Iman Maani previously served as the Digital Communications Coordinator at Weave News and has also worked closely with the editorial, development, and communications teams.

Nkosi is a singer, songwriter and storyteller born and raised in a township called Thokoza in the east of Johannesburg, South Africa. At the age of 12, she attended a leadership academy in Johannesburg and then attended a liberal arts college in New York. She graduated college in 2019 with honors in sociology and a computer science minor. Nkosi is passionate about sharing stories of hope, healing, triumph and love.

Eliza Maher studied English Creative Writing and Global Studies at St. Lawrence University and has contributed to the Glocal Dispatches series. She grew up in Geneva, New York, in the Finger Lakes area of the state. In her free time she likes to run, read, and bake.

Zakiy T. Manigo is a rising first-generation senior from Elizabeth, New Jersey pursuing a dual bachelor’s degree in Mathematics and Computer Engineering through St. Lawrence University's 3+2 Combined Engineering program.

Alessandro Marangelli (he/they) is a student at St. Lawrence University double majoring in Anthropology and Environmental Studies and minoring in Global Studies. Originally from Italy, Marangelli is passionate about the intersectional understanding of cultural, social and environmental sustainability.

Adam Marcinkowski has contributed to the Glocal Dispatches series. Raised in central Vermont, Adam grew up spending lots of time outside. After graduating the Lake Champlain Waldorf high school in 2016, he took a gap year in which he worked and traveled around the Americas and Vietnam.

Andrew Miller is an incoming graduate student pursuing a masters in climate change at Københavns Universitet. He is interested in international environmental politics and understanding the science of our climate and biosphere.

Sheila Murray reported for Weave News during her semester abroad in Costa Rica, focusing on how citizens used street art as a form of expression. She continued her contributions, post-graduation, from Boston, MA, seeking out small businesses and events that were inclusive and provided interesting platforms for public expression.

Łukasz W. Niparko is a human rights advocate (LL.M. in international human rights law from the European University Viadrina). He is with Weave News since 2009. Between 2011 and 2013, he served as the organization’s Public Relations and Big Questions Coordinator.

The North Country Poor People’s Campaign meets virtually on the third Tuesday of each month at 6pm. Learn more and join our email list at nysppc.org! You can also like and follow the NYS Poor People’s Campaign at @NYSPPC on Facebook and Instagram, or join our North Country Poor People’s Campaign Facebook group at facebook.com/groups/northcountryppc.

Valeria Obregon (she/her) is a rising senior at St. Lawrence University majoring in environmental studies and sociology and minoring in gender studies. She has a passion for the arts, especially protest art and muralism.

Allison Paludi, a 2014 graduate of St. Lawrence University, is a contributor to Weave News and has also served as a project intern. You can read more about her stories and insights from home and abroad at allisonpaludi.wordpress.com.

Dr. Steve Peraza earned a Ph.D. in U.S. History at SUNY-Buffalo and is currently an Assistant Professