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Leo Diven Legay joined the Pulitzer Center as a publishing assistant in July 2026. Legay studied journalism at Northern Arizona University, where he served as editor-in-chief of The Lumberjack...

Teresa Mioli is the program manager for the U.S. Education and Outreach team at the Pulitzer Center. She previously worked at the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas as editorial manager...

Kristian Thacker is an artist, educator, and photographer from West Virginia who grew up in the Ohio River Valley. His work follows the legacy of natural resource extraction in central Appalachia and...

As Project Manager, Engagement & Education, Risa Chubinsky focuses on establishing the operational pathways that enhance the impact and audience engagement of the Pulitzer Center’s reporting...

Claire Rudinsky, a senior in the joint degree program of William & Mary and the University of St. Andrews, is majoring in international relations and minoring in economics. She spent two years at each...

Skylar Hartgerink is a junior at William & Mary, double-majoring in history and environmental policy with a minor in global business. On campus, she is the associate variety editor for The Flat Hat...

Elissa Steil is a senior studying conservation and geospatial analysis at William & Mary. She has held previous communication internships with NASA and the U.S. Climate Alliance. Steil is interested...

Cayla Mihalovich is a justice reporter for CalMatters. She is a California Local News fellow and a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley School of Journalism, where she studied...