2023–2024 Fellows and Interns

Ernesto Cisneros

NMSU 

Fellow

Las Cruces Sun-News

Justine Collister

UNM

Fellow

KNME-TV

Junko Featherston 

UNM

Fellow: KRQE-TV

Now: KRQE-TV

Jesse Jones

UNM

Fellow: Valencia County News-Bulletin

Now: Control +P Publishing

Annya Loya Orduño

UNM

Fellow: Deming Headlight

Now: Freelance

Cielo Rodriguez 

NMSU

Fellow: New Mexico Magazine

Now: Santa Fe New Mexican

Autumn Scott

UNM

Fellow: Eastern New Mexico News

Sara Atencio-Gonzales

UNM

Intern: The Paper

Now: Control+P

Allison Carpenter UNM

Intern: Roswell Daily Record

Mia Casas

UNM

Intern: KUNM News

Now: KUNM News

Miyawni Curtis

UNM

Intern: KSFR-FM

Brody Foster

UNM

Intern: KOB-TV

Lauren Lifke, UNM

Intern: Rio Rancho Observer

Now: ABQ Journal

Syaire Riley

UNM

Intern: KNME-TV

Andrea Vasquez

NMSU

Intern: Santa Fe New Mexican

2022–2023 Fellows

Jeanette Dedios, UNM

Fellow: KUNM / KNME

Now: KUNM News

Raul Flores, NMSU

Fellow: Albuquerque Journal

Now: Freelance

Javier Gallegos, NMSU

Fellow: Santa Fe New Mexican

Now: Baton Rouge Advocate

Megan Gleason, UNM

Fellow: Source NM

Now: Albuquerque Journal

Alika Medina, UNM

Fellow: KOB-TV

Now: KOB Roswell

2021–2022 Fellows

Will Jennings, UNM

Fellow: (Gallup) Independent

Now: UNM Staff

Claudia Silva, NMSU

Fellow: Carlsbad Current-Argus

Now: El Paso Matters

Sol Traverso, UNM

Fellow: Taos News

Now: Native America Calling

2020–2021 Fellows

Bryce Dix, UNM

Fellow: KNME-TV

Now: KUNM-FM

Makayla Grijalva, UNM

Fellow: Silver City Daily Press

Now: GEAR UP New Mexico

Felecia Pohl, UNM

Fellow: (Edgewood) Independent

Now: Press Assistant, U.S. Rep. Melanie Stansbury

Leah Romero, NMSU

Fellow: Las Cruces Sun News

Now: Freelance journalist

2019–2020 Pilot Project Fellows

Anthony Jackson, UNM

Fellow: Albuquerque Journal

Now: El Paso Times

Celia Raney, UNM

Fellow: New Mexico in Depth

Now: UNM Law School

Brianna Wilson, UNM

Fellow: KOB-TV

Now: UNM Health Sciences Center