Journalist Fellows for the Spiritual Exemplars Project

The following journalists were selected from a very competitive pool of 300 journalists who applied to take part in “Spiritual Exemplars: A Global Project on Engaged Spirituality.” Journalism fellows (2019-2023) are reporting on and profiling spiritual exemplars around the globe.

Athar Ahmad
London, England

Jeneé Darden
Oakland, CA

Cheryl Devall
Editor with The Spiritual Edge podcast

Daysha Eaton

Jess Engebretson
New York, NY

Innocent Eteng
Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Kiratiana Freelon
Rio de Janiero, Brazil

Linda Freund
Barcelona, Spain

Clément Girardot
Tbilisi, Georgia

Kevin Douglas Grant
Washington, D.C.

Chris Herlinger
Astoria, NY

Jude Joffe-Block
Phoenix, AZ

Kim Lawton
Arlington, VA

Julia Lieblich
Cambridge, MA

Maria Emilia Martin
Texas and Guatemala

Monique Parsons
Chicago, IL

Julien Pebrel
Tbilisi, Georgia

Mary Annette Pember
Cincinnati, OH

Magdalena Rojo
Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico

Noel Rojo
Oaxaca de Juarez, Mexico

Rhonda Roumani

Stephanie Saldaña
Jerusalem

Priyadarshini Sen
Delhi, India

Soumya Shankar
New York, NY

Meara Priyanka Sharma
London, England

Shaina Shealy

Heidi Shin
Boston, MA

Judy Silber
Executive Producer, The Spiritual Edge

Krithika Varagur
London, England

Diane Winston
Los Angeles, CA

Kimberly Winston
Bay Area, CA

Naomi Zeveloff
Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel