Meet the Participants in the ONA Women’s Leadership Accelerator

Alejandra Gutiérrez Valdizán

Freelance journalist, Coordinator of Agencia Ocote
Agencia Ocote

Guatemala

Almudena Toral

Head of Feature Video
Univision Digital

Miami, FL

Amanda Krauss

User Experience Researcher
Indeed.com

Austin, TX

Amy Elliott Bragg

Special Projects Editor
Crain's Detroit Business

Detroit, MI

Amy King

Editor, The Lily
The Washington Post

Washington, D.C.

Angela Pacienza

Head of Experience
The Globe and Mail

Toronto, Canada

Angela Wong

Product Manager
The Washington Post

Washington, D.C.

Anika Palm

Senior Programming Producer, Off-Platform
CNN

Atlanta, GA

Ankita Rao

Associate Editor
Motherboard, VICE

New York City, NY

Bianca Consunji

Executive Producer
BuzzFeed News

New York City, NY

Blythe Terrell

Senior Editor, Science and Health
FiveThirtyEight

New York City, NY

Brittany Grant

General Editor, Strategic Analytics
The Undefeated

Washington, D.C.

Brittany Peterson

Video Journalist
McClatchy

Washington, D.C.

Brooke Minters

Executive Producer
Gizmodo Media Group

Brooklyn, NY

Carolina Guerrero

CEO & Co-founder
Radio Ambulante

New York City, NY

Christina Cuesta Kline

Senior Mobile Editor
CNN

New York City, NY

Delaney Chambers

Senior Digital Producer
National Geographic

Washington, D.C.

Denise Law

Community Editor
The Economist

London, UK

Dhiya Kuriakose

Head of Syndication and Social Video
Condé Nast

New York City, NY

Elite Truong

Product Manager, Partner Platforms
Vox Media

Washington, D.C.

Elizabeth Hoekenga Whitmire

Director of Social Media
Alabama Media Group

Birmingham, AL

Emily Chow

Design Editor
The Washington Post

Washington, D.C.

Emily Withrow

Editor, Quartz Bot Studio
Quartz

Evanston, IL

Erin Skarda

Digital Editor
5280 Magazine

Denver, CO

Eulimar Núñez

Health Editor
Univision News

Miami Beach, FL

Federica Cherubini

Head of Knowledge Sharing
Condé Nast International

London, United Kingdom

Gabby Sims

Digital Media Specialist
Energy Weldfab

Kilgore, TX

Geneen Harston

VP, News
Rivet Radio

Chicago, IL

Heather Battaglia

Frontend Developer
18F

Denver, CO

Heather Bryant

Director
Facet

San Francisco, CA

Heesun Wee

Senior Producer
LinkedIn

Los Angeles, CA

Holly Moore

Manager of Network Engagement
USA TODAY

South Riding, VA

Imaeyen Ibanga

Senior Content Producer + Presenter
AJ+

San Francisco, CA

Irene McKisson

Editor, #ThisIsTucson
Arizona Daily Star

Tucson, AZ

Jeanette Ageson

Chief Revenue Officer
The Tyee

Vancouver, BC

Jenny Lawton

Senior Editor
WNYC Studios

New York City, NY

Jessica Gilbert

Digital Creative Director
McClatchy

Washington, D.C.

Jessica Terrell

Podcast and Multimedia Editor
Honolulu Civil Beat

Honolulu, HI

Johanna Barr

Staff Editor
The New York Times

New York City, NY

Joni Deutsch

On-Demand Content & Audience Engagement Producer
WFAE 90.7 FM

Charlotte, NC

Juleyka Lantigua-Williams

Founder/CEO
Lantigua Williams & Co.

Rockville, MD

Julia B. Chan

Director of Audience
Mother Jones

San Francisco, CA

Julie Shapiro

Deputy Editor, Time.com
TIME

Brooklyn, NY

Julie Westfall

Deputy Politics Editor
Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles, CA

Kainaz Amaria

Executive Design Director, Storytelling
Vox Media

Washington, D.C.

