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David Aaro
Breaking News reporter
Mariya Abate
Shaddi Abusaid
Crime and Public Safety Reporter
Brandon Adams
DawgNation Staff
Cassidy Alexander
Education Reporter
Jason Armesto
Higher Education reporter
Kelly Audette
Social media coach
Lexi Baker
Reporting Intern
Michelle Baruchman
Reporter
Adam Beam
Newsletter Writer and Editor
Rod Beard
Senior Sports Editor
Justin Beckett
Team Leader, Atlanta Copy Desk
James Bennett
Weekend Editor
Nicole Bennett
Producer, Newsletters
Uma Bhat
Investigative/Data Reporting Intern
Chad Bishop
Georgia Tech sports reporter
Jay Black
Head of Podcasting
Greg Bluestein
Chief Political Reporter
Bill Bootz
Curator
Carolyn Bourdeaux
Carolyn Bourdeaux is a former member of Congress from Georgia’s 7th District. She is a contributor to the AJC Opinion page.
Hunter Boyce
Wellness Reporter
Angel K. Brooks
Senior Program Manager, Quality Control
Sandra Brown
Senior Editor of Visuals
Riley Bunch
Reporter
Asia Simone Burns
Watchdog Reporter
Gabriel Burns
Sports reporter
Auzzy Byrdsell
Intern
Michael Carvell
DawgNation Staff
Cody Chaffins
Associate Producer
Leroy Chapman
Editor-in-Chief
Danielle Charbonneau
Reporter
Rose Ciotta
Editor
Nancy Clanton
Lead producer
Destiny Cook
Social media producer
Pete Corson
Presentation specialist
Amanda Cortright
Copy Editor
Sarah Coyne
Taylor Croft
Breaking news reporter
Michael Cunningham
Sports columnist
Martha Dalton
Reporter
Christopher Daniel
Reporter
Janel Davis
Managing Editor
Amanda DeArmon
Quality Control/Copy Editor
Rahul Deshpande
Developer
Lindsay Deutsch
Senior Program Manager, Programming
Mirtha Donastorg
Economy and business reporter
Geoff Duncan
An AJC contributor, Geoff Duncan served as Georgia’s lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023. He is a former professional baseball player and the author of “GOP 2.0: How the 2020 Election Can Lead to a Better Way Forward for America’s Conservative Party.” He is also a contributor to CNN.
Geoff Duncan
An AJC contributor, Geoff Duncan served as Georgia’s lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023. He is a former professional baseball player and the author of “GOP 2.0: How the 2020 Election Can Lead to a Better Way Forward for America’s Conservative Party.” He is also a contributor to CNN.
Cayce Dunn
Dawgnation Staff
Sharif Durhams
Managing Editor, News
John Eaves
Contributing columnist
Abbey Edmonson
Social Media Content Specialist
Tyler Estep
AJC Win Column host
Mike Esterl
Senior Editor, Enterprise
Ashleigh Ewald
Digital/Producer Fall 2023 Intern
Todd Fleeman
Product Manage & Principal Developer
Corey Forrester
Corey Forrester
Rose French
Digital Platforms Producer
Jason Getz
Photographer
Gavin Godfrey
UATL editor
Seeger Gray
Sara Gregory
Reporter
Mike Griffith
Dawgnation Staff
Lautaro Grinspan
Immigration Reporter
Allie Gross
Investigative reporter
Caleb Groves
Reporter
Melissa Hall
Managing Editor, Newsroom Operations
Tamar Hallerman
Senior reporter
George Hanns
Quality Control/Copy Editor
Zachary Hansen
Local News Reporter
Meagan Hanson
Ariel Hart
Health policy reporter
Merrill Hart
Reporter
Hannah Heck
Contributing columnist
Amanda Henry
Intern
Rodney Ho
Entertainment/things to do reporter/columnist
Samantha Hogan
Investigative Reporter
Todd Holcomb
Sports reporter
Lea Holland
editorial assistant
Henri Hollis
Food & Dining Reporter
Bita Honarvar
Interim Visual Editor
Jessica Horne
Social media producer
Michael Horton
Lead Content Producer
Brooke Howard
Black Culture Reporter
Rosana Hughes
Breaking News Reporter
Emma Hurt
Travel & Logistics Reporter
Dylan Jackson
Investigative Reporter
Kimberly Johnson
Editor, Platforms & Optimization
