Category: Speakers

Arthur is a multi-skilled journalist and Emmy award-winning television news producer from Washington, D.C. He is currently a producer/reporter at ABC News, focusing on education, Prior to ABC, he was an Associate Producer for “CBS Mornings” based in Washington. He Arthur is a multi-skilled journalist and Emmy award-winning television news producer from Washington, D.C. He is currently a producer/reporter at ABC News, focusing on education, federal policy and how Washington impacts students and teachers across the country. Prior to ABC, he was an Associate Producer for “CBS Mornings” based in Washington. He also created Max Out Time With AJ II, an interview-based podcast featuring conversations on a wide variety of topics from sports to politics. In his spare time he enjoys giving back to the communities that helped shape him through motivational speaking, and mentors students at the Bishop John T. Walker School.

yler is a sports TV and radio play-by-play commentator, journalist, media personality, public decade, featuring published work at Monumental Sports Network, NBC Sports Washington, Tyler is a sports TV and radio play-by-play commentator, journalist, media personality, public address announcer, beat reporter and writer. His sports media experience spans over a decade, featuring published work at Monumental Sports Network, NBC Sports Washington, Fox Sports 2, ESPN+, watchUFA.tv, TeamUSA.com, George Mason University, the George Washington University, the University of Maryland, Georgetown University, the World Flying Disc Federation and more.

Austen is a DMV native who attended journalism schooll at Arizona State University from he earned his first internship back in 2016. Currently, Austen is responsible for all things Austen is a DMV native who attended journalism schooll at Arizona State University from 2015-19. He worked at CNN and NBC Nightly News before landing at C-SPAN, where he earned his first internship back in 2016. Currently, Austen is responsible for all things 2026 Midterm Elections and produces all content from the campaign trail for C-SPAN’s programming.

Col. Allie Weiskopf was recently named the Director of Pentagon Press Operations for the U.S. Department of War. She was formerly the Director of Public Aff airs for the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida, where she provided advice to the USSOCOM commander and other senior leaders on all communication strategies Col. Allie Weiskopf was recently named the Director of Pentagon Press Operations for the U.S. Department of War. She was formerly the Director of Public Aff airs for the U.S. Special Operations Command in Tampa, Florida, where she provided advice to the USSOCOM commander and other senior leaders on all communication strategies and outreach programs. She has served at multiple military installations, including as public aff airs off icer for the 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Prior to this assignment, she served at several installations, including Fort Bragg, N.C.; Fort Stewart, Ga.; and the Pentagon.

Nathan Ferraro is a junior majoring in Communication concentrating in Journalism and Political Communication at George Mason University. He is the managing editor of the student newspaper, Fourth Estate, and works as a reporter at Trib Total Media in Pittsburgh during the summers. Nathan attended WJMC in 2022 (go Pink group!) and his favorite part of the conference was the local journalism simulation, where he coincidentally acted as his group’s managing editor. Nathan is a certified citizen reporter and covers topics ranging from local businesses and events to politics and features.

Devlin Barrett covers the Justice Department and the FBI, reporting on how decisions are made inside these powerful and often opaque agencies that increasingly shape American politics, business, and society. He joined The New York Times in 2024 after more than two decades covering federal law enforcement, beginning his journalism career as a copy boy at The New York Post and later working at The Devlin Barrett covers the Justice Department and the FBI, reporting on how decisions are made inside these powerful and often opaque agencies that increasingly shape American politics, business, and society. He joined The New York Times in 2024 after more than two decades covering federal law enforcement, beginning his journalism career as a copy boy at The New York Post and later working at The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. He is the author of The Department of Revenge: How Trump Took Control of American Justice, which examines how the Trump administration used law enforcement to target perceived political enemies, and October Surprise, Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington which explores internal FBI conflicts surrounding the 2016 presidential election. Over his career, he has been part of four Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting teams in Public Service, National Reporting, Investigative Reporting, and Breaking News Reporting, and in 2017 he was a cofinalist for both feature writing and international reporting. He grew up in Troy, New York, graduated from McGill University in Montreal, and now lives in Virginia.

Whitney Blair Wyckoff is a managing editor at U.S. News & World Report. Previously, she was the associate managing editor of Scoop News Group, a trade publication group that covers government information technology. Wyckoff has received a National Bronze Award from the American Society of Business Publication Editors for an article on prosthetics testing research at the FDA as well as ASBPE’s Young Leaders Scholarship, an honor recognizing promising young editors. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, NPR.org, the Chicago Tribune, SmithsonianMag.com, Chicago Public Radio and the Los Angeles Times. A graduate of the University of Illinois, Wyckoff served as vice president of the Washington, D.C.-area ASBPE chapter.

Caché McClay currently serves as the inaugural Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, hired by USA TODAY Network. Prior to this role, she worked as a writer, producer and on-camera talent at TMZ in Los Angeles. Caché has also worked as a writer/producer for Hearst Television and BBC News in the nation’s capital.She first began her career as a part-time on-air personality for Radio One’s z107.9 station in her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio. Caché graduated from Howard University, where she covered stories inside the White House and worked for major outlets such as NBC News and NBC Universal. Upon graduating, she became an award-winning journalist, receiving the NABJ Salute to Excellence Award in 2017. Last year, she received two NABJ nods for her work covering Beyoncé.