2016 AAJA National Convention

Kristen Muller oversees Content Innovation at Southern California Public Radio. Prior to that, she was Senior Managing Editor for News. Kristen joined SCPR after spending more than a decade at CBS News, where she was a producer for the CBS Evening News and an associate producer at 60 Minutes II. Muller completed a John S. Knight Journalism Fellowship at Stanford University in 2016.

Justin Hendrix is Executive Director of NYC Media Lab, connecting media and tech companies with NYC universities to drive digital media innovation and entrepreneurship. Previously he was Vice President, Business Development & Innovation for The Economist. He holds a BA from the College of William & Mary and an MSc in Technology Commercialization from the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin.

Stacy-Marie Ishmael was the Managing Editor of Mobile for BuzzFeed News. Prior to joining BuzzFeed, she was the VP of Communities at the Financial Times. She was the first product manager at Percolate Industries, and is on the advisory council for the CUNY Graduate School of Journalism. | Stacy-Marie Ishmael was the Managing Editor of Mobile for BuzzFeed News. Prior to joining BuzzFeed, she was the VP of Communities at the Financial Times. She... Read More →

Julia Thompson is Director of Audience Growth for The Arizona Republic and azcentral.com. She works on digital strategies to reach target audiences. Julia has also worked at The Des Moines Register and The Tallahassee Democrat on projects related to digital, mobile, social, search and innovation.