Author Bios

Tony D. Vick has served almost three decades in prison on a life-with-parole sentence in Tennessee. He was born in 1962 in Clarksville, Tennessee. While in prison, Tony has …

Gabriela Tejeda is a National Geographic Society Young Explorer and photographer. She works with The Nature Conservancy and is based in the Florida Keys.

Abigail Geiger is a freelance correspondent based in, and focused on, Florida.

Stewart Huntington is a contributor at ICT.

Don Thompson is an author at KFF Health News.

Sandra Henriquez is the CEO of ValorUS®, a California-based, national anti-sexual violence organization and California’s sexual assault coalition.

Jodie Fleischer is an award-winning journalist and the Managing Editor of Investigative Content and Collaborations for Cox Media Group.

Kristen Schorsch is a reporter on WBEZ’s government and politics team, where she covers Cook County, Illinois, and public health.

Mansoor Adayfi is an artist, activist, writer and former Guantánamo prisoner. He is the author of Don’t Forget Us Here: Lost and Found in Guantánamo.

Tik Root is a senior staff writer at Grist.