Ingrid Guyon is a photographer, filmmaker and participatory visual media practitioner with 15 years of experience in designing and implementing participatory and community-based projects and processes, trainings and audiovisual production with the education, museums, NGOs, international development and peacebuilding sectors. She is founding director of Fotosynthesis, a social enterprise specializing in participatory media and audiovisual production, and an associate of Insightshare. As a freelancer, she also produces photographic assignments or documentaries and impact videos and has a strong interest in ethics of images and stories of resilience and inspiration. 

Dr. Daniela E. Miranda is a postdoctoral research fellow originally from the United States who has built her academic career in the European context at the Center for Community Research and Action at the Universidad de Sevilla (CESPYD). Her specific contributions have expanded the field of community psychology, in which her co-produced research approaches have aimed to address antigypysism, the specific racism experienced by Roma communities. 

She was awarded the American Psychological Association Division 27 SCRA 2022 Community Psychology Dissertation of the Year Award during the 2021-2023 awards season. She is a founding member of the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) Roma Health network and is active in scientific dissemination and scientific meetings in various settings. This past year, Daniela was a Visiting Researcher at Lancaster University in the United Kingdom where she focused on understanding the methodological implications of co-creation for public health research. Currently she is at Universidad de Sevilla leading a research grant in a project titled AndaRomi alongside Roma mothers and daughters to explore concepts around womanhood, the use of digital tools for co-creation and advocacy linked to reproductive justice. Daniela is passionate about building meaningful relationships between researchers and communities and challenge the boundaries of co-creation. 

Dr. Aspasia Dania (PhD), is an Assistant Professor and researcher at the School of Physical Education and Sport Science, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. She lectures on the Doctoral, Master (hons) and Undergraduate Program of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy and has an extensive record of research publications in leading education research journals in the topics of Sport Pedagogy, Social Pedagogy, Physical Education Teacher Education, Coach Education and Qualitative Research, all with a focus on equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion. 

Laura was introduced to photovoice in 2000 while exploring arts-based approaches to youth programming and civic engagement for an MEd in Instructional Design. A year later, she designed a photovoice civic engagement project for teenage girls, which led to projects with such diverse participants as South African youth, adults with traumatic brain injury, and individuals living with anxiety disorder.

Since 2008, Laura has led photovoice trainings for medical schools, professional societies, community funding organizations, and government agencies, and offered photovoice professional development courses for clinicians, researchers, educators, students, and managers. In 2018, she launched PhotovoiceWorldwide’s “Talking with Pictures: photovoice” course through the University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Outreach College and Center on Disability Studies. Laura has a PhD in Social Policy from Brandeis University and an MEd from UMass Boston. She holds a BA in English Literature from Bowdoin College.

Julie joined PhotovoiceWorldwide 2021.  After spending several years raising her two children, Julie returned to the workforce and to her love of working with numbers. She provides bookkeeping and data analysis services for the team. 

In addition to her role at PhotovoiceWorldwide, Julie also manages the operations of a private behavioral health practice.  She finds great fulfillment in helping others in need. Julie holds a bachelor of science in Mathematics.  To provide some balance to her time spent on spreadsheets, she also holds certifications in teaching yoga and meditation.  Outside of work, Julie enjoys practicing yoga, running, reading, and baking.

Stephanie Lloyd brings more than a decade of experience in the non-profit, academic, and social impact sectors. She has dedicated her career to advancing social justice through research, evaluation, and service by supporting programs and organizations that address inequalities and provide a voice to individuals. Throughout her career, she has implemented and evaluated numerous programs, engaged youth in service and leadership development, and supported teams in using data to inform strategy.

Stephanie holds a Master of Education in Applied Sociology from the University of Massachusetts Boston. As an AmeriCorps alumna, she believes in the power of social good to uplift communities. Her areas of expertise include program evaluation, survey methodology, Photovoice, data visualization, and youth development. Outside of working and volunteering, Stephanie enjoys photography, travel, and sports. She has been collaborating and teaching with PhotovoiceWorldwide since 2018.

Ania began her peripatetic travels at a young age, and developed a desire for adventure, language and other communication methods, as well as the desire to better understand the cultures she visited. Her international experiences, along with individuals met along the way, ignited an appetency for the need for sustainable practices worldwide. From involvement in the climate change movement, to the understanding of one’s carbon footprint, to eco-product design, to permaculture as a way of life- sustainable practices, from the production phase to the final consumption, are of dire importance to Ania. Creativity has always flowed through her veins. Be it through gardening, art, travel, or yoga practice, Ania is continuously creating a new idea, a new solution, a new project. She is a yoga teacher and practitioner, and has co-founded Akna Collective, an organization focused on empowerment through sustainability, connection, education and community.

Ania holds a Bachelor of Arts in communications and graphic design, and has enjoyed photography as a medium for exposure and education.