Profiles

Michael is an award-winning journalist who has been covering Virginia news since 2013 with reporting stints at the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Virginia Business, and Richmond BizSense. A graduate of William & Mary and Northern Virginia Community College, he also covered financial news for S&P Global Market Intelligence.

Parker Molloy is a Chicago-based media critic and the author of The Present Age newsletter.

Wisconsin native Ben Dowell served as an engineer officer in the US Army for 10 years in a variety of leadership roles, which included combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a member of Veterans for Responsible Leadership.

Jessica Mackler is the president of EMILYs List, the nation’s largest resource for women in politics. For nearly 40 years, the organization has worked to elect Democratic pro-choice women at every level of the ballot.

Chris Larson was born and raised in Milwaukee County. Chris resides in Bay View with his wife Jessica and their son Atticus and daughter Stella. An avid runner, Chris has completed over 30 marathons and has a long-term goal of running a marathon in every state.

Selah Richter Martinez is a sophomore at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying Special Education and Elementary Education.

Born and bred in Western North Carolina, Brook Bolen is based in Asheville, NC and has written for publications including Thrillist, Vice, the Guardian, and Salon.

Dylan Rhoney is an App State grad from Morganton who is passionate about travel, politics, history, and all things North Carolina. He lives in Raleigh.

Abigail Swetz is the executive director of Fair Wisconsin. She is a former middle school social studies and English teacher. She was named Educator of the Year by GSAFE in 2017 for her work on safe spaces as a Gender and Sexuality Advisor.

Adrianna is a reproductive freedom activist in Green Bay. At 18, she became pregnant while in an abusive relationship and had an abortion. Since then, she has participated in rallies, raised money, and mobilized voters around the issue of abortion rights.