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kneelandadmin2019-05-01 14:15:572019-05-01 14:15:57Spring 2019 FellowsSPRING 2023
- Claire Blakemore
- Nicole Block
- Jon Carlisle
- Gianncarlo Cifuentes
- Amy Coulter
- Jessica Fernandez
- David Johns
- Ginger Maddox
- Laura Matovina (Magolan legal name)
- Michael Oder
- Allie Purser
- Alexa Rodriguez
- Celeste Ruiz
- Pete Saiers
- Travis Sattiewhite, Jr.
- Gary Smith
- Brit Brittany Stack
- Sean Talbot
2022 FELLOWS
- Pedro Andrade
- Amanda Bazemore
- Jennifer Blake
- Chelsea Brentzel
- Sarah Bryant
- Nicole Buckley
- Will Dillard
- Raybin Dockery
- Emily Erikson
- Laura Evans
- Ilia Garcia
- Courtney Gartman
- Juan Carlos Gutierrez Godoy
- LeOndre Harris
- Autumn Jones
- Megan Jurgemeyer
- Andrew LaCombe
- Lizbeth Licon
- Dacelys Martinez
- William McLain
- Lauren Morgan
- Lee Neely
- Jason Olson
- Stephen Ostrosky
- Amanda Post
- Robert Rivas
- Denisha Thomas
- Kim Ursich
- Stacey Woodward
- Lindsay Zuchelli
SPRING 2021
- Shawnda Adams
- Vladimir Araya
- Margaret Ashburn
- Jennifer Atherton
- Jason Balthazar
- Valerie Butler Guyton
- Kristen Campeta
- Bervette Caree
- Ro Coppola
- Bill Cummings
- Bridget Fargen DeGrand
- Kyle Fobe
- Elizabeth Garcia
- Akemi Harrison
- Josh Harvison
- Michael Herzenberg
- Maggie Hradecky
- Timothy Kiley
- Lane Kimble
- Mario Lopez
- Gerardo Lopez
- Christi Reynard
- Serena Romero
- Allison Smith
- Tim Vetscher
- Richard Washington
2020 Fellows
- Wesley Armstead
- J Bates
- Jessica Bobula
- Vicki Bradley
- Kimberly Eller
- Mark Farrell, Deceased
- Miguel Fernandez
- Carol Fowler
- Nicholas Genty
- Allison Gibson
- Bob Goldberger
- Josh Gorbutt
- Caridad Hernandez
- Rebecca Johnson
- Socrates Lozano
- Melissa Luck
- Jennifer Martin
- Maria Miller
- Staci-Lyn Onofre
- Mario Orellana
- Martin Ortiz
- Moana Ramirez
- Todd Reed
- Perna Roberson
- Colleen Seitz
- Tiaira Shoultz
- Craig Smullin
- Renata Stiehl
- Hunter Stone
- Emily Thompson
- Jennifer Wallace
- Wendy Warren
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
- Raquel Amparo, Dallas, TX
- Loni Blandford, Dayton, OH
- Tina Commodore, Tulsa, OK
- Julie Flynn, Grand Rapids, MI
- Rick Gall, Raleigh, NC
- Eli George, Fort Myers, FL
- Angela Green, Augusta, GA
- Ryan Hawes, Boise, ID
- David Hulburt, Boston, MA
- Ryan Lobenstein, Madison, WI
- Tracie McKinney, Detroit, MI
- Victor Rodriguez Tafoya, San Diego, CA
- Ernest Romero, Yuma, AZ
- Jonathan Shelley, Fort Wayne, IN
- Jenelle Shriner, Lake Charles, LA
- David Strickland, Houston, TX
- Amy Sullivan, Amarillo, TX
- Matthew Waggoner, Seattle, WA
- Lisa White, San Francisco, CA
- Kim Wilhelm, Wichita, KS
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