ALUMNI – OUR KNEELAND FELLOWS

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The dots represent all of the broadcasting markets where we’ve worked with news directors to become more fair, balanced, and ethical. More than 180 markets are represented in all fifty states!

2024 FELLOWS

Ana Lastra, Houston, TX
Kristie Anderson, Atlanta, GA
Morgan Schaab, St. Louis, MO
Melissa Martin, Charlotte, NC
Shawn Hoder, Pittsburgh, PA
Myrna Salas, San Antonio/Austin, TX

Jacklynn Sylvester, Columbus, OH
Jessie Williams, Las Vegas, NV
Stephen Wright, Memphis, TN
Sarah Klinger, Omaha, NE
Scott Rates, Monterey-Salinas, CA
Kristin Hodges, Monroe-El Dorado, LA

James Munoz, Victoria, TX
Keith St. Peter, Boise / Twin Falls, ID
Marcus Stroud, Shreveport, LA
Rossyris Silva, Dallas, TX
Jennifer Pierce, Los Angeles, CA
Melissa Mack, New York, NY

2023 FELLOWS

Sarah Burke, New York, NY
Jon Carlisle, Oklahoma City, OK
Gianncarlo Cifuentes, Orlando & Tampa, FL
Dawn Clapperton, Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL
Amy Coulter, Pittsburgh, PA
Joe Cowan, Dayton, OH
Sarah Cowan, San Diego, CA
Tracy Davis, Hartford, CT
Jessica Fernandez, Chicago, IL
Stefany Garces, Fresno, CA
David Johns, Baltimore, MD

Brian Kanziger, Atlanta, GA
Ginger Maddox, Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Laura Matovina, National
Sharranda Neal, Columbia, SC
Steffani Nolte, Lincoln, NE
Michael Oder, Rochester, MN
Kennan Oliphant, Detroit, MI
Kolten Parker, San Antonio, TX
Rory Pelliccia, Rochester, NY
Corey Presley, Knoxville, TN
Allie Purser, Alexandria, LA

Alexa Rodriguez, New York City, NY
Celeste Ruiz, Portland, OR
Pete Saiers, Los Angeles, CA
Travis Sattiewhite, Jr., Hartford, CT
Gary Smith, St. Joseph, MO
Brittany Stack, Pittsburg, KS
Cheryl Stroy, Jackson, MS
Sean Talbot, San Antonio, TX
Philip Tenser, Boston, MA
Violeta Trevizo, Phoenix, AZ

2022 FELLOWS

Pedro Andrade, Salt Lake City, UT
Amanda Bazemore, Roanoke, VA
Jennifer Blake, Rapid City, SD
Chelsea Brentzel, Colorado Springs, CO
Sarah Bryant, Jacksonville, FL
Nicole Buckley, Milwaukee, WI
Will Dillard, Savannah, GA
Raybin Dockery, Houston, TX
Emily Erikson, Meridian, MS
Laura Evans, Dayton, OH

Ilia Garcia, Philadelphia, PA
Courtney Gartman, Raleigh, NC
Juan Carlos Gutierrez Godoy, San Jose, CA
LeOndre Harris, Tulsa, OK
Autumn Jones, Cape Coral, FL
Megan Jurgemeyer, Denver, CO
Andrew LaCombe, Marquette, MI
Lizbeth Licon, Fort Worth, TX
Dacelys Martinez, Atlanta, GA
William McLain, Columbus, GA

Lauren Morgan, Indianapolis, IN
Lee Neely, Jackson, MS
Jason Olson, Orlando, FL
Stephen Ostrosky, Orlando, FL
Amanda Post, Portland , ME
Robert Rivas, New York, NY
Denisha Thomas, Memphis, TN
Kim Ursich, Raleigh, NC
Stacey Woodward, Baltimore, MD
Lindsay Zuchelli, Santa Barbara, CA

2021 SPRING FELLOWS

- Shawnda Adams, Oklahoma Ciity, OK
- Vladimir Araya, Fresno, CA
- Margaret Ashburn, Roanoke, VA
- Jennifer Atherton, Pensacola, FL
- Jason Balthazar, Orlando, FL
- Valerie Butler Guyton, Dallas Fort Worth, TX
- Kristen Campeta, Providence, RI
- Bervette Caree, Durham, NC
- Ro Coppola, Detroit, MI

Bill Cummings, Idaho Falls, ID
Bridget Fargen DeGrand, Wausau, WI
Kyle Fobe, South Bend, IN
Elizabeth Garcia, Washington, DC
Akemi Harrison, West Hartford, CT
Josh Harvison, Johnson City, NY
Michael Herzenberg, New York, NY
Maggie Hradecky, Rockford, IL
Timothy Kiley, Palm Springs, CA

Lane Kimble, Madison, WI
Mario Lopez, Austin, TX
Gerardo Lopez, Tulsa, OK
Christi Reynard, Lacrosse, WI
Serena Romero, Rochester, NY
Allison Smith, Des Moines, IA
Tim Vetscher, Milwaukee, WI
Richard Washington, Charlotte, NC

2020 FELLOWS

Wesley Armstead, Bluefield, WV
J Bates, Boise, ID
Jessica Bobula, Columbia, SC
Vicki Bradley, Tallahassee, FL
Kimberly Eller, Salinas/Monterey, GA
Mark Farrell, Deceased , Denison, TX
Miguel Fernandez, Miami, FL
Carol Fowler, St. Louis, MO
Nicholas Genty, Little Rock, AR
Allison Gibson, Waterloo, IA
Bob Goldberger, San Francisco, CA

Josh Gorbutt, Bryan, TX
Caridad Hernandez, Washington, DC
Rebecca Johnson, Palm Springs, CA
Socrates Lozano, Denver, CO
Melissa Luck, Spokane, WA
Jennifer Martin, Charleston, SC
Maria Miller, Columbia, MO
Staci-Lyn Onofre, Colorado Springs , CO
Mario Orellana, San Antonio, TX
Martin Ortiz, Frescno, CA
Moana Ramirez, San Antonio, TX

Todd Reed, Salt Lake City, UT
Perna Roberson, Albany, NY
Colleen Seitz, Tampa, FL
Tiaira Shoultz, Norfolk, VA
Craig Smullin, Medford, OR
Renata Stiehl, Horseheads, NY
Hunter Stone, Birmingham, AL
Emily Thompson, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Jennifer Wallace Canine, Detroit, MI
Wendy Warren, Philadelphia, PA

SPRING 2019

Keith Bliven
Michelle Bonnett
Phil Buehler
Lisa Chavez
Nichole Cyprian
Nicole Denne
KC Downey
Lesley Engle
Matt Ernst
Scott Fitzgerald
Hailey Frances
Kelly Frank
Julie Wolfe

Rebecca Gaylord
Brad Ginsberg
Luis Godinez
Caryn Golden
Chris Henao
Amy Henderson McGuire
Ana Hernandez
Brad Hyatt
Scott Isaacs
Kevin Jacobsen
Maureen Jennings Caruso
Matt Johnson
Aaron Wische

Ron Kelleri
Rachel Lebedin Stilmari
Baylor Longi
Janette Luvianoi
Timothy Maestasi
Mandi Mendozai
Ryan Motti
PJ O’Keefei
Stacey Robertsi
Ryan Robertsoni
Callie Starnesi
Christopher Swopei
Melissa Watsoni
Kelly Whitneyi

2018 Fellows

Shareef Abul-Ela
Raquel Amparo Stuart
Aysu Basaran
Loni Blandford
Lisa Blegen
Tina Commodore
Brenda De Anda-Swann
Nicole Ebat
Julie Flynn
Rick Gall
Eli George
Nicole Wolfe
Melissa Williams

Melissa Greenstein
Curtis Hancock
Ryan Hawes
Patience Hettrick
Kim Holt
David Hurlburt
Linda Kicak
Ryan Lobenstein
Lon Lucas
Tracie McKinney
Rick Moll
Kim Wilhelm

Brian Nemitz
Lisa Patrow
Alan Quartemont
Victor Rodriguez Tafoya
Ernest Romero
Tim Ryan
Jonathan Shelley
Jenelle Shriner
Galean Stewart-James
David Strickland
Amy Sullivan
Matthew Waggoner
Lisa White

2017 Fellows

Amy Beveridge, Portland, ME
Damaris Bonilla, Philadelphia, PA
Diana Castillo, Sioux City, IA
John Cuthbert, Phoenix, AZ
Monika Diaz, Sacramento, CA
Allison Duff, Knoxville, TN
Julie Eisenman, Columbia, SC
Sarah Gray, Wausau, WI
David Hughes, Roanoke, VA
Renee Johnson, Biloxi, MS
Linda Nester, Charlotte, NC
Laurie Passman, Dallas, TX

Uriel Posada, El Paso, TX
Stacey Readout, Jacksonville, FL
Mike Schram, Flint, MI
Roger Seay, Cape Girardeau, MO
Warrent Stewart, Tulsa, OK
Tia Streeter, Bismarck, ND
Allison McGinley, Orlando, FL
Bari Soash, Albany, GA
Chad Matthews, Miami, FL
Jacqueline Policastro, Washington, DC
Kerry Brace, Los Angeles, CA
Lisa Brence, Fayetteville, AR

Matthew Stein, Huntsville, At light
Pascale Head, Jacksonville, FL
Sam Cohen, Sacramento, CA
Stephanie Linton, San Francisco, CA
Travis Sherwin, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Victoria Spechko, Conway, SC
Amanda Mayle, Grand Junction, CO
Kathleen Reynolds, Portland ME
Matt Glassman, Washington, DC
Scott Trabrandt, Pittsburgh, PA
Shannon Maze, Birmingham, AL
Yve Jones, Jackson, MS

2016 Fellows

Sheryl Barnhouse, Richmond, VA
Angel Covarrubias, McAllen, TX
Sean Dunster, Dayton, OH
Akili Franklin, New Orleans, LA
Ashley Hall, Medford, OR
Jeff Herman, Baltimore, MD
Mikel Lauber, Waco, TX
Jim Lemon, Santa Barbara, CA
Sarah Moore, Tampa, FL
Stacey Nogy, Minneapolis, MN
Veronika Placencia, El Paso, TX
Shawn Reynolds, Columbus, GA

Jeff Schlesser, Tallahassee, FL
Greg Shepperd, Albuquerque, NM
Marc Sternfield, Salt Lake City, UT
Eric Valadez, Dallas, TX
John Walton, Shreveport, LA
Matthew Weesner, Lincoln, NE
Claire Aiello, Huntsville, AL
Dan Boers, Grand Rapids, MI
Pedro Calderon, Denver, CO
Adam Carros, Cedar Rapids, IA
Mike Dello Stritto, Las Vegas, NV
Meagan Harris, Jacksonville, FL

Martha Jennings, Knoxville, TN
Brad Kessie, Biloxi, MS
Matt King, Charlotte, NC
Jessica Laszewski, Wausau, WI
Michael Lopez, Rock Island, IL
Rick McLaughlin, Orlando, FL
Kay Norred, Columbus, GA
Jim Parsons, Pittsburgh, PA
Len Stevens, Lynchburg, VA
Ashley Talley, Myrtle Beach, SC
Misti Turnbull, Atlanta, GA
Jerry Vazquez, Houston, TX

2015 Fellows

Jack Acosta, San Antonio, TX
Sheryl Barnhouse, Richmond, VA
Donna Bell, Panama City Beach, FL
Kathryn Bonfield, Jacksonville, FL
Thomas Burke, Tucson, AZ
Miguel Gaytan, Austin, TX
Nicole Hahn, Toledo, OH
JR Havens, Bismarck, ND
Sandra Kotzambasis, Phoenix, AZ
Diana Maldonado. Chicago, IL
Jake Milstein, Seattle, WA
Nick Ortego, Hattiesburg, MS

Dana Ritter, Myrtle Beach, SC
Robert Rudman, Anchorage, AK
Kim Saxon, Charlotte, NC
David Seals, Louisville, KY
Misti Turnbull, Atlanta, GA
Dan Wilson, West Palm Beach, FL
Doug Barden, San Luis Obispo, CA
Jamie Burch, Bryan, TX
Megan Dobbs, Abilene, TX
Sean Dwyers, La Crescent, MN
Kate Glover, Portland, OR
Liz Haltiwanger, Colorado Springs, CO

Kristen Hamilton, Quincy, IL
Benjamin Hart, Jackson, MS
Mitch Jacob, Washington, DC
David Jones, Harrisburg, PA
Bob Longo, Jacksonville, FL
Chad McCollum, Fresno, CA
Karen Mendez, Dallas, TX
Fredy Oldenburg, San Francisco, CA
Taz Painter, Grand Rapids, MI
Bryan Queen, Columbia, SC
Alexander Quince, Tulsa, OK
Xochitl Sandoval, Las Vegas, NV

2014 Fellows

Renai Bodley, Salt Lake City, UT
Perry Boxx, South Bend, IN
Kerri Cavanaugh, Indianapolis, IN
Scott Duff, Montgomery, AL
Sam Eaton, Columbus, GA
Scott Galloway, Evansville, IN

Steve Hensley, Hazard, KY
Carrie Hofmann, Kansas City, MO
MaryBeth Jacoby, Columbia, SC
Rich Kurz, Davenport, IA
Rhonda LaVelle, Houston, TX
M. David Lee l l l, Midway, FL

Lisa Polster, Buffalo, NY
Russ Poteet, Lubbock, TX
Moana Ramirez Lostauana, San Antonio, TX
Dan Salamone, Cleveland, OH
Jason Stevens, Jackson, MS
Rick Tomlin, San Angelo, TX

2013 Fellows

Jose Morales, New York, NY
Robin Whitmeyer, Dallas, TX
Migdalia Figueroa, Miami, FL
Ed Kosowski, Denver, CO
Matt Parcell, Orlando, FL
Jerome Parra, Sacramento, CA
Terri Cope-Walton, Indianapolis, IN
Ismael Martinez, Austin, TX
Tammy Phillips, Memphis, TN
Suzanne Nadell, Tulsa, OK
Denise Eck, Dayton, OH
Robert Thomas, Lexington, KY

Brian Gregory, Wichita, KS
Randy Bain, Shreveport, LA
Jenny Martinez, Weslaco, TX
Josh Morgan, Winnebago, IL
Dawn Hobby Still, Albany, NY
David Marino, Midland, TX
David D’Aquin, Baton Rouge, LA
Susan D’Astoli, Tulsa, OK
Jennifer Dale, Johnson City, TN
Jana Gray, Salinas, CA
Jeff Harris, Denver, CO
Bob Healey, Green Bay, WI

Jenna Huff, Albany, GA
Beth Jensen, Sioux Falls, SD
Ingrid Johansen, Greenville, NC
Mike McCormick, Jacksonville, FL
Sarah Miles, Myrtle Beach, NC
Christy Moreno, Knoxville, TN
Carolina Nunez, San Francisco, CA
Kevin Osgood, Abilene, TX
Mike Redding, Portland, ME
Benji Snead, Lubbock, TX
Greg Turchetta, Austin, TX
Juan Villa, Phoenix, AZ

2012 Fellows

Nora Baldner, Quincy, IL

Rob Cartwright, Syracuse, NY

Joel Davis, San Diego, CA

Mike Dreaden, Atlanta, GA

Shane Edinger, Kennewick, WA

Matt Griffin, Sherman, TX

Robb Hays, Baton Rouge, LA

Ryan Hazelwood, Amarillo, TX

Kathy Hostetter, Louisville, KY

Jeff Houston, Tupelo, MS

Denise Killian, Dallas, TX

Tiffani Lupenski, Portland, OR

Elizabeth O’Hara, El Paso, TX

Tracy Sabo, Anchorage, AK

John Soares, Wichita, KS

Letitia Walker, Lafayette, LA

Keith Weiss, Alexandria, LA

Katherine Wideman Augusta, GA

Lisa Adams, Erie, PA

Bruce Barkley, Jackson, MS

Jaime Copley, Mason City, IA

Jorma Duran, Grand Junction, CO

Wes Finley, Dayton, OH

Jesse Fray, Lawrence, KS

Rashida Jones, Columbia, SC

Chris Kline, Phoenix, AZ

Nate Kuester, Lewiston, ID

John Laughrin, Wausau, WI

Peggy Phillip, Kansas City, MO

Mark Platte, Honolulu, HI

Griff Postter, Fargo, ND

Jayne Ruben, Shreveport, LA

Sinan Sadar, Plattsburgh, NY

Rebecca Sapakie, Grand Rapids, MI

Julie Szulczewski, Charlotte, NC

Carlos Tamaz, Dallas, TX