Alexa Schirtzinger

Global Content Lead, Google Cloud
Google

San Francisco, CA

WLA 2017

Amanda Hess

Critic
The New York Times

WLA 2018

Ann Friedman

CEO
Ladyswagger, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA

WLA 2018

Butch Ward

Senior Faculty
The Poynter Institute

Philadelphia, PA

WLA 2015

Celeste LeCompte

VP, Business Development
ProPublica

New York City, NY

WLA 2019

Charo Henríquez

Senior Editor, Digital Transition Strategy
The New York Times

New York, NY

WLA 2017

WLA 2018

WLA 2019

Claudia Bestor

Director, Public Programs
Hammer Museum

Los Angeles, CA

WLA 2019

Corey Ford

Co-Founder & Managing Director
Matter Ventures

San Francisco, CA

WLA 2018

Cory Haik

Publisher
Mic

Brooklyn, NY

WLA 2015

WLA 2017

WLA 2018

Evelyn Larrubia

Executive Editor
Marketplace by APM

Los Angeles, CA

WLA 2019

Geraldine Moriba

Filmmaker
Independent

New York City, NY

WLA 2018

Heather Bryant

Director
Facet

San Francisco, CA

WLA 2018

Jane McDonnell

Former Executive Director
Online News Association

Washington, D.C.

WLA 2015

WLA 2019

Jane Spencer

Deputy Editor
The Guardian

New York City, NY

WLA 2015

Jennifer Brandel

CEO and Co-founder
Hearken

Chicago, IL

WLA 2017

WLA 2019

Jennifer Ferro

President
KCRW

Los Angeles, CA

WLA 2018

WLA 2019

Jeremy Gilbert

Director of Strategic Initiatives
The Washington Post

WLA 2017

Jessica Yu

Doodle Team Lead
Google

San Francisco, CA

WLA 2017

Julia Beizer

Head of Product
Huffington Post

WLA 2017

Julie Westfall

Deputy Politics Editor
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, CA

WLA 2017

Kamal Sinclair

Director, New Frontier Lab Programs
Sundance Institute

Los Angeles, CA

WLA 2019

Kara Swisher

Executive Editor
Recode

San Francisco, CA

WLA 2017

Karen Pensiero

Managing Editor
The Wall Street Journal

New York, NY

WLA 2019

Kate Lesniak

Publisher
Bitch Media

Portland, OR

WLA 2019

Katie Emery

Director of Global Marketing Solutions
The Washington Post

WLA 2017

Katie Hawkins-Gaar

Digital Innovation Faculty
The Poynter Institute

St. Petersburg, FL

WLA 2015

Kelly McBride

Vice President of Academic Programs
The Poynter Institute

St. Petersburg, FL

WLA 2015

Kim Bui

Director, Audience Innovation
Arizona Republic

Los Angeles, CA

WLA 2017

WLA 2018

WLA 2019