Date and Time:
Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m.Location:
Cronkite School, First Amendment Forum, second floor, 555 N Central Ave., Phoenix, AZ 85004
Navigating Identity Issues in the Workplace
Applying for jobs or starting a new professional role can be stressful, especially if you’re a person of color, LGBTQ or disabled. Professionals who have been there will share their experiences and insights with students. Lunch will be provided. Click here to RSVP.
Panel moderator
Danielle Cortez (she/they) is a photographer for Major League Baseball and the Arizona Diamondbacks and contributor to PHNX. In addition to her work in the field, she is an instructor of Sports Photojournalism at the Cronkite School, where she graduated in 2015.
Panelist(s)
Kasey Brammell (she/they) graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication in December 2021 and started working soon after for ABC15 as a digital content producer.
Dianna Náñez (she/they) is an investigative journalist and narrative editor and writer whose story of Indigenous and borderlands communities was part of the USA TODAY Network’s 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning team coverage for explanatory reporting. She’s a leader in DEIAB work, served on the NAHJ board and is co-founder and executive editor at Arizona Luminaria, a nonprofit newsroom for people who want local journalism that’s a resource for action, equality and democracy.
April Reed (she/her) is the Vice President of Advocacy at Ability360, local nonprofit disability service organization. She received her master’s degree in social work from ASU. She creates and supports programing to support people with disabilities in their journey living well with their disabilities.
Shemar Woods (he/him) is a professor of practice at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and an editorial director at Sports Illustrated. A 2011 graduate of Hampton (Va.) University, Woods has worked at ESPN, MLB.com, the New York Daily News, The Philadelphia Inquirer and interned at The Washington Post.