Staff

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NEWS:

Joseph Darius Jaafari (he/him)
Founder, Editor in Chief
joseph@lookoutnews.org

John Washington (he/him)
Staff Writer
john@lookoutnews.org

Sreejita Patra (she/her)
Scripps Howard Fellow (Summer 2026)
sreejita@lookoutnews.org

Lorenzo Gomez (he/him)
Elections Accountability, Altavoz Labs Fellow
lorenzo@lookoutnews.org

OPERATIONS:

Jake Hylton (he/him)
Founding Executive Director
jake@lookoutnews.org

Michel Pelletier (he/him)
Earned Revenue Principal
michel@lookoutnews.org

Cody Hays
Events Fellow
cody@lookoutnews.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

President: Meg Taylor (she/they)
Incoming Board President (2027): Nichole Cassidy (she/her)
Gaelle Esposito (she/they)
Pita Juarez (she/her)
Jenny Guzman (she/her)
Hal Boyles (they/them)
Brandie Reiner (she/her)
Danielle Cortez (she/her)
(Ex-Officio) Jake Hylton (he/him)
(Ex-Officio) Joseph Darius Jaafari (he/him)

Former Board Members:
Glenn Wike (he/him)
Pedro Alvarez (he/him)
Kat Carlson (she/her)
Keith Hilzendeger (he/him)