Program Staff | The Washington Journalism and Media Conference | George Mason University

Program Staff

Conference Leadership

Amy Takayama-Perez
Dean of Admissions
Executive Director of the Washington Scholars Program

Elena Johnson, M.Ed.
Director, Washington Scholars Program

Lauren Jackman
WJMC Assistant Director and Speaker Coordinator

Rachel Cleaver, MPA
Associate Director & Student Support

Ali Dodson, MS, MPP
Senior Assistant Director

Sam Wolfe
Assistant Director, Logistics

Rachel Urkowitz
Director, Logistics

Faculty Advisors

Sue Skalicky
Faculty Advisor

Justin Turner
Faculty Advisor

Katie Fletcher
Faculty Advisor

Abrianna Nelson
Faculty Advisor

Jessica Young
Faculty Advisor

April van Buren
Faculty Advisor

Chrissy Wiedemann
Faculty Advisor

Melissa Larson
Faculty Advisor

Matt Schott
Faculty Advisor

Matt Rasgorshek
Faculty Advisor

Mark Hilburn
Faculty Advisor

Christopher Mauthe
Faculty Advisor

Britney Hernandez
Faculty Advisor

Junior Faculty Advisors

Samantha Shaw
Junior Faculty Advisor

Maggie Campbell
Junior Faculty Advisor

Lauren Devenzio
Junior Faculty Advisor

Sami Gibbs
Junior Faculty Advisor

Jordan Coddington
Junior Faculty Advisor

Gabriela Latimer
Junior Faculty Advisor

Laura Scudder
Junior Faculty Advisor

Maggie Attridge
Junior Faculty Advisor

Arthur Kennington
Junior Faculty Advisor

Haley Ziomek
Junior Faculty Advisor

I’Kesha Little
Junior Faculty Advisor

Megan Mittelhammer
Junior Faculty Advisor

Kara Imani-Moss
Junior Faculty Advisor

Advance Team

Sam Wolfe
Assistant Director, Logistics

Camden Layton
Advance Team Member

Jada McClure
Advance Team Member

Keirsten Robinson
Advance Team Member

Sydney Kirwan
Advance Team Member

Riley Noyes
Advance Team Member

Kalea Perez
Advance Team Member

Rachel Urkowitz
Director, Logistics

Allison Wells
Advance Team Member

Student Support

Rachel Cleaver, MPA
Associate Director & Student Support

Kamran Waterman
Student Support

Pat Money
Student Support

Eva Bramesco
Student Support

Interns

Allison Alberty
Conference Intern

Kobe Mosley
Conference Intern

Charles Hunter
Conference Intern

Ashley Larson
Conference Intern

Photographers

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

Anna Layden
Assistant Photographer