Donovan Hunt | Ohio Statehouse Bureau
Donovan Hunt interned at the Ohio Statehouse for Gannett| USA TODAY Network; he graduated from Ohio University in December 2024.
Naomi Rivera | CBS 2 Boise
Naomi Rivera is a rising senior at Boise State University; she interned with CBS 2 – Boise through our partnership with VOCES Internships of Idaho.
Giselle Salas | Boise State Public Radio
Giselle Salas interned at Boise State Public Radio through our partnership with VOCES Internships of Idaho; she graduated from from Boise State University in May 2025.
Madison Holcomb | Shasta Scout
Madison Holcomb graduated from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in May; she is interning at Shasta Scout.
Kate Denning | Carolina Public Press
Kate Denning is continuing her internship at Carolina Public Press as an education reporter. She graduated from NC State University in 2025 with degrees in Communication and Religious Studies. She is passionate about reporting on transparency issues and holding the powerful accountable. https://carolinapublicpress.org/author/kate-denning/
Melissa Avelino dos Santos | South Dakota News Watch
Melissa Avelino dos Santos is an international student from Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil, entering her junior year at Augustana University in Sioux Falls. pursuing a double major in journalism, focusing on data journalism and data science, with minors in mathematics and science writing. At Augustana, Melissa has developed a passion for reporting and data-driven storytelling. https://www.sdnewswatch.org/south-dakota-rural-population-rapid-city-moving-us-census/
Haley Parsley | Oklahoma Watch
Haley Parsley is a fellow at the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at The University of Maryland. In 2025, she covered vigilante groups and the recovery industry while a Scripps Howard News Intern at Oklahoma Watch. Before pursuing journalism, she worked as a legal investigator.
Sally Verrando | KOSU
Sally Verrando is a freelance journalist in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas. She is a 2025 graduate of the Nonprofit Newsroom Internship Program created by The Scripps Howard Fund and the Institute for Nonprofit News. With a strong belief in the value of nonprofit media, she focuses on the arts, lifestyle and culture and how they affect the creative economy. But she’ll take on any story tossed her way. https://sallydiamondverrando.journoportfolio.com/
Madeline Isabel de Figueiredo | Daily Yonder
Madeline de Figueiredo is a writer and journalist covering public health and rural communities. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, Slate, The Daily Yonder, and elsewhere. She is based in Texas where she also works as an end-of-life doula, studies as a graduate student at the University of Texas, and consumes more queso than is advisable. https://mdefigueiredo.com/
Renae Hefty | Athens County Independent
Renae Hefty has interned for the Athens County Independent through the Scripps Howard Fund’s Nonprofit Newsroom Internship Program. Renae has written and photographed for the student newspaper, The Post, while studying at Ohio University.
Divina Cordeiro | The Shoestring
Divina is an independent reporter covering labor and social movements, and is about to complete a degree in journalism and social thought & political economy at UMass Amherst. They have worked for several years in legislation, policy, and research on education, child welfare, and race equity. Reach them at [email protected] or on Instagram and X @divi_cordeiro. You can find Divina’s most recent publications on https://www.clippings.me/divinacordeiro.
Ethan Grandin | Spotlight Delaware
Ethan Grandin is a rising senior at the University of Delaware; he is interning at Spotlight Delaware.
Janelle Mella | Wisconsin Watch
Janelle Mella interned at Wisconsin Watch as part of the Scripps Howard Fund internship program, where she covered statewide issues and explored solutions in Wisconsin’s rural communities. During her time there, she developed a reporting beat focused on housing affordability and homelessness. She is expected to graduate from Northwestern University in 2027 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a minor in film and media studies. Janelle is passionate about telling stories rooted in community voices and hopes to continue covering local communities in the future, with an focus on solutions-oriented journalism.
Lily Belle Poling | The Current
Lily Belle Poling is interning at The Current through the Fund’s collaboration with the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting; she’s a rising junior at Yale University.
Daniel Lopez | KBOI/CBS2
Danny Lopez is a rising sophomore at the University of Idaho. Danny is interning at KBOI-CBS2 through our partnership with VOCES Internships of Idaho.
Yuxin Zhang | The Maine Monitor
Yuxin Zhang is interning at The Maine Monitor through the Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting; she’s expected to graduate from Amherst College in May 2026.
Paloma Almanza | KBOI
Paloma Almanza is a rising junior the University of Idaho; she is interning at KBOI through our partnership with VOCES Internships of Idaho.
Andrea Galliano | Louisville Public Media
Andrea Galliano is an award-winning journalist with experience in audio and digital non-profit public media in the U.S., where he has covered news, enterprise, and investigative stories on immigration, public health, and inequality. He earned an M.A. from Columbia Journalism School and previously worked across print, digital, TV, and radio outlets in Italy, reporting on economics, politics, energy, and the pharmaceutical industry. https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-galliano/
Soleil Woolard | Athens County Independent
Soleil Woolard is a 4th year student at Marshall University; they are interning at Athens County Independent.
A’Davion D’Chaun Bush | Mississipi Free Press
A’Davion Bush is 3rd year student at the University of Mississippi; he is interning at Mississippi Free Press.
Brian Vega | Northwest Public Broadcasting
Brian Vega is a 4th year student at the University of Idaho. Brian is interning at Northwest Public Broadcasting through our partnership with Voces Internships of Idaho.
Desiree Resendiz | Boise Dev
Desi Resendiz is interning at Boise Dev through our partnership with Voces Internships of Idaho. Desi is a 3rd year student at the College of Idaho.
Alice Finno | VTDigger
Alice Finno recently graduated from Columbia University’s with her master’s degree in journalism; she is interning at VT Digger
Jasmine Wright | The Current GA
Jasmine Wright is a recent graduate of Indiana University; she is interning The Current.
Nicole Blevins | Mountain State Spotlight
Nicole Blevins is a recent graduate of Indana University; she is interning at Mountain State Spotlight.