Rachel "Roxy" LeCure (née Hobbs) is the English Department Chair and 8th grade English Teacher at Esperanza Academy Charter Middle School in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with a B.A. in Anthropology and received an M.Ed. in Middle Grades Education from Chestnut Hill College. As an undergraduate, she was an instructor in the Powerful Voices for Kids program at Russell Byers Charter School.

Kristin Hokanson is an educational consultant and Supervisor of Instructional Technology at Allentown City School District. With her expertise in innovative use of technology for learning, she serves the Media Education Lab as the Digital Learning Fellow. Kristin Hokanson spent 20 years in public education as a teacher and HS technology integration specialist through Pennsylvania's Classrooms for the Future Initiative.

Michael RobbGrieco serves as Assistant Professor of Teacher Education at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, USA. Mike's work focuses on democratizing power in media and education through pedagogy, research, and practice of media literacies.

Umar Khalid is an award-winning digital media professional and volunteer contributor to the Media Education Lab. He is an MA student of Media and Communication Science at Technische Universität Ilmenau, Germany. He works at the intersection of social media storytelling, community-focused communication, and video-first content strategy. He was recognized with the Intercultural Commitment Award 2024 from the City of Ilmenau and TU Ilmenau for his contribution to intercultural collaboration and community engagement.