David Joiner
Systems Analyst
Mike Jordan
Senior Editor
Chris Joyner
Deputy politics editor
Drew Kann
Enterprise reporter
Dan Klepal
Senior Editor/Local Government
Joe Kovac
Reporter
Thomas Lake
Reporter
Stephanie Lamm
Data Journalist
Katherine Landergan
Investigative Reporter
D. Orlando Ledbetter
Atlanta Falcons Beat Writer
ArLuther Lee
News Content Producer
Jack Leo
Sports Reporter
Darryl Lesure
Freelancer
Rylie Livingston
Digital Media Intern
Mike Luckovich
Editorial Cartoonist
Aaliyah Man
Eric Mandel
Editor, Newsletters
Rosie Manins
Reporter
Kaylee Mansell
Dawgnation Staff
Miguel Martinez
Multimedia journalist
Allison Mawn
Business reporting intern
Shannon McCaffrey
Deputy Managing Editor, News
Vanessa McCray
Morning breaking news team lead
Natalie Mendenhall
Producer
Natrice Miller
Photographer
Charles Minshew
Senior Editor, Data Journalism
Tia Mitchell
AJC Washington Bureau Chief
Gray Mollenkamp
Politics Intern
Thad Moore
Reporter
Andrew Morse
President and Publisher
Anisah Muhammad
Investigative Reporter
Patricia Murphy
Politics
Kenneth Musisi
Digital Producer
Sophia Nelson
Jason Newman
Marketing Design Specialist
Avery Newmark
Wellness Reporter
Fletcher Page
Reporter
DeAsia Paige
Culture reporter
Jozsef Papp
Crime and Public Safety Reporter
Najja Parker
News and Video Correspondent
Monica Pearson
Jennifer Peebles
Newsroom Data Specialist
Alia Pharr
Local government reporter
Farredeh Pippin
David Plazas
Opinion Editor
Monte Plott
Quality Control editor
Maya Prabhu
Government reporter
Justin Price
Data journalist
Ashley Quincin
Reporter
Phoebe Quinton
Data reporter
Jeremy Redmon
Enterprise reporter
Matt Reynolds
Housing affordability and availability reporter
Nedra Rhone
Lifestyle Columnist
Connor Riley
DawgNation Staff
Kayla Rivera
Access Atlanta
Vicky Ro
Entertainment Reporter
Danny Robbins
Investigative reporter
Roni Robbins
Doug Roberson
Atlanta United reporter
Hugo Rojo
Head of Communications
Isaac Sabetai
Audience specialist
Barrett Sallee
Podcast host
Dawn Sawyer
UATL Intern
Chip Saye
Sports reporter
Brad Schrade
Investigations editor
Jeff Sentell
Dawgnation Staff
Heath Shelby
Curator
Hyosub Shin
Multimedia journalist
Savannah Sicurella
Business Reporter
Caroline Silva
Breaking News Reporter
Ron Sirmans
Platforms Editor
Jerry & Krista Slater
Distilled & Fermented columnists
Maegan Smith
Platforms producer
Catherine Sorto
Editor
Sarah K. Spencer
Sports reporter
Samantha Stamler
Head of Video & Audio
Sabrina Starrett-Wolff
Senior editor, print
Holly Steel
Team leader, Curator
Alexis Stevens
Crime and public safety reporter
Eric Stirgus
Education editor
Caitlyn Stroh-Page
Senior Sports Editor, High School and College Sports
Ryan Stultz
Managing Editor, Programming
Ernie Suggs
Enterprise reporter
Ken Sugiura
Sports columnist
Kristi Swartz
Climate reporter
BJ Sweeney
Sr. Director, Sports
Carrie Teegardin
Investigative reporter
Arvin Temkar
Multimedia journalist
joe test
Leo Tochterman
Digital Platforms Producer
Bill Torpy
Columnist
J. Scott Trubey
Economy and environment editor
Sean Tucker
Doug Turnbull
Adam Van Brimmer
Reporter
Charlotte Varnes
Intern
Safa Wahidi
Intern
Olivia Wakim
Staff Reporter
Richard Watkins
Lead Platforms Producer and Illustrator
David Wellham
Assistant Sports Editor
Amy Wenk
Consumer Brands Reporter
Kevin Whaley
Atlanta Now Team Lead
Kathryn Whitbourne
Quality Control editor
David Wickert
Reporter
Ron Williams
Social Media Producer
Lauren Williams
Hawks beat reporter
Nicole Williams
Senior Editor, Health
Reed Williams
Local enterprise reporter
AJ Willingham
Sr. Reporter, A.M. ATL host
Joycelyn Wilson
Kendall Wright
Reporting Intern
Kelly Yamanouchi
Business reporter
Yvonne Zusel
Arts & Entertainment Editor
