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David Aaro
Breaking News reporter
Mariya Abate

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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