2022 Kalish Faculty & Staff

Willie J. Allen Jr. is an internationally award-winning photojournalist, videographer, former staff photographer at the Tampa Bay Times and now staff photographer at the Orlando Sentinel.

Dr. Aimee Edmondson is a professor at the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, focusing on First Amendment law and journalism history.

Servant leadership describes the life of Rev. Kenny Irby. He dutifully balances his roles as The St. Petersburg Police Department’s first Director of Community Intervention and senior pastor of the 127-year-old congregation at Historic Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Khary Mason was born and raised in Detroit. He is a former Detroit Police Homicide Detective, now working in the Conviction Integrity space, and a multidisciplinary artist who harnesses the power of art and friendship to mentor and enrich the lives of the next generation.

Jenn Poggi is visual journalist and an assistant professor in the School of Photographic Arts and Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology.

William Snyder is a four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer and editor and is a Professor and Chair of the Advertising Photography Program at his alma mater, the Rochester Institute of Technology.

Mallory Benedict is a photo editor on the History and Culture desk for National Geographic Magazine, commissioning original photography across print, digital, and mobile platforms.

Danny is the Assistant Managing Editor for The Seattle Times.

Danese Kenon is a dynamic visual educator with nearly two decades of photojournalism experience.

Sue has been an advocate for visual journalism as a picture editor, designer, art director and newsroom leader.

Martin Smith-Rodden is an Assistant Professor of Journalism at Ball State University (Muncie, Indiana), where he coordinates the Photographic Storytelling sequence there.

Chris is a multimedia content creator for The Penny Hoarder.

Chloe Coleman an award winning photo editor at The Washington Post.

Kyndell Harkness is the first Assistant Managing Editor of Diversity and Community at the Minneapolis Star Tribune after working as a photo editor during the murder of George Floyd and the societal uprising that followed.

Kevin Martin is a photo editor at the Star Tribune in Minneapolis.

Louie Palu is a photographer and filmmaker whose work has examined social-political issues, such as human rights and conflict for 30 years.

Brian is founder and executive producer of MediaStorm.