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Sean McMinn is a data editor on NPR's Investigations team.

Tanya Ballard Brown is an editor for NPR. She joined the organization in 2008.

John Hornsby is a Business Sponsorship Account Executive at Blue Ridge Public Radio. He works with regional organizations to develop clear, mission-aligned partnerships that support independent journalism and cultural programming.

He brings more than two decades of experience in brand strategy, creative direction, and relationship-based business development. Prior to joining BPR, John worked extensively with mission-driven organizations across the creative and entrepreneurial communities of Western North Carolina and beyond.

John lives in Waynesville with his family and appreciates the Appalachian region’s vibrant cultural expression, civic life, and economic vitality.

Cheryl W. Thompson is an investigative correspondent for NPR.

Jacob Goldstein is an NPR correspondent and co-host of the Planet Money podcast. He is the author of the book Money: The True Story of a Made-Up Thing.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad is a world-renowned producer, songwriter and musician, and a founding member of A Tribe Called Quest, Lucy Pearl and production group The Ummah. He cowrote D'Angelo's "Brown Sugar" and has worked with John Legend, Maxwell, Mint Condition, Angie Stone, Mos Def and Gil Scott-Heron among many others.

Alix Spiegel has worked on NPR's Science Desk for 10 years covering psychology and human behavior, and has reported on everything from what it's like to kill another person, to the psychology behind our use of function words like "and", "I", and "so." She began her career in 1995 as one of the founding producers of the public radio program This American Life. While there, Spiegel produced her first psychology story, which ultimately led to her focus on human behavior. It was a piece called 81 Words, and it examined the history behind the removal of homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.