Could you or someone you know be a great nonprofit news leader?
From 2017 to 2025, INN ran the Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) to identify, connect, coach and retainthe diverse leaders who will innovate and strengthen nonprofit news over the next decade. Over the years, Emerging Leaders Council (ELC) provided 90 participants with individualized coaching as they completed a project for their news organization while also boosting their leadership skills and connections across the field.
Khadijah Bland, director of major gifts, The Beacon
Tara Francis Chan, managing editor and operations director, The Appeal
Andrew Fan, executive director, Invisible Institute
Ja Keen Fox, founder, The Dreamland Report
Alex Ip, founder and editor-in-chief, The Xylom
Kathryn Juricic, development and impact manager, The Narwhal
Vandana Kumar, president and CEO, India Currents Foundation
Christiaan Mader, founder and executive editor, The Current
Colleen Murphy, managing editor for the Local Network, Open Campus
Lupita Parra, development director, MLK50
Celine Piser, senior director of development, The Intercept
Jessica Silverman, executive director, Tradeoffs
Mia Warren (she/her), managing director, Feet in 2 Worlds
Emerging Leaders Alumni
These leaders represent the excellence and diversity of nonprofit news organizations working to inform communities through factual journalism and build philanthropic support for news. Positions are those held at the time of their participation in the program.
Class of 2023, listed from top left to right:
LaTrina Antoine, editor-in-chief, American Witness
Jina Chung, executive director, Making Contact
Thalia Henderson, director of development, EdSource
Nina Misuraca Ignaczak, founder and editor, Planet Detroit