Hassan
Chaudhry
Head of Partnerships, Blanchard House
Joanne
Griffith
Chief Content Officer, APMG
Lori
Hoberman
Legal Counsel and Advisor
David
Sullivan
CEO, Hoberman Rockets
Waqas
Khan
Partner, AT Kearney
Saadia Khan
Founder & Host
Saadia Khan is a Pakistani American immigrant, human rights activist & business major turned social entrepreneur. She is a Columbia University graduate with 12+ years of experience in human rights and six years of experience producing audio content. She has worked with U.N. Women and other U.N. entities at a small civil society organization focused on women’s rights.
Shei Yu
Producer
Shei Yu is a queer Taiwanese American audio producer and community organizer. They graduated with honors with a BA in Cultural Anthropology from Pomona College. She has worked for non-profit organizations including LA Review of Books and ONE Archives Foundation. Her work is driven by an intention to bridge communities, share untold stories, and mediate conflict and miscommunication.
Sofía Hanalei Sanchez
Assistant Producer
Sofía Hanalei Sanchez is an investigative journalist and audio producer. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School, she covers topics from immigration to Peabody-nominated documentaries on school shootings. Based between Chicago and Bogotá as a Fulbright Fellow, she has worked with Futuro Investigates and NPR’s Texas Newsroom, with her work featured on NPR, Teen Vogue, Latino USA, and more.
Michaela Strauther
Content Writer
Michaela Strauther was born in Michigan but grew up in the South, which is where she calls home. As a lover of writing and storytelling, she aims to spotlight the diverse pool of minority experiences in both fiction and nonfiction narratives. Writing has always been a passion of hers, so she is excited to share her words with all of you!
Jonathan Hazel
Content Writer
Jonathan is a recent graduate of Arizona State University with degrees in history and anthropology. A proud LGBTQ+ advocate, he is passionate about community engagement and equity in the humanities. His interests include digital humanities, cultural heritage, ballroom culture, and Mesoamerican archaeology
Manuela Silva
Editorial Intern
Manuela Silva is a senior at Barnard College double-majoring in Middle Eastern cultures and Spanish & Latin American cultures. She is originally from Washington, D.C., and is currently the city news editor at the Columbia Daily Spectator.