2019 Speakers | The Washington Journalism and Media Conference | George Mason University

2019 Speakers

Alex Rosenwald
Senior Director of Strategic Communications and Publicity for MediaDC

Ann Peters
Campus Consortium Program, Pulitzer Center

Brian Lamb
President and Chairman, C-SPAN

Carol Guzy
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photojournalist

Daniela Pierre-Bravo
Daniela Pierre-Bravo is a New York City-based TV producer for MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” which features in-depth and informed discussions that help drive the day’s political conversation. Daniela books a wide variety of guests, including top newsmakers, Washington insiders, journalists, and cultural influencers for its three-hour live show. Daniela is also a contributing writer and the [...]

Diane Roberts
Sports Anchor/Reporter, WUSA9; Correspondent, Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien

Dr. Richard T. Craig
Assistant Professor of Communication, George Mason University

John Hollis
Communications Officer, George Mason University

Juliette Shedd
Associate Dean for Administration & Asst. Professor of Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University

Kasi Bumgarner
Assistant Digital Producer, National Endowment for Democracy (NED)

Kayla Sharpe
Pro Copy Editor, Politico

Kevin McCarthy
Entertainment and Film Critic, Fox 5

Laura Barrón-López
Laura Barrón-López is a national political reporter for POLITICO, covering House campaigns and the 2020 presidential race. Previously, she led 2018 coverage of the Democratic Party for the Washington Examiner, hitting the campaign trail to write about House and Senate races. Before that, Barrón-López covered Congress for HuffPost for two and half years, focusing on [...]

Lauren Ober
Host of WAMU’s The Big Listen

Marisa Kwiatkowski
Investigative Reporter, USA TODAY

Meghan A.T.B. Reese
Producer, Writer, & Photographer

Megan Tucker
Communication Faculty, George Mason University

Michelle Jaconi
Executive Producer, Washington Post video team

Mikayla Bouchard
Senior Staff Editor, The New York Times

Nadjeena Jerome
Television Presenter and International Journalist, 2M Media Group

Patrick Davis
Manager of Field Operations, CNN Washington

Rodger Smith
Instructor, Communication Minor Director, & WGMU Faculty Advisor: George Mason University

Rondene Grinam
Marketing Coordinator, Integrated Enrollment Management, George Mason University

Sam Wolfe
Assistant Director, Logistics

Savannah Behrmann
News Associate, CNN

Scott Jackson
Co-Host of “Inside the Locker Room" on Washington Redskins Radio Network

Shermichael Singleton
Contributing Host, Vox Media

Sonya Gavankar
Multi-Media Content Creator

Susan Goldberg
Editorial Director, National Geographic Partners, and Editor in Chief, National Geographic Magazine

Tom Jackman
Reporter, True Crime Blog, The Washington Post