Author Archive for Kirsten Ballard
Rising Star: Jeff Gray
Jeff Gray is on a mission to end homelessness. As the communications manager of Street Sense Media in Washington, D.C., he combines communication strategy, empathy ... Read More
Rising Star: Mark Hannallah
Mark Hannallah sees the forest instead of the trees. It’s what makes him a successful product manager at USA TODAY Network. “For me, the ‘why’ ... Read More
Rising Star: Adam Harris
Rising Star winner Adam Harris is the staff writer at The Atlantic, covering education. He had a winding path to journalism. He always knew he ... Read More
Rising Star: Georgi Kantchev
Rising Star Georgi Kantchev's career has spanned the dawn of the social media age. When he was first published, people were only beginning to talk ... Read More
Rising Star: Deborah Swearingen
Rising Star Deborah Swearingen has always loved to write. She’s a curious person who describes herself as “interested in people and in learning about people,” ... Read More
5 Answers with Imani Jenkins, Communications Intern
Imani Jenkins joins the News Media Alliance staff this summer as the communications intern. She is a rising senior at Marist College located in Poughkeepsie, ... Read More
5 Answers with Rising Star Haowei Qin, Data Scientist, USA TODAY Network
Since he joined USA TODAY Network in 2016, Haowei Qin has fueled growth by changing how the company views and leverages data from a strategic ... Read More
5 Answers with Margot Harris, Public Policy Intern
Margot Harris joins the News Media Alliance staff this summer as the public policy intern. She is working on her MFA in Creative Nonfiction and ... Read More
Rising Star: Dorothy Edwards
Dorothy is a photographer for the Naples Daily News, part of the USA TODAY network. She started in 2015 after graduating from Western Kentucky University ... Read More
Rising Star: Bridget Lane
Rising Star Bridget Lane supports real news from behind the scenes – and behind a screen. As a computer software developer at USA TODAY Network, ... Read More
