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
Director, Washington Scholars Program

Selina Kirwan
Director of Logistics & Advance Team Manager

Lauren Jackman
WJMC Assistant Director and Speaker Coordinator

Rachel Cleaver
WJMC Associate Director

Ali Dodson
Assistant Director, Washington Scholars Program

Junior Faculty Advisors

Camden Layton
Junior Faculty Advisor

Samantha Shaw
Junior Faculty Advisor

Maggie Campbell
Junior Faculty Advisor

Lauren Devenzio
Conference Intern

Sami Gibbs
Conference Intern

Jordan Coddington
Junior Faculty Advisor Jordan Coddington is a rising junior at West Virginia University. Jordan studies Communication and a double minor in Public Relations and Strategic Social Media with an emphasis is Social Media and Communication Technology. She is a member of the Undergraduate Communication Association and PRSSA at WVU. Jordan had the opportunity to become [...]

Gabriela Latimer
Junior Faculty Advisor Gabriela is a current student at George Mason University majoring in Global Affairs. Prior to coming to George Mason, Gabriela worked with the Democratic Party of Florida aiding her in her work experience. With a passion for politics and conflict analysis, Gabriela is excited to be furthering her knowledge of international conflict [...]

Laura Scudder
Junior Faculty Advisor Laura Scudder is a sophomore at George Mason University majoring in communication with a concentration in journalism and minoring in Spanish. Originally from Chelsea, Michigan, Laura moved to Virginia to attend school at GMU to connect with those in the DC metropolitan area while learning about journalism. She works for George Mason’s [...]

Maggie Attridge
Junior Faculty Advisor Maggie is a rising sophomore in the Media, Self and Society College Scholars program at the University of Maryland in College Park. She is double majoring in journalism and government/politics. At UMD, she is involved with the UMD Student Government Association and the Student Alumni Leadership Council. She is from Columbia, Maryland, [...]

Arthur Kennington
Junior Faculty Advisor Arthur Kennington is a rising Sophomore at George Mason University studying Business Management. He is an alumni of WJMC 2016 Conference back as a rising Junior in high school. He has lived in the Northern Virginia area all his life, attended Oakton High School, and hopes to settle there in the future [...]

Haley Ziomek
Junior Faculty Advisor Haley Ziomek is a rising junior majoring in Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication and minoring in Spanish at the University of Texas at Dallas. She attended WJMC in 2016 as a correspondent and is thrilled to be back as a junior faculty advisor in 2019. Since WJMC16, Haley has worked for a [...]

I’Kesha Little
Junior Faculty Advisor I’Kesha Little is a freshman at George Mason University majoring in Political Science. She loves to dance, write, go out with friends, and travel up and down the east coast. Native to Raleigh, North Carolina, she praises and acclaims credit to the Washington Journalism and Media Conference she attended in the summer [...]

Megan Mittelhammer
Junior Faculty Advisor Megan Mittelhammer is a rising sophomore at The University of Georgia (go dawgs!) studying Journalism with a minor in Political Science. After attending WJMC in 2017, she is exited to return and share her experiences with all of the new correspondents. She can’t wait to watch them make new friends and discover [...]

Interns

Allison Alberty
Allison Alberty is a current senior at Ashland High School in Ashland, Ohio. She was a National Youth Correspondent at WJMC in 2018, serves on the Youth Advisory Board and is now an intern for WJMC 2019! She is currently the Editor-in-chief of her school newspaper and runs her own political-based blog. She will be [...]

Kobe Mosley
Kobe Mosley is currently a senior at Madison Central High School in Richmond, KY. He attended WJMC last summer as a National Youth Correspondent and is honored to be a part of this year’s WJMC Staff as an intern. Kobe plans to major in Journalism and minor in Marketing and has been offered attendance at the University [...]

Charles Hunter
Charles Hunter attended the 2018 Washington Journalism and Media Conference as a national youth correspondent from Indianapolis, Indiana. This year, he is a senior at Carmel High School and serves as editor-in-chief of the nationally-recognized Pinnacle yearbook. He has attended multiple journalism camps and conventions, receiving local and national recognition in leadership, sports writing and [...]

Ashley Larson
Ashley Larson is from Parker, Colorado and is a junior at Lutheran High School. She was a 2018 session 2 Maroon Group member. Ashley loves sports and portrait photography, as well as photojournalism, and she a sports photographer for her school’s yearbook.