Karen Workman

Deputy Editor, News Desk
The New York Times

Brooklyn, NY

Kari Cobham

Senior Manager of Digital Content
Cox Media Group

Atlanta, Georgia

Kate Lesniak

Publisher
Bitch Media

Portland, OR

Katie Zhu

Product and Engineering
Medium

San Francisco, CA

Kellen Henry

Assistant Editor, Digital Platforms
The New York Times

New York City, NY

Kelly Alfieri

Executive Director, Special Editorial Projects
The New York Times

New York City, NY

Kim Fox

Managing Editor, Audience
Philadelphia Media Network

Philadelphia, PA

Kimberly Chua

Online Producer and Journalist
San Francisco Chronicle

San Francisco, CA

Kristen Lepore

Project Manager, Elections
Southern California Public Radio, KPCC

Los Angeles, CA

Kristina Budelis

Cofounder and President
KitSplit

Brooklyn, NY

Lainna Fader

Associate Director, Audience Development
The New Yorker

New York City, NY

Laura Lee

Managing Editor/Content Director
EducationNC

Durham, NC

Lauren Bracey Scheidt

Senior Product Manager, Listener Journey
NPR

Tucson, AZ

Leezel Tanglao

Assistant Managing Editor, Programming
CNNMoney

New York City, NY

Lexi Belculfine

Founding Editor
The Incline, Spirited Media

Pittsburgh, PA

Libby Bawcombe

Senior Visual Product Designer
NPR

Washington, D.C.

Liz Bloom

Pittsburgh Pirates Reporter
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh, PA

Madeline Welsh

Associate Editor
Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab

New York City, NY

Mandy Velez

Social and Email Editor
Google

New York City, NY

María Sánchez Díez

Journalist, Innovation
Univision News

New York City, NY

Mariana Santos

Founder and CEO
Chicas Poderosas

Rio de Janeiro

Masuma Ahuja

Producer
CNN

New York City, NY

Meagan Kelleher

Director of Digital Content
Tribune Broadcasting

Kansas City, MO

Meena Thiruvengadam

Success Manager
Parse.ly

New York City, NY

Megan Chan

Director of Digital Operations
The Washington Post

Washington, D.C.

Meghan Sims

Director, Strategic Initiatives
McClatchy

Sacramento, CA

Meghann Farnsworth

Engagement Editor
Recode

San Francisco, CA

Melisa Goh

Editor, News and Alerts
CNN

Atlanta, GA

Nadine Ajaka

Senior Producer, Video Platforms
The Washington Post

Washington, D.C.

Neeti Upadhye

Video Journalist
The New York Times

New York City, NY

Ngan Hoang

Senior Front-End Designer
Vox Media

Washington, D.C.

Nisha Chittal

Engagement Editor, Racked
Vox Media

Brooklyn, NY

Nishat Kurwa

Executive Producer of Audio
Vox Media, Inc.

Washington, D.C.

Noelle Swan

Science, Technology, and Environment Editor
The Christian Science Monitor

Boston, MA

Nuria Net

Senior Editor, Music
Uforia Musica

Miami, FL

Rachel Rodriguez

Senior Producer
CNN

London, UK

Rachel Rohr

Managing Editor
The GroundTruth Project

Boston, MA

Rachel Schallom

Project Manager
Wall Street Journal

Miami, FL

Rebekah Monson

Co-founder
WhereBy.Us

Miami, FL

Rhonda Elnaggar

News Video Producer
Mic Network

New York City, NY

Rubina Madan Fillion

Director of Audience Engagement
The Intercept

New York, NY

Ruth Spencer

Senior Editor, The Cut
New York Magazine

New York City, NY

Samantha Ragland

Digital Content Strategist
The Palm Beach Post

West Palm Beach, FL

Sarah Marshall

Growth editor, Vogue International
Condé Nast International

London, UK

Sarah Shenker

Head of Audience Engagement
BBC

London, United Kingdom

Serri Graslie

Senior Digital Strategist, Training Team
NPR

Washington, D.C.

Shadi Rahimi

Senior Producer
AJ+

San Francisco, CA

Shauna Siggelkow

Executive Video Producer
#EmergingUS

Los Angeles, CA

Stephanie Pedersen

Executive Editor
The Sun News

Myrtle Beach, SC

Swati Sharma

Deputy General Assignment Editor
The Washington Post

Washington, D.C.

Tamerra Griffin

Reporter
Buzzfeed News

Brooklyn, NY

Tasha Stewart

Entertainment Editor/Digital
WCPO-TV

Cincinnati, OH

Tracie Powell

Senior Fellow
Democracy Fund

Washington, D.C.

Usha Sahay

Interactive News Writer
The Wall Street Journal

New York City, NY