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Buzz McClain took every journalism course offered by George Mason in his freshman year (there were only two, 101 and 102); he wrote press releases and sports stories for Mason’s sports information office for four years; and he wrote entertainment stories and essays for the campus newspaper for four years, in addition to being entertainment editor for his last two years. Thoroughly prepared for a career in journalism, Buzz left Mason and began digging ditches for a swimming pool company. But his freelance writing paid off and he was hired by a bi-weekly, then a weekly, then a daily before beginning a career as a magazine writer and a music critic. To complete the circle, he is back at Mason where it all began as a communications manager, writing stories about Mason’s super-smart professors, over-achieving students and global successes.

Mallory Saleson is a global communications and media specialist with extensive experience in international development and the private sector. She was an international broadcast journalist during the 1980s and ‘90s. Recently she tacked in a new direction, taking the position of Executive Editor of platform content on the management team of a start-up professional and social network aimed at building neighborhood workplace engagement. Saleson began her career in broadcast journalism at Voice of America and spent nearly two decades as a radio correspondent covering a range of issues in Washington, D.C., Europe and southern Africa. She earned her chops reporting first-hand some of the most compelling stories of our time: Nelson Mandela’s walk to freedom and the first post-apartheid elections in South Africa; war, conflict, humanitarian and social issues throughout southern Africa; and the assassination attempt on President Reagan. Saleson joined the World Bank Group’s office in South Africa in 2003. There she was responsible for developing and implementing high impact communication, media and outreach strategies for the Bank’s regional office. She returned to Washington, D.C. in September 2008 to head up communications for the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), the political risk and credit enhancement arm of the World Bank Group. She led the agency’s communications team until her retirement from the World Bank in 2016.

Settled in northern Virginia, she has more time to devote to family, her two rambunctious ridgebacks and her friends. She has maintained her healthy addiction to news and current affairs and enjoys cooking, writing, reading and hiking outdoors. She has a Masters in Journalism from Boston University and a Bachelor’s degree in Russian Studies from University of Wisconsin.

Winn Duvall is the copy editor at Northern Virginia Magazine. As copy editor, she edits both the print magazine and online content for grammar, style, structure and tone. She also functions as the magazine’s copywriter, which entails putting together content for print and online ads and writing longer narrative advertorials for clients. Duvall is a 2014 graduate of the Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism with an emphasis in magazine editing. Prior to joining the Northern Virginia Magazine editorial staff, Duvall worked as an intern at city and regional magazines in both Alabama and Missouri.

Dr. Shedd is currently the Associate Dean for Administration at the School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, and teaches both introductory courses and courses on terrorism, extremism, global conflicts, and ideologies. She holds a Ph.D. and M.S. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from George Mason University and a BA in Political Science and Psychology from George Washington University. Her research includes work on the relationship of media to conflict, specifically focused on media coverage of terrorism and the role of women in political violence. For the last three years she has Co-Directed the Benjamin Franklin Summer Institute with Central Asia, bringing 45 students a year from Central Asia and the U.S. together for a month long training and exchange program. She has shepherded S-CAR’s efforts to increase distance education and overseen a wide range of innovations in experiential and service learning.

 David Culver is a reporter with News4’s Northern Virginia Bureau and anchors the Saturday edition of News4 Today.

David has deep roots in Northern Virginia. He was born and raised in Fairfax County, and most of his family still lives there. David attended Gonzaga College High School then graduated from William and Mary with a degree in Hispanic Studies. But David always knew he wanted to be a journalist and spent a few summers at NBC in Washington. He interned at News4 and wrote a blog for NBCWashington.com while studying abroad. He was also an intern for NBC News’ Investigative Unit in Washington.

After college, David became a reporter and producer for WAVY-TV, the NBC station in Norfolk. Two years later, he began anchoring the station’s weekend morning newscasts. He joined News4 in December 2012.

David is fluent in Spanish and studied Arabic in college. He lives in Arlington.

Catalina Camia manages reporters who specialize in the Supreme Court, criminal justice and tax policy for CQ Roll Call, and has a deep background in coverage of politics, campaign finance and lobbying. She has extensive experience as an editor and reporter in Washington. Prior to joining CQ Roll Call, Camia was a national political correspondent for USA TODAY and anchor of its OnPolitics blog. At USA TODAY, Camia was co-director of 2008 presidential campaign coverage and was on the team that developed the successful Candidate Match Game interactive. She was also the Washington editor charged with coverage of the 2006 and 2010 midterm elections, and led reporters covering politics, Congress, lobbying and campaign finance, economics, the White House and NASA. Camia previously covered Congress for The Dallas Morning News and got her start in Washington as an environmental policy reporter for what was then known as Congressional Quarterly Weekly Report, now known as Q. She is a former national president of the Asian American Journalists Association and UNITY: Journalists of Color. Camia is a graduate of the University of Southern California.

Zach Wineburg works on the Democratic Elections Team at Google. Zach is a veteran in mobilization and campaign management, with over a decade of experience on elections at every level – from municipal to Congressional, Senate, Gubernatorial, and Presidential. With stints at the Democratic Senate Campaign Committee (DSCC) and at Democratic Governor’s Association (DGA), Zach has also served as campaign manager for Congresswoman Gabby Giffords’ successful reelection in 2008, and as part of President Obama’s Senior Leadership Team in the battleground state of Iowa in 2012. As a member of Google’s Elections Team, Zach supports Democratic candidates, committees, and Super PACs in targeting their message to the right audiences by utilizing Google’s suite of tools and products. He holds his bachelor’s degree from Mary Washington College and a master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.

Tina Rosenberg is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. She co-authors the “Fixes” column in the New York Times “Opinionator” section. She is a former editorial writer for the New York Times and a contributing writer for the New York Times Magazine. She is the co-founder of Solutions Journalism Network, an independent, non-profit organization working to legitimize and spread the practice of solutions journalism: rigorous and compelling reporting about responses to social problems. Her books include Children of Cain: Violence and the Violent in Latin America and The Haunted Land: Facing Europe’s Ghosts After Communism,which won the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award. She has written for dozens of magazines, including The New Yorker, Rolling Stone, Foreign Policy and The Atlantic. She is the author, most recently, of “Join the Club: How Peer Pressure Can Transform the World.” Follow her @tirosenberg.