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JSK Class of 2021
JSK Community Impact Fellows are working in their home cities and regions to close information gaps for communities of color in the United States.
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JSK Community Impact Fellows are working in their home cities and regions to close information gaps for communities of color in the United States.

Editors
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JSK Fellowships
The John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships at Stanford University supports diverse, resilient leaders with collaborative mindsets.
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Pam Maples
Managing director, selection & partnerships, John S. Knight Journalism Fellowships @ Stanford. Previous: journalist @stltoday|@newsy|@dalllasnews & more.
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Enrico Benjamin
Engagement Editor for the JSK Fellowship. Listener, thinker & maker.
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Dawn Garcia
JSK Journalism Fellowships Director @Stanford, Silicon Valley native, past prez of Journalism & Women Symposium, champion & coach innovative journalists
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Djordje Padejski
Journalism scholar, @JSKStanford Associate Director, @Cronkite_ASU; investigative/data journalist, @ICIJorg , @FOIAMACHINE, alum: @CIRonline @OCCRP @CINSerbia
Writers
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Maritza L. Félix
Periodista. Escritora. Amante de las letras. #ToñitaMachetes con los acentos bien puestos.
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Lyndsey Gilpin
Editor-in-Chief, Southerly southerlymag.org
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Aparna Mukherjee
@JSKStanford Fellow| Past @AP @NYTimes @CNBC @bloombergnews @WSJ @CNBC | @Columbia MBA/Knight #Bagehot + @BrynMawrCollege alum | heart born, left & found, NYC
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Rashad Mahmood
Co-Director, New Mexico Local News Fund, 2020 JSK Fellow
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Brit Harley
Community Engagement Reporter, JSK Community Impact Fellow
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Gregory Johnson | GregoryJohnson.co
Co-Founder of DataGovs — Data Governance as a Service. Former $MSFT, Stanford, and 2x startup acquired teammate.
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Jimmy Gutierrez
Plugging info gaps in Milwaukee | JSK Community Impact fellow | Former hit maker at NHPR | JV baller | he/him
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Kate B. Maxwell
Kate B. Maxwell is the co-founder and publisher of The Mendocino Voice, based in Northern California, and a 2020–21 JSK Community Impact Fellow.
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Rachel Dissell
Rachel Dissell is a Cleveland-based journalist.
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Nicole Foy
Idaho Statesman investigative reporter and 2020–2021 JSK Community Impact Fellow