Joe Rubin is a graduate student in the

Anja Damon is the co-Editor-in-Chief for the Youth Media Reporter. She is a current undergraduate student at McGill University in the Faculty of Arts studying International Development and Political Science. Her interests for media education started in high school when, as the co-Editor-in-Chief of her school newspaper, she attended the U.S. 2024 Media Literacy Week oregnized by NAMLE. She carried such interests into her school newspaper and adapted the paper to a digital format. In the future, she hopes to pursue work in media education on an international scale.

Andrew D'Aiello is a senior undergraduate at the University of Rhode Island (URI), pursuing a triple-major in Communication Studies, Public Relations, and Writing and Rhetoric. As a candidate for URI's Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's program in Communication Studies, he focuses his academic interests on media and cultural communication, actively engaging in independent research that explores the intersection of the fields.

Dr. Catherine Reznicek is the director of education technology for Ventura County (CA) Office of Education. She is an expert in news media literacy and civic engagement and an Associate Professor at California State University Channel Islands.