Marita Pérez Díaz

Marita Pérez Díaz is a Cuban-American Web developer and multi-hackathon winner with a background in Journalism. She is currently the Senior Web Engineer for the American Press Institute, where the main focus of her work occurs at the intersection of journalism and technology, while supporting dozens of newsrooms in the US and around the world. […]
Amber Payne

Amber Payne is an award-winning journalist, executive producer, and storyteller with a track record for creating bold content that drives conversation. Amber previously served as publisher and founding co-editor of The Emancipator, a multimedia digital magazine exploring solutions to racial inequity. Amber was a 2021 Nieman Foundation fellow at Harvard University. Prior to that, she […]
Ryan Warner

Ryan Warner is senior host of Colorado Matters, the flagship daily interview program from CPR News. His voice is heard on frequencies around the state as he talks with Coloradans from all walks of life: politicians, scientists, artists, activists and others. Ryan’s interviews with Colorado’s governor now span four administrations. During his tenure, Colorado Matters […]
Jeff Roberts

Jeffrey A. Roberts is executive director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition, where he works on government transparency, open records and open meetings issues across Colorado. Before joining CFOIC in July 2013, Roberts worked in journalism and public policy. He spent more than two decades at The Denver Post, serving as a reporter, assistant […]
Nathan Schneider

Nathan Schneider is an associate professor of media studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and founder of the Media Economies Design Lab. He studies technology, democracy and religion, with current work focused on models for democratic ownership and governance for online platforms, protocols and media institutions. Schneider is the author of four books, including […]
Kent Thiry

TNC Global Board Member and Former CEO & Executive Chairman of DaVita, Unite America / former DaVita
Kimberly Spencer

Executive Director, Colorado Media Project
Kevin Slimp

Founder, Newspaper Academy
Tim Regan-Porter

CEO, Colorado Press Association
Garry Pierre-Pierre

Director of Partnerships, URL Media