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Fellows

Olivia Fellows

Olivia Fellows

Olívia Zauli Fellows is graduate of the UBC School of Journalism and freelance multimedia journalist focused on international investigative reporting.

Emily Fister

Emily Fister

Emily Fister is a graduate of the UBC School of Journalism, where she specialized in human rights reporting. Emily is the communications manager at Green College at the University of British Columbia.

Maura Forrest

Maura Forrest

Maura Forrest is a graduate of the UBC School of Journalism, where she specialized in science reporting. She is currently a reporter for the Yukon News.

LInda Givetash

Linda Givetash

Linda Givetash is a graduate of the UBC School of Journalism specializing in health reporting. She is also a media fellow with the Aga Khan Foundation of Canada.

Darry Hol

Darryl Hol

Darryl Hol strives to tell powerful stories about the diversity of the human experience. He is working at CBC News as a recipient of the Joan Donaldson Scholarship.

Pauline Holdsworth

Pauline Holdsworth

Pauline Holdsworth is a graduate of the UBC School of Journalism specializing in public health and the environment. She is an associate producer for CBC Radio.

Hala Kamaliddin

Hala Kamaliddin

Hala Kamaliddin is a UBC School of Journalism graduate and freelance reporter specializing in foreign affairs and Middle East news.

Gian-Paolo Mendoza

Gian-Paolo Mendoza

Gian-Paolo Mendoza is a graduate of the UBC School of Journalism, where he specialized in documentary and video journalism. He is currently working at CBC News Vancouver.

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud

Valentina Ruiz Leotaud is a UBC School of Journalism graduate interested in reporting on minority issues, locally and internationally. She works at The Vancouver Observer.

Emi Sasagawa

Emi Sasagawa

Emi Sasagawa is a graduate student at the UBC School of Journalism specializing in global politics reporting. She is also a fellow with ASU’s News21 program.

Production Team

Chantelle Bellrichard

Chantelle Bellrichard

Chantelle Bellrichard is the web developer of the “Out of the Shadows.”

Dionne Bunsha

Dionne Bunsha

Dionne Bunsha provided additional reporting for “Someone to Listen.”

Britney Dennison

Britney Dennison

Britney Dennison is an associate producer of “Out of the Shadows.”

Kim Frank

Kim Frank

Kim Frank is the video editor of “Someone to Listen.”

Mohammad Ghazal

Mohammad Ghazal

Mohammad Ghazal provided additional reporting for “2 Million Children.”

Kathryn Gretsinger

Kathryn Gretsinger

Kathryn Gretsinger is a senior producer of “Out of the Shadows.”

Videsh Kapoor

Videsh Kapoor

Videsh Kapoor is an advisor for “Out of the Shadows.” She also worked as a translator for “Someone to Listen.”

Noah Katcha

Noah Katcha

Noah Katcha worked as an in-field translator for “Praying for a Cure.”

Peter Klein

Peter Klein

Peter Klein is a senior producer of  “Out of the Shadows” and lead producer of “Someone to Listen.”

Dan McKinney

Dan McKinney

Dan McKinney is the video editor and senior producer of “2 Million Children.”

Andrew Munroe

Andrew Munroe is a digital generalist based in Vancouver, Canada. He developed this website.

Ashima Narain

Ashima Narain

Ashima Narain provided additional videography for “Someone to Listen.”

Varun Nayar

Varun Nayar

Varun Nayar collected additional footage for “Someone to Listen.”

Dhanashree Oak

Dhanashree Oak

Dhanashree Oak worked as an interpreter for the team behind “Someone to Listen.”

David Rummel

David Rummel

David Rummel is the executive producer of “Out of the Shadows” and senior producer of “Praying for a Cure.”

Sandra Tirado

Sandra Tirado

Sandra Tirado created the opening animation for the introduction of “Out of the Shadows.”

Ulrich Vital Ahotondji

Ulrich Vital Ahotondji

Ulrich Vital Ahotondji provided additional reporting for “Praying for a Cure.”