Meet the IRE24 conference fellows

IRE is proud to welcome 61 journalists to the IRE24 fellowship class!

IRE and generous benefactors are helping journalists around the country attend the IRE Conference in Anaheim, Calif., June 20-23. Fellows will attend panels and training sessions, and also network with IRE members from around the country.

Fellowships and scholarships were available to all journalists, including early-career and student journalists, reporters working in smaller news markets and other journalists from underrepresented communities. All fellows were required to meet IRE’s membership standards.

IRE is proud to help foster the development and training of investigative reporters. Congratulations, IRE24 fellows!

Chauncey Bailey Journalist Color Investigative Reporting Fellowship

• Torsheta Jackson, Mississippi Free Press
• Clavel Rangel, Independent Journalist
• Morgan Young, WFAA-TV

Colorado Trust Fellowship

• Kelly Dietz, KMGH Denver7
• Lizzie Mulvey, Rocky Mountain PBS
• Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post
• Elaine Tassy, Colorado Public Radio
• Isaac Vargas, Denverite and Colorado Public Radio

David Deitz Fellowship

• Sarah Paez, Tax Notes

Eric B. Sager Scholarship

• Anna Bauman, Open Vallejo
• Haley Parnell, LINK nky
• Diane Sylvester, Independent Journalist

Gary Marx Scholarship

• Khadija Ahmed, Northwestern University
• Farrah Anderson, University of Illinois
• Carlee Bronkema, WAND-TV
• William Tong, Northwestern University

Godfrey Wells Stancill Fellowship

• Jamie Goldberg, The Oregonian
• IRE Educator Fellowship
• Kendal Blust, University of Arizona
• Clarence Fowler, Florida A&M University
• Jessica James, Texas State University
• Hakan Karaaytu, Alfred University
• Barbara Kingsley-Wilson, California State University Long Beach
• Edward Robinson, Morgan State University
• Angélica Serrano Román, Universidad del Sagrado Corazón
• Marquita Smith, University of Mississippi

IRE Fellowship

• Kristina Abovyan, University of Missouri-Columbia
• Steven Ardary, WCSC-TV
• Carlos Ballesteros, Injustice Watch
• Ashley Boles, WMBF NEWS
• Yvette Cabrera, The Center for Public Integrity
• Jessica Chen, Independent Journalist
• Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today
• Bryce Cracknell, The Margin
• Meghann Garcia, Uvalde Leader-News
• Annie Gilbertson, Independent Journalist
• Arishtia Gupta, The Daily Targum
• Andrea Gutierrez, Independent Journalist
• Greta Jochem, The Republican
• Yuri Nagano, Independent Journalist
• Laura Pellicer, Independent Journalist
• Kate Raphael, University of California, Berkeley
• Dámaso Reyes, New York Amsterdam News
• Emma Rindlisbacher, Independent journalist
• Pooja Salhotra, The Texas Tribune
• Cris Seda Chabrier, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY
• Sydney Sims, Capital B News
• Jane Vaughan, Jefferson Public Radio

Jeff German Fellowship

• Jessica Hill, Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Katelyn Newberg, Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Alex Sakariassen, Montana Free Press
• Julia Shumway, Oregon Capital Chronicle

Jennifer Leonard Scholarship

• Ashlynd Huffman, The Frontier
• Geena Mortfield, The Brandon Sun

Napoli Management Group TV Scholarship

• Destiny Kennedy, WCSC-TV
• Meghan Sullivan, Independent Journalist

ProPublica Fellowship

• Natalie Chuck, Scripps
• Arezow Doost, KXAN-TV
• Alexia Fernández Campbell, The Center for Public Integrity
• Misty Harris, Independent journalist
• Adreanna Rodriguez, Independent Journalist

Sandra Thomas Fellowship

• Olivia Palmer, The Astorian