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Joseph Darius Jaafari (he/him)

Joseph Darius Jaafari is the founder and editor in chief of LOOKOUT.

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Yezmin Villarreal (they/them)

Yezmin Villarreal is a writer, journalist, and zinester. They are the creator of Dyke Queen, an art, style, and literature zine, that was awarded the “Issues Residency” by Hello Mr.

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Shelby Rae Wills (they/she)

Shelby Rae Wills moved to Phoenix in 2022 to pursue their Master’s degree in Investigative Journalism. They taught English in California and in Eastern Europe through the Peace Corps.

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Lisa Abelar (she/her)

Lisa Abelar is a longtime Arizona journalist and freelance writer based in Gilbert who seeks adventure and runs a nonprofit for domestic abuse survivors when she's not writing.

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Juliette Rihl (she/her)

Juliette Rihl is a freelance journalist focused on equity issues. She was named Pennsylvania’s emerging reporter of the year in 2021.

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Fitzwilliam Anderson (he/him)

Fitzwilliam Anderson is an intern based in New York City. He is pursuing his Masters Degree at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. He reports on technology, politics, and LGBTQ stories.

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Yana Kunichoff (she/her)

Yana Kunichoff is a journalist based in Phoenix, Arizona. She has been an education reporter for The Arizona Republic and Chalkbeat Chicago, and an editor for both Migratory Notes and The Moscow Times

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Em Hobeheidar is a freelance journalist, musician, and fiction ghostwriter focusing on LGBTQ+ rights and sci-fi fantasy stories.

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Geri Koeppel (she/her)

Geri Koeppel is a veteran writer and editor who has worked and lived in Phoenix, San Francisco and Detroit.

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Hank Stephenson (he/him)

Hank Stephenson is the co-founder of the Arizona Agenda. Hank has covered Arizona for national outlets like The New York Times, Politico Magazine and Columbia Journalism Review.

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Adam Rhodes (they/them)

Adam Rhodes (they/them) is an investigative journalist whose work primarily focuses on queer people and the criminal legal system.

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