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| Byline | Expertise | Bio |
|---|---|---|
| Andrea Miller | Media, Law, Poetry, Politics, History, Food, Disability, Technology, Travel, Lifestyle, Beauty | As a producer at CNBC Digital Video's Markets & Politics team, I have been covering the intersection of business, policy, and climate for over a year and a half. I created and report for the "Weird Economy" series, which uncovers the invisible market forces behind everything from blood and dirt, to supply chain madness and counterfeit food. I also produce videos for the "Fed Notes" series, which explains the Federal Reserve's actions and impact on the economy. My mission is to inform and engage the audience with compelling and creative storytelling on the most pressing issues facing our society and planet. I have a master's degree in Business Journalism from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, which I completed in 2021. Before joining CNBC, I worked as a digital production associate at ABC News, where I produced an hourly headline show on ABC News Live. I also participated in the Dow Jones News Fund for business reporting in New York City in 2017. I can roll a mean burrito. I am proud to be neurodivergent. I battle chronic illness day to day. I rescue hamsters and watch horror movies. |
| Alexandra Box | Medicine, Film, Theatre, Art, Accessibility, History, Criticism, Education, LGBQT, Disability, Sexuality | Alexandra Box (b. 1997) is a transdisciplinary artist, art administrator, and researcher who is studying the history of art at the University of Toronto. Currently, Alexandra is completing a CGS-M SSHRC-supported project on Claude Cahun and serves on the Board of Directors at Forest City Gallery, artist-run centre as the Chair of Policy & Governance. Alexandra’s art historical research leaps between disablement in art, artist personae, extractivism, institutional critique, and anti-fascisms. Arriving from positions in book lending, selling and making initiatives, Alexandra approaches writing as an extension of this trade. Alexandra’s work has been published by Hearth, Painwise Press, Peripheral Review and The Capilano Review. Currently taking on access consulting, alt-text/image description, and access guide writing work. |
| Emily Tisshaw | Pop Culture, Books, Poetry, Fiction, Dance, Sports, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Food, Feminism, LGBQT, Disability, Relationships, Sexuality, Technology, Travel, Lifestyle | My main topic of interest is disability as I can draw stories from personal experience, however I also cover sobriety, mental health, travel and books. In my first year of freelance writing I had articles featured in Stylist and Metro. I am used to blogging and personal essays, however have had experience writing features at university where I studied English Lit & Writing. I enjoy stories that centre around popular cultural phenomenons and how this intersects with disability. |
| Valerie Frederick | Pop Culture, Books, Film, Television, Theatre, Fiction, Music, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Criticism, Feminism, Race, Religion, LGBQT, Disability, Relationships, Sexuality | I'm an up-and-coming journalist from Texas who has written on mental illness, LGBTQIA+ society, and pop culture for my college newspaper. I'm most interested in writing on gender, disability, LGBTQIA+, culture/society, pop culture, and literature. |
| Chris Harthern | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Film, Television, Art, Mathematics, Sports, Disability Culture, Disability Rights, Food, Technology, Travel | Recory of injury look new way to go forward |
| Rebecca Finch Vitsmun | Books, Art | Rebecca Vitsmun is an autistic author with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome from Lafayette, LA living in Tacoma, WA with her spouse and five kids. She has a B.G.S. in Arts and Humanities from University of Louisiana at Lafayette and is anticipating the publication of her first book, Eliza Dee’s Universes. |
| Marissa Fox | Pop Culture, Television, Theatre, Poetry, Fiction, Art, Dance, Music, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Americans with Disabilities Act, Feminism, Disability, Service Animals | Professional writer and editor pursuing a master’s degree in health communication and actively engaging in mental health and disability advocacy. |
| Leanna Lee | Media, Ethics, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Disability, Technology, Travel, Lifestyle | Leanna Lee is a content writer and journalist focused on DEAI, disability, mental health, and the future of work. She specializes in thought leadership and strategic content marketing for tech, finance, healthcare, insurance, worktech, and HR brands. Lee is author of The Chronic Worker blog/Chronically Self Employed newsletter and the Co-Chair of the DEAI Task Force for the American Society of Journalists and Authors. She is also the co-creator and co-host of Bettermental, a mental health podcast for business owners. |
| Cassandra Brandt | Books, Politics, Ethics, Philosophy, Disability Culture, Accessibility, Disability Rights, Education, Americans with Disabilities Act, Feminism, Religion, Disability, Sexuality | I am a 40ish Arizona author and advocate living with spinal cord injury. I write about social issues that affect people with disabilities, mental health, and religion. I have a BA in sociology and an MA in education. |
| Emily Hendricks Jensen | Media, Pop Culture, Books, Disability Rights | Former journalist who now writes about disability and I also am involved in hospice bereavement. I was born with something called VACTERL and in 2011, I married someone who has it as well. I have spine issues, esophagus issues, a custom made bladder that I catheterize through my bellybutton, one kidney and I’m missing a thumb. I’ve had over 200 surgeries. I still managed to get a journalism degree and a MFA in advanced creative nonfiction. I love crochet, reading (I grew up in a bookstore, so it’s literally in my blood) and watching comfort shows like Hoarders. I love all things pop culture, and I’m a country music nerd. |