auburn University
Aric Press
Retired editor in chief, The American Lawyer; senior editor, Newsweek
Carolyn Purcell
Senior Executive Producer, Sweet P Media and Adjunct Professor
Megha Rajagopalan
Senior Correspondent, BuzzFeed News
Victor Manuel Ramos
Senior Staff Editor, Flex Desk, The New York Times
Liza Ramrayka
Freelance social justice writer and commissioning editor
Adam M. Rhodes
Social Justice Reporter, Chicago Reader
Monica Rhor
Editorial Writer/Columnist, Houston Chronicle
Ry Rivard
Reporter, POLITICO
Nikole Robinson Carroll
Host/producer, Nevada Public Radio
Karen Robinson-Jacobs
Fellow, Type Investigations; former corps member
Nina Robinson
Photographer, Nina Robinson Photography
Kenneth Rosen
Independent journalist, Author, and former New York Times staff
Steve Rothaus
Journalist specializing in LGBTQ coverage, Miami Herald – retired
Matt Rocheleau
Data & Investigations Editor, Hearst Connecticut Media Group & Times Union
Mark Rochester
Managing Editor, Investigative Newsource (inewsource)
Rick Seltzer
Senior Editor Higher Ed Dive
Paige Sutherland
Audio Reporter/Producer, NPR’s On Point
Michele Salcedo
Newsdesk Editor, Axios
Maria Sanchez
Senior Reporter, Kansas City-PBS/syndicated columnist, Tribune Media Kansas City-PBS
Scott Schwebke
Investigative Reporter Orange County Register/Southern California News Group
Matt Sedensky
Global Enterprise Writer, The Associated Press
Nirvi Shah
Senior Deputy Editor, Politico
Kate Sheppard
Senior National Editor, The Huffington Post
Cristina Silva
Deputy Managing Editor for Enterprise, USA Today
Fran Silverman
Associate Director of Communications, Yale School of the Environment
Jim Simon
Freelance journalist; Adjunct journalism instructor at the University of Washington Department of Communication
Laura Spencer-Morris
Arts & Culture Reporter, KCUR Radio
Darlene Superville
White House Reporter, Associated Press
Emilie Theresa Stigliani
Executive Editor, Burlington Free Press
Ross Taylor
Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Boulder
Bhumika Tharoor
Managing Editor, The Atlantic
Bill Theobald
Freelance journalist and Educator
Cheryl W. Thompson
Investigative Correspondent, NPR
Tom Tiberio
Managing Editor, New Ohio Review
Tim Trainor
Editor, Klamath Falls Herald and News
Susan Valot
Audio reporter/producer, Freelance
Dalton Walker
Managing editor, Indian Country Today
Vickie Walton James
Senior National Editor, NPR
Kenneth Ware
Digital & Social Architect
MaryJo Webster
Data Editor, Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Eric Weddle
Education managing editor, WFYI
Mark Wert
Rob Wildeboer
Senior editor of news, WBEZ (Chicago)
Ariel Wittenberg
Public Health Reporter, E&E News
Gayle Williams
Freelance journalist
Ellen Wiess
VP & Washington Bureau Chief, EW Scripps
Holly Wise
Senior Lecturer, Texas State University
Johnny Woodhouse
Retired journalist and Freelance Writer specializing in Healthcare
Gayle Williams
Freelance journalist
Ellen Wiess
VP & Washington Bureau Chief, EW Scripps
Holly Wise
Senior Lecturer, Texas State University
Caitlin Kelly
Freelance Writer, Writing Coach
