Alexandra Bowman is an artist and designer based in Oakland, CA. A graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Alexandra has illustrated several books and designed various publications, most notable is her work with Whetstone Magazine. Her editorial illustrations have been published in numerous journals such as: Smithsonian, The New York Times, The Atlantic and NPR. She has designed and painted murals both across the United States and abroad.

Amy Cavenaile is the Design Director at The Athletic. She oversees a multi-faceted team that creates a strong visual voice and interactive storytelling opportunities for The Athletic’s award-winning newsroom. Previously, Amy worked at The Washington Post for seven years. She began her time at The Post as a designer and art director and eventually led the design team for the Emerging News Products department. During her last year, she served as deputy design director for the News department and focused on The Post’s apps, social media, podcasts, newsletters and brands like The Lily and By The Way.

Michael Donohoe is the Head of Product for Rest of World. His experience at legacy publishers and new media startups has left him with very opinionated views on technical elements of storytelling, the larger reader experience, and how to architect a media site. The journey through media began with an engineering role at The New York Times before moving into Product-focused roles. He helped launch Quartz, leaving to shepherd The New Yorker through its redesign, replatform, and initial paywall strategy. At Rest of World, he leads a small cross-functional team, and is committed to support and sustain its award-winning journalism. In his spare time, Michael thinks about traveling, web-page performance, and wonders what happened to his Irish accent.

Patrick Garvin spent 15 years working in newsrooms at daily newspapers, including the Boston Globe, where he worked on information graphics and digital presentations. He now works as a front-end developer in St. Louis. He also has web design and accessibility at the Missouri School of Journalism. He works with individuals and organizations to make their digital work more accessible for people with disabilities.

Hannah is a journalist, editor and comic artist in Washington D.C. by way of Kentucky. She’s currently working to expand comics journalism at The Washington Post as an Opportunity Program fellow with the Next Generation Audience Development team. Previously, she was a multiplatform editor curating gender coverage for The Lily and a social producer at Washingtonian Magazine. She is a proud graduate of Western Kentucky University, where she was editor-in-chief of the Talisman magazine. You can find her on Instagram @hannahgoodart and Twitter @goodhannah7.

Joanna S. Kao is the tech lead of the Financial Times’ visual journalism team and holds an MBA from IE Business School and a computer science degree from MIT. She previously worked in the Financial Times’ New York bureau and Al Jazeera America. She also taught data visualization at Columbia Journalism School as well as developed and taught two new accessibility courses for the New School and Parsons School of Design. She champions accessible design and enjoys theatre and crossword puzzles in her spare time. She enjoys living at the intersection of computer science, design and journalism.

Amy King is a deputy managing editor and creative director at the Los Angeles Times. As a deputy managing editor, she oversees the lifestyle, West Coast experiences and food teams. As creative director, she oversees a unified print and digital design group of story designers, art directors and layout editors, building on The Times’ rich design legacy. She joined The Times in January 2020 as assistant managing editor for features and features design. Previously, she was at the Washington Post for six years, where she was the founder, editor and creative director for The Lily, a digital publication focused on elevating stories about gender. She also served as the design director for the Emerging News Products team at the Post and was part of the launch team for the Washington Post Select app, the Post’s channel on Snapchat Discover and By the Way, a new travel destination for the Post.

Ally is a Graphics Reporter at Reuters in New York City. She served as Lead Designer for the 2020 and 2022 U.S. Live Election Results pages. Ally uses design, illustration, animation, maps and charts (wacky and classic alike) to evoke emotion and engage readers with the world around us.

Lydia Massey is a journalist who currently serves as the associate director of audience & growth at Axios. Her work experience centers around meeting audiences where they are, whether that’s on social platforms, third-party aggregators or the web. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her Boston Terrier, Georgia.

Tara is a news designer at The Washington Post and serves on SND’s board of directors. She has nearly 15 years of experience in the industry, starting at the printing plant of the Tampa Bay Times while attending the University of South Florida St. Petersburg. She ultimately became print design director of that newsroom before moving to DC in 2020. These days, she spends her time outside of work dreading winter, listening to Taylor Swift and wondering how rats live their little lives.

Michelle McGhee is a Journalist-Engineer at The Pudding where she makes visual essays with data. She is based in Oakland, CA.

Ray Orr is the editorial design manager for The Athletic, a sports publication that was acquired by The New York Times in 2022. She joined The Athletic in November to oversee the day-to-day editorial design operation. 

Previously, she was at The Washington Post where she spent 9 years designing, leading multiple teams of creatives and working with countless newsroom partners. She is an innovative visual journalist with a passion for connecting audiences to news – in whatever form it may take. She has extensive experience creating cross-platform work, articles, social, audio, newsletters, etc.

Orr started her career at the Arizona Republic in 2011 as a news page designer. She studied journalism and visual communication at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. She grew up in Zanesville, Ohio. 

Outside of work, she enjoys biking around D.C., creating collages, thrifting, reading graphic novels and spending time with friends. You can find her on Instagram at @rachelanneorr 

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Haeyoun Park is a deputy editor in the graphics department at The New York Times, where she has shaped numerous award-winning projects. She first joined the department as a graphics editor in 2006, and for a decade, she led the desk’s reporting on national issues. She is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley and the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.

Peter is a Principal Designer at The New York Times. He has worked on various article and news format templates since 2013. His previous titles include Web Designer and Executive Product Design Director. He likes to read and play soccer. 

Thomas Weyres is the Head of the Visual Department and Design Director of Tagesspiegel, the largest Berlin based newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, and its publishing house Verlag Der Tagesspiegel. He also works as a consultant for Dr. Mario Garcia’s company Garcia Media in New York. 

Chen Wu is a Lead Product Designer at The New York Times, where she designs for live coverage. Since graduating from Columbia University’s M.S. in Journalism program and having a stint as a sports reporter in Shanghai, she has designed digital and broadcast news products for news organizations such as NBC News and Ad Age magazine and has been recognized with many awards for her design work. She is also an avid runner and is trying to complete all world major marathons.