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Daniel Vasta was the Multimedia and Digital Marketing Coordinator at the Pulitzer Center. As a Communications team member, he used multimedia storytelling and digital marketing tools to help support...

Nicole York is the Pulitzer Center's director of human resources. She is an HR professional with over 20 years of progressive experience in human resources management solutions for both profit and...

Mouhamad Alem is the Pulitzer Center's chief financial and operating officer. He brings a rich and diverse set of experiences working across operations, finance, and management in both the nonprofit...

Ash Guevara (he/him) is the Pulitzer Center's IT & Security Manager. Prior to coming to the Pulitzer Center, he worked with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) helping...

Michael Walker is a third-year law student at Howard University. A Philadelphia native, Walker is an avid Philly sports fan. During his time at Howard, he has served as a member of the Howard Law...

Marina Walker Guevara is the Pulitzer Center's executive editor. Before joining the Center, Walker Guevara was deputy director of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ). She...

Jeff Barrus was the director of communications and engagement at the Pulitzer Center. A graduate of the University of Maryland, he has 20 years of experience in communications and digital marketing...

Fareed Mostoufi is part of the K-12 Education team at the Pulitzer Center, where he focuses on designing educational resources and programs that connect students and teachers to underreported news...

Kem Knapp Sawyer is an editor at the Pulitzer Center and director of its Campus Consortium Reporting Fellow Program. She has reported on children at risk in Congo, Haiti, Bangladesh, and India. Sawyer...

Hannah Berk is a senior program manager with the Pulitzer Center's K-12 education team. Previously, they taught English, debate, and creative writing in a rural community through the Chilean Ministry...

Mark Schulte directs the U.S. education and outreach programs for the Pulitzer Center. Before coming to the Pulitzer Center in 2011, he taught global issues-based journalism for nearly ten years at...

Steve Sapienza is an award-winning news and documentary producer who has covered a wide range of human security stories in dozens of countries, including the HIV crisis in Haiti and the Dominican...