Sophia Abrams
Sophia Abrams was a Developmental Project Assistant for “Wisconsin Life.” Currently based in Minneapolis, she is a writer, curator, and filmmaker.
Trina La Susa
Trina La Susa is a broadcast engineer at Wisconsin Public Radio. She previously worked as an editor at a national dairy and cheese publication, reported on sustainability and environmental news in Wisconsin, and lent her hosting and production talents to WSUM 91.7FM for several years.
Callie Donavan
Callie Donavan studies Journalism, Advertising and Media Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is passionate about reading, watching movies and audio storytelling.
Colleen Leahy
Colleen Leahy is a producer on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time.” She grew up in a place that rhymes with “L’indiana” and feels that Wisconsin offers better trees than her home state.
Jonah Beleckis
Jonah Beleckis is a digital content producer for Wisconsin Public Radio. He’s from Oak Park, Illinois and spent five years as a newspaper reporter in Janesville, Wisconsin. He’s a big fan of (and advocate for) Uncrustables, soccer and “The Lion King.”
Mark E. Griffin
Mark E. Griffin is a storyteller who writes about science, nature, and any other places in life where discovery occurs. He lives in Madison with his life partner and daughter.
Christina Lieffring
Christina Lieffring is the news and politics editor at Tone Madison, a freelance journalist, writer, and editor, and lifelong Midwesterner.
Pandemic Pregnancy Project
The Pandemic Pregnancy Project is a Milwaukee-based organization that produces initiatives, organizes community events, and archives stories from across the country of people who grew their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grassland 2.0
Grassland 2.0 is a collaborative group of farmers, researchers, and public and private sector leaders working to expand well-managed grazing and other types of grassland agriculture in the Midwest to improve farm viability, water quality, soil health and climate change resilience.
Christine Hatfield
Christine Hatfield is Wisconsin Public Radio’s 2021-22 Second Century Fellow. She was born and raised in Chicago, making her way around the Midwest before ending up in Milwaukee, where she resides currently.
Nkaujoua Xiong
Nkaujoua Xiong studies Film, Video, Animation, & New Genres at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She is an aspiring director, cinematographer, and animator who strives for diversity in film and media.
Bryan Box
Bryan Box served two tours with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan. Now, he works in forestry in Wisconsin’s northwoods. In 2019, Box wrote the essay, “Ghosts Of War In A Wisconsin Forest” for The New Republic, depicting his struggles with PTSD and the healing potential of the northwoods.
Steve Dorchester
Steve Dorchester is an animator at PBS Wisconsin; enjoying Wisconsin life.
Jana Rose Schleis
Jana Rose Schleis is a M.A. student at the University of Missouri School of Journalism. Previously, Jana Rose worked at Wisconsin Public Radio for five years as a Production Assistant, Producer of “The Morning Show,” and finally Network Producer for The Ideas Network.