Leadership Team
From left to right: Elizabeth Green, Kendra Irving, Amy Rosenblum
Elizabeth Green COFOUNDER & CEO egreen@chalkbeat.org
Elizabeth Green is the CEO and co-founder of Chalkbeat. She is also the cofounder of the American Journalism Project, the first venture philanthropy firm dedicated to local news. Elizabeth’s book Building a Better Teacher was a New York Times bestseller and notable book of 2014. She has also written about education issues for The New York Times Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, and other publications. Elizabeth has been a Spencer Fellow in education journalism at Columbia University and an Abe Journalism Fellow studying education in Japan.
Kendra Irving CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER kirving@chalkbeat.org
Kendra Irving is a CPA with over twenty years of experience as a finance executive overseeing complex financial reporting and analysis efforts. Prior to joining Chalkbeat, she held the roles of Vice President at the John Gore Organization and Director at HBO where she headed the finance functions with focus on strategic partnering and people-focused leading. Her financial management and business acumen have supported critical long-term business and financial decisions. She started her career at Ernst & Young, LLP as an auditor of clients in the consumer products industry and nonprofit sector. Kendra is a graduate of the University at Buffalo and holds an MBA from NYU.
Amy Rosenblum CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER arosenblum@chalkbeat.org
Before joining the Chalkbeat team, Amy Rosenblum built a career over 20 years focused on developing strong and thriving nonprofit organizations. Combining a passion for community-based work with the pragmatism of a business background, she worked as a researcher, fundraising, consultant, and small business owner. Growing up as the daughter of a journalist, Amy’s thrilled to bring her experience full circle to work with Chalkbeat. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT and an MBA from the Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado – Boulder.
Outside of work, you can find her hiking and playing with her husband, kids, and dogs along the trails in Boulder, CO.
Editorial
Marta W. Aldrich SENIOR STATEHOUSE CORRESPONDENT, CHALKBEAT TENNESSEE maldrich@chalkbeat.org
Reema Amin REPORTER, CHALKBEAT CHICAGO ramin@chalkbeat.org
Krishnan Anantharaman STORY EDITOR kanantharaman@chalkbeat.org
Aleksandra Appleton REPORTER, CHALKBEAT INDIANA aappleton@chalkbeat.org
Melanie Asmar SENIOR REPORTER, CHALKBEAT COLORADO masmar@chalkbeat.org
Ethan Bakuli REPORTER, CHALKBEAT DETROIT ebakuli@chalkbeat.org
Matt Barnum INTERIM NATIONAL EDITOR mbarnum@chalkbeat.org
Caroline Bauman COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MANAGER cbauman@chalkbeat.org
Kalyn Belsha SENIOR NATIONAL REPORTER kbelsha@chalkbeat.org
Gabrielle Birkner FEATURES EDITOR AND FELLOWSHIP DIRECTOR gbirkner@chalkbeat.org
Catherine Carrera BUREAU CHIEF, CHALKBEAT NEWARK ccarrera@chalkbeat.org
Elaine Cromie PHOTO EDITOR ecromie@chalkbeat.org
Sarah Darville INTERIM CHALKBEAT EDITOR-IN-CHIEF sdarville@chalkbeat.org
Hannah Dellinger REPORTER, CHALKBEAT DETROIT hdellinger@chalkbeat.org
Michael Elsen-Rooney REPORTER, CHALKBEAT NEW YORK melsen-rooney@chalkbeat.org
Cara Fitzpatrick STORY EDITOR cfitzpatrick@chalkbeat.org
Jessie Gomez REPORTER, CHALKBEAT NEWARK jgomez@chalkbeat.org
Jason Gonzales HIGHER EDUCATION REPORTER, CHALKBEAT COLORADO jgonzales@chalkbeat.org
Susan Gonzalez SOCIAL MEDIA STRATEGIST sgonzalez@chalkbeat.org
Eric Gorski MANAGING EDITOR FOR LOCAL NEWS egorski@chalkbeat.org
Catherine Green NEWSLETTER EDITOR cgreen@chalkbeat.org
Eba Hamid-Rivera DIRECTOR OF AUDIENCE ehamid-rivera@chalkbeat.org
Lori Higgins BUREAU CHIEF, CHALKBEAT DETROIT lhiggins@chalkbeat.org
Eddie King DATA ANALYTICS MANAGER, eking@chalkbeat.org
Mila Koumpilova SENIOR REPORTER, CHALKBEAT CHICAGO mkoumpilova@chalkbeat.org
Dale Mezzacappa SENIOR REPORTER, CHALKBEAT PHILADELPHIA dmezzacappa@chalkbeat.org
Carrie Melago MANAGING EDITOR FOR LOCAL NEWS cmelago@chalkbeat.org
Erica Meltzer BUREAU CHIEF, CHALKBEAT COLORADO emeltzer@chalkbeat.org
Amelia Pak-Harvey REPORTER, CHALKBEAT INDIANA apak-harvey@chalkbeat.org
Kae Petrin DATA AND GRAPHICS REPORTER kpetrin@chalkbeat.org
Mónica Rhor STORY EDITOR mrhor@chalkbeat.org
Yesenia Robles REPORTER, CHALKBEAT COLORADO yrobles@chalkbeat.org
Emiliana Sandoval MANAGING EDITOR FOR STYLE AND STANDARDS esandoval@chalkbeat.org
Ann Schimke SENIOR REPORTER AND COMMUNITY EDITOR, CHALKBEAT COLORADO aschimke@chalkbeat.org
Julian Shen-Berro REPORTER, CHALKBEAT NATIONAL jshen-berro@chalkbeat.org
Carly Sitrin BUREAU CHIEF, CHALKBEAT PHILADELPHIA csitrin@chalkbeat.org
MJ Slaby BUREAU CHIEF, CHALKBEAT INDIANA mslaby@chalkbeat.org
Samantha Smylie STATE EDUCATION REPORTER, CHALKBEAT CHICAGO ssmylie@chalkbeat.org
Laura Testino REPORTER, CHALKBEAT TENNESSEE ltestino@chalkbeat.org
Andrew Ujifusa STORY EDITOR aujifusa@chalkbeat.org
Becky Vevea BUREAU CHIEF, CHALKBEAT CHICAGO bvevea@chalkbeat.org
Melissa Villanueva EDITORIAL OPERATIONS MANAGER mvillanueva@chalkbeat.org
Tonyaa Weathersbee BUREAU CHIEF, CHALKBEAT TENNESSEE tweathersbee@chalkbeat.org
Thomas Wilburn SENIOR DATA EDITOR twilburn@chalkbeat.org
Amy Zimmer BUREAU CHIEF, CHALKBEAT NEW YORK azimmer@chalkbeat.org
Alex Zimmerman REPORTER, CHALKBEAT NEW YORK azimmerman@chalkbeat.org
Business Operations
Touré Bridges DIRECTOR OF PEOPLE OPERATIONS tbridges@civicnews.org
Tiahna Fletcher PEOPLE OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE tfletcher@chalkbeat.org
Bethanie Glaser SENIOR DIRECTOR, STRATEGY & EXPANSION bglaser@chalkbeat.org
Katie Jimenez-Gray MANAGER, OFFICE OF THE CEO kjimenez-gray@chalkbeat.org
Cynthia Haynes-Williams PROSPECT STRATEGY AND RESEARCH MANAGER chaynes-williams@chalkbeat.org
Joanna Kadieva SENIOR DIRECTOR OF PHILANTHROPY, LOCAL MARKETS jkadieva@civicnews.org
Stephanie Massawa ACCOUNTING MANAGER smassawa@chalkbeat.org
Isaiah McGregory DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT, LOCAL MARKETS imcgregory@chalkbeat.org
Esther Odle FINANCE OPERATIONS ASSOCIATE eodle@chalkbeat.org
CJ Ortuño VP OF PHILANTHROPY cortuno@chalkbeat.org
Nicholas Ratcliffe DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY nratcliffe@chalkbeat.org
Liz Richards GRANTS MANAGER lrichards@civicnews.org
Anakaren Rios STAFF ACCOUNTANT arios@chalkbeat.org
Angela Shaker JUNIOR SPONSORSHIPS MANAGER ashaker@civicnews.org
Laura Wendorf CHIEF OF STAFF, REVENUE lwendorf@chalkbeat.org
Matt Yabor SENIOR DIRECTOR OF EARNED REVENUE myabor@chalkbeat.org
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