Staff and Advisory Board
Editors
Charles Lewis, a national investigative journalist for more than 30 years, and Wendell Cochran, a longtime business reporter, editor and faculty member, joined forces to create the Investigative Reporting Workshop in 2009.
- Charles Lewis, Executive Editor
- Lynne Perri, Managing Editor
- Wendell Cochran, Senior Editor
- John Sullivan, Senior Editor
- Margaret Ebrahim, Senior Editor
Staff
The Workshop employs a core group of journalists to produce its investigations, related stories and blog. A development director and administrative coordinator keep operations running smoothly.
- Kris Higgins, Financial Operations Manager
- Michael Lawson, Reporter
- Jolie Lee, Associate Producer
- Barbara W. Schecter, Development Director
Contributors
Award-winning reporters, former American University graduate students, and web and design specialists all contribute to the site.
- Kat Aaron, Writer
- Chris Amico, Web and interactive developer
- Kim Barker, Contributor
- Donald Barlett, Contributor
- Corbin Carson, Contributor
- Russ Choma, Reporter
- Iñaki Estívaliz, Reporter
- Mark Garrison, Reporter
- Corbin Hiar, Contributor
- Lisa Hill, Designer
- Mary Kane, Contributor
- Sheila Kaplan, Contributor
- Randall Kerr, Contributor
- Natasha Khan, Contributor
- Marcia Kramer, Copyeditor
- Fritz Kramer, Associate Producer
- Evelyn Larrubia, Contributor
- Nancy Marshall-Genzer, Marketplace Reporter
- Tara McKelvey, Contributor
- Catherine Rentz, Filmmaker-in-Residence
- Kai Ryssdal, Host and Senior Editor, Marketplace
- Emma Schwartz, Associate Producer
- Hari Sreenivasan, PBS Newshour correspondent
- Viji Sundaram, Contributor
- Eddie Sutton, Web Developer
- Ian Urbina, New York Times reporter
- Rick Young, Filmmaker-in-Residence
Interns/Graduate Assistants
Interns and graduate assistants research projects ranging from immigration to telecommunications.
- Ashley Abraham, Graduate Assistant
- Madeline Beard, Graphic Design/Photography Intern
- Julia Broemmel, Intern
- Alexia Campbell, Graduate Fellow
- Kenya Downs, Graduate Assistant
- Tricia Fulks, Intern
- Aaron Gregg, Intern
- Kelly Martin, Graduate assistant
- Hilary Niles, Intern
- Samantha Sunne, Intern
- Merri Lisa Trigilio, Intern
- Graham Vyse, Graduate Assistant
Participating Faculty
Faculty of the School of Communication at American University bring their expertise to the Workshop.
