Staff
Lucia Priselac
Director
Nora O’Brien
Operations Associate
Sofia Prado Huggins
Project and Social Media Manager
The Uproot Project Advisory Board
The Uproot Project Advisory Board is composed of current and former environmental journalists who bring valuable expertise in supporting journalists of color. The board provides strategic guidance to ensure Uproot’s initiatives effectively foster community, mentorship, and professional development within environmental journalism. Their experience and insight help shape the organization’s efforts to create a more inclusive and equitable media landscape.
Monica Samayoa
Chair, Executive Committee
Climate Reporter, Oregon Public Broadcasting
Paola Rosa-Aquino
Vice Chair, Executive Committee
Freelance Journalist
Justin Worland
Treasurer, Executive Committee
Senior Correspondent, TIME
Iris Crawford
Secretary, Executive Committee
Communications Advisor (Region 2), US EPA
Maddie Burakoff
Associate Editor, Audubon Magazine
Maya L. Kapoor
Freelance science and environmental journalist
Rachel Ramirez
Climate Writer, CNN
Naveena Sadasivam
Senior Staff Writer, Grist
Chad Small
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Washington
Meaghan Parker
Executive Director, Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
Nicole Foy
Ancil Payne Fellow, ProPublica