Meet the Fellows and Interns

2025-2026 Fellows and Interns

Lily Alexander

UNM
Fellow: Santa Fe New Mexican
Regina Barnett

WNMU
Fellow: El Defensor Chieftain
Mia Casas

UNM
Fellow: KUNM News
Micaela DePauli

UNM
Fellow: KRQE-TV
Marcela Johnson

UNM
Fellow: Silver City Daily Press and Independent
Lauren Lifke

UNM
Fellow: nm.news
Abigail Salas

NMSU
Fellow: KRWG Public Media
Elizabeth Secor

UNM
Fellow: Albuquerque Journal
Andrea Vasquez

NMSU
Fellow: The Independent
Adelina Blea

UNM
Intern: Journalism & Women Symposium
Allison Brady

NMSU
Intern: The Las Cruces Bulletin
Samantha Daitz Labarrere

NMSU
Intern: KSFR-FM
Diego Gallegos

NMSU
Intern: New Mexico Foundation for Open Government
Paola Garcia

NMSU
Intern: New Mexico Local News Map
Florian Knowles

UNM
Intern: Chalkbeat
Now: KUNM
Abigail McDonald

UNM
Intern: The Paper
Marshall Mecham

NMSU
Intern: Artesia Daily Press
Azure Mitchell

NMSU
Intern: Hobbs News-Sun
Nicole Osborne

UNM
Intern: New Mexico Jewish Journal
Ben Schlittler

NMSU
Intern: KOB 4

2024-2025 Fellows and Interns

Justine Collister

UNM
Advanced Fellow: KOB-TV
Brody Foster

UNM
Fellow: Albuquerque Business First
Now: Albuquerque Business First
Kylie Garcia

NMSU
Fellow: Santa Fe New Mexican
Now: Albuquerque Journal
Bianca Hoops

UNM
Fellow: KRQE News 13
Now: KRQE News 13
Leah Romero

NMSU
Advanced Fellow: Source NM
Now: Freelance
Joe Thompson

UNM
Fellow: Native America Calling
Mia Casas

UNM
Intern: KUNM News
Connor Currier

UNM
Intern: City Desk ABQ
Micaela DePauli

UNM
Intern: New Mexico PBS / KNME-TV
Lauren Lifke

UNM
Intern: Santa Fe Reporter
Anh Thu Meis

CNM
Intern: Rio Rancho Observer

2023-2024 Fellows and Interns

Ernesto Cisneros

NMSU
Fellow: Las Cruces Sun-News
Now: Santa Fe New Mexican
Justine Collister

UNM
Fellow: KNME-TV
Junko Featherston

UNM
Fellow: KRQE-TV
Now: KRQE-TV
Jesse Jones

UNM
Fellow: Valencia County News-Bulletin
Now: nm.news
Annya Loya Orduño

UNM
Fellow: Deming Headlight
Now: NXP Semiconductors
Cielo Rodriguez

NMSU
Fellow: New Mexico Magazine
Now: Santa Fe New Mexican
Autumn Scott

UNM
Fellow: Eastern New Mexico News
Now: Freelance
Sara Atencio-Gonzales

UNM
Intern: The Paper
Now: The Paper
Allison Carpenter

UNM
Intern: Roswell Daily Record
Now: Albuquerque Journal
Mia Casas

UNM
Intern: KUNM News
Miyawni Curtis

UNM
Intern: KSFR-FM
Brody Foster

UNM
Intern: KOB-TV
Lauren Lifke

UNM
Intern: Rio Rancho Observer
Syaire Riley

UNM
Intern: KNME-TV
Andrea Vasquez

NMSU
Intern: Santa Fe New Mexican

2022-2023 Fellows and Interns

Jeanette Dedios

UNM
Fellow: KUNM / KNME
Raul Flores

NMSU
Fellow: Albuquerque Journal
Javier Gallegos

NMSU
Fellow: Santa Fe New Mexican
Megan Gleason

UNM
Fellow: Source NM
Alika Medina

UNM
Fellow: KOB-TV
Annya Loya Orduño

UNM
Intern: Las Cruces Sun-News
Ernesto Cisneros

NMSU
Intern: Taos News
Michaela Healen

UNM
Intern: Rio Rancho Observer

2021-2022 Fellows

Bella Davis

UNM
Fellow: Santa Fe Reporter
Will Jennings

UNM
Fellow: The Gallup Independent
Claudia Silva

NMSU
Fellow: Carlsbad Current-Argus
Sol Traverso

UNM
Fellow: Taos News

2020-2021 Fellows

Bryce Dix

UNM
Fellow: KNME-TV
Makayla Grijalva

UNM
Fellow: Silver City Daily Press
Felecia Pohl

UNM
Fellow: The Independent News (Edgewood)
Leah Romero

NMSU
Fellow: Las Cruces Sun-News

2019-2020 Pilot Project Fellows

Anthony Jackson

UNM
Fellow: Albuquerque Journal
Celia Raney

UNM
Fellow: New Mexico In Depth
Brianna Mortensen

UNM
Fellow: KOB-TV