Presenters
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2009 Presenters
Sham-e-Ali al-Jamil, Poet and Public Interest Lawyer.
Natalia Almada, Mujer, Bi-nacional/bi-cultural, Tenaz, Luchadora, and Poetica/lirica.
Jen Angel, publicist, Aid & Abet, former publisher of Clamor Magazine.
Jack Aponte, queer Boricua butch blogger and non-profit techie.
Veronica Arreola, professional feminist, mom, writer, Latina, ScienceGrrl, & blogger.
Adaora Asala, Founder, Queer Women of Color and Friends (QWOC+ Boston).
Sonal Bains’ background in international environmental social justice and community organizing informs her approach to strategic media as a tool for advocacy.
Neelanjana Banerjee, editor, YO! Youth Outlook.
Rosalind C. Barnett, Ph.D. senior scientist and director of the Community, Families & Work Program, Brandeis University.
Jo Beaton, marketing and communications manager, International Museum of Women.
Barbara Becnel, author, documentary filmmaker, and founder of the STW Legacy Network.
Jennifer Berger, Executive Director, About-Face.
Lindsay Beyerstein, freelance journalist.
Tokumbo Bodunde, filmmaker, writer, educator, activist.
Aura Bogado is the host of Pacifica Radio’s independent national newscast, FSRN, which airs on more than 100 stations around the nation.
Keida-Ann Borgella, owner and publisher of Girls Just Wanna Have Funds where she discusses all things related to personal finance and women.
Loreto Bravo, with Palabra Radio in Mexico, Chile and the U.S.
Joshua Breitbart, Policy Director for People’s Production House and blogger.
Ashley Burczak, co-founder of Students Active For Ending Rape (SAFER).
Martha Burk, founder of National Council of Women’s Organizations (NWCO), Op-Ed Author.
Ada Calhoun, editor-in-chief of Babble.com and a freelance writer.
Doyle Canning, strategist, trainer, co-director SmartMeme strategy & training project.
Shonna Carter, Riptide Communications Account Manager, journalist, social justice organizer.
Mari Castaneda, Professor, Community Advocate, Educator, Writer, Chair for the National Association for Chicana and Chicano Studies.
Marcella Chester, rape survivor, victim’s advocate, author, owner Abyss2Hope.com.
Kelley Chunn, moderator, producer and consultant with 30+ years of experience, specializes in multicultural and cause-related public relations and marketing.
Elriva Colorado, Chichimec Otomi, playwright, storyteller and cultural activist.
Jeannine Cook, Interactive Media Literacy Specialist.
Jenny Manrique Cortes, Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow 2008-2009, MIT affiliate researcher, and Colombian journalist.
Brianna Cayo Cotter, Communciations Director, Energy Action Coalition.
Mary Alice Crim, Outreach Coordinator at Free Press, feminist, media activist, an athlete and swim coach.
Colleen Cronin, activist, Rising Tide North America.
Cynematic, writer-independent filmmaker and political blogger for MOMocrats.com.
Ingrid Hu Dahl, editor of Youth Media Reporter, founding member of Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls (Brooklyn, NY) and guitarist in Boyskout.
DJ L’Oqenz, DJ, Producer and Artist Manager.
Sue Dorfman, media strategist, photojournalist, educator with 25+ years of working with arts, educational and international social justice non-profits.
Emily Douglas, content editor, RH Reality Check.
Lily Yulanti Farid, co-founder of Panyingkul! Citizen Media in Indonesia
Diane Farsetta, senior researcher at the Center for Media and Democracy.
Cory Fischer-Hoffman, Campaign Organizer at the Prometheus Radio Project.
Nicole Franklin, director, I Was Made To Love Her: the Double Dutch Documentary.
Kristen Golden, feminist activist and writer.
Dana Goldstein, staff writer, The American Prospect.
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, Deputy Director, National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health.
Carolyn Ji Jong Goossen, associate editor with New American Media, a national collaboration of ethnic news organizations.
Nell Greenberg, Communciations Manager, Rainforest Action Network.
Mikki Halpin is a freelance writer and editor who writes about women’s issues, cultural politics, and pop culture.
Ashwini Hardikar, trainer/mentor with SAFER, Master of Public Health (MPH) candidate.
E. Jeanne Harnois, arts-and-entertainment writer with a background in finances.
Lynn Harris is an award-winning journalist for Glamour, The New York Times, and other publications.
Ina Howard-Parker, founder of Represent Agency, communications strategist, global media consultant, weekly bookshow host.
Emily Howe, progressive communications expert, consultant on lbgt/diversity issues and on organizational development, feminist graphic artist, and past on-site conference manager of WAM.
Sabrina Hersi Issa is an independent public radio reporter/producer and a writer for Feminist.com.
Rachel Jefferson, art director, In These Times.
Alyza Jehangir, former Director of Programs, About-Face.
Joyce Angela Jellison is a poet who has authored two books of poetry Where Everything Fits Beautifully and Black Apple.
Kara Jesella has been a writer and editor for The New York Times, and other publications.
Natalie Jesionka, journalist, human rights activist lecturer at Rutgers University, and media literacy advocate.
Lillian Jimenez is the founder of the Latino Educational Media Center and the Executive Director of Chica Luna Productions. She is an educator, funder, activist, producer and a pioneer in media literacy.
Justine Johnson, publicist, Aid & Abet; freelance writer.
Deborah Kampmeier, Writer/Director Hounddog and Virgin.
Esther Kaplan, journalist with the The Nation Institute’s Investigative Fund.
Sue Katz, blogger, wordsmith and rebel over four decades and three continents.
Mahdis Keshavarz , principal at The Make Agency, has placed hundreds of news stories and op-eds with various media outlets, with a particular focus on human rights and the Middle East.
Alice Kim, activist, writer and organizer of public programs for social justice as director of The Public Square.
Andalusia Knoll, Station Support Organizer with the Prometheus Radio Project.
Cara Kulwicki, blogger/editor, The Curvature and Feministe; rape survivor.
Anu Kumar, anthropologist, reproductive health expert and women’s health advocate.
Tania Lara, former Editor, Ahora Si!, Austin, Texas.
Talana Lattimer, “New” Media Specialist for American Forum.
Donna Ledbetter is a media professional specializing in print and online publishing.
Rochelle Lefkowitz, founder and president of Pro-Media Communications, has 25+ years of experience working with organizations and authors working for the greater good.
Gail Leondar-Wright, founder of gail leondar public relations, has promoted 500+ progressive books.
Cynthia Lopez, Woman, Fighter, Boricua, Media savvy, and Quietly loud.
Marcia Lythcott - Editor of the Commentary Page, Chicago Tribune.
Maile Martinez, program manager at Reel Girls
Jennifer Mattson, Freelance Journalist/Writer, former producer for CNN and National Public Radio.
Laura Mazer, Managing editor of Counterpoint Books and editorial advisor for The Op-Ed Project.
Shana McDavis-Conway, community organizer, social justice advocate, director of a leadership development program.
Susan Mernit
Shireen Mitchell, Speaker, Author, Media and Technology Activist.
Masum Momaya, Ed.D., scholar-activist and Curator at the International Museum of Women.
Denise Moorehead, with 25+ years experience, uses PR as a social justice tool as communications director for Third Sector New England.
Tikesha Morgan, Director, Multicultural Student Affairs at Emerson College.
Shirley Moskow, journalist/author, former newspaper editor, National Writers Union contract advisor.
Samantha Muilenburg, award-winning youth filmmaker
Raziah Mwawanga, former program officer, Tanzania Media Women’s Association (TAMWA)
Thato Rantao Mwosa, Director, The Day of My Wedding and Program Coordinator, Women in Film Video - New England.
Letta Neely is a spoken word artist who has authored two books of poetry, Juba and Here.
Catherine Orenstein, Founder of The Op-Ed Project, journalist, and author.
Sui Lang Panoke, Director of Development and Outreach for the National Women’s Editorial Forum, Op-Ed author and NWEF trainer.
Kim Pearson, professor specializing in interactive journalism.
Miriam Zoila Perez, blogger, writer, reproductive justice activist, and doula.
Latoya Peterson, writer, activist, and editrix of Racialicious.com.
Sarah Posner, author of God’s Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters, has covered the religious right for the Prospect, The Nation, The Washington Spectator, AlterNet, and other publications.
Cara Lisa Powers, founder and director, By Any Media Necessary
Jennifer L. Pozner, journalist, media critic and Executive Director of Women in Media & News (WIMN), and editor of the WIMN’s Voices group blog.
Marjorie Pritchard, Op-Ed Page Editor, The Boston Globe.
Andrea Quijada, media justice organizer and Executive Director of NMMLP (New Mexico Media Literacy Project).
Debbie Rasmussen, director/publisher of Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture and media/justice activist.
Corvida Raven, Young Social Media maven of Shegeeks.net.
Rebecca Roberts is an award-winning radio host and reporter. She was the managing editor of xm satellite radio’s election coverage.
Loretta Ross, national coordinator, SisterSong
Alexandra Russell, Program Director at Free Press where she oversees advocacy, outreach, education, and program organizing.
Lisa Russell, independent filmmaker, humanitarian, activist; Russell uses film to bring about social change.
Zaida Sanabia, Latina lesbian, activist, and filmmaker representing Beyondmedia (Chicago, IL).
Genne Scott, African American Lesbian, writer/poet, activist, video artist and student representing REACH LA (Los Angeles, CA).
Liliana Segura, staff writer and associate editor at AlterNet.org.
Julia Serano, writer, trans activist, and author of Whipping Girl.
Deborah Siegel, author (Sisterhood, Interrupted), blogger (Girl With Pen), journalist, speaker, consultant.
Melissa Silverstein, writer and blogger Women & Hollywood.
Sheryl-Ann Simpson, communications director, Women of Color Resource Center
Sanhita SinhaRoy, managing editor, In These Times.
Kali Snowden, queer youth producer representing Reel Grrls(Seattle, WA).
Rhonda Soto, vocal advocate, trainer, and consultant around issues of diversity.vocal advocate, trainer, and consultant around issues of diversity.
Rebekah Spicuglia, WMCMedia Manager, film and television production buff, a writer, musician, mother, and an active member of the feminist mamasphere.
Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, editor of India Currents magazine, a California-based diasporic monthly.
Adele Stan, freelance journalist, columnist for the American Prospect Online
Lisa Stone is a founder of Blogher the women’s blog network, a journalist, and media strategist.
Parveen Sultana, freelance journalist, co-founder of Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendra, a center for women journalists in Bangladesh
Shruti Swamy, freelance writer, MFA student, and contributor to India Currents.
Silja Talvi, investigative journalist & essayist, the author of Women Behind Bars: The Crisis of Women in the U.S. Prison System, and a senior editor at In These Times magazine.
Shira Tarrant, author (Men Speak Out), blogger, assistant professor, pop culture pundit.
Kellee Terrell, blogger and the associate editor for POZ.
Glennda Testone, WMCVice President and feminist and LBGT media activist, scholar of Women’s Studies, a leader in the fields of media advocacy and social justice for the past decade.
Rebecca Traister is a senior writer at Salon.com and is working on a book about women and the 2008 election.
Ebony Utley, assistant professor, author, and hip hop critic.
Tracy Van Slyke, director of The Media Consortium, co-editor of Build the Echo.
Laura Villa Torres, founder of an underground abortion information network in Mexico, activist for sexual rights for young people.
Kelly Virella is a journalist who covers criminal justice and housing for The Chicago Reporter.
Cassandra West, journalist, photographer, new media consultant and teacher at Northwestern University.
Laura Whitehorn, journalist and the senior editor of POZ.
Sasa Ynoa, RN, Doula, Yoga Instructor and Community Educator.
Courtney Young, author, activist.
Deanna Zandt, media technologist and consultant to key progressive organizations, including AlterNet.org and the Hightower Lowdown.
Denice E. Zeck, Executive Director, American Forum and the National Women’s Editorial Forum.
Kiki Zeldes, Web Manager and Editor, Our Bodies Ourselves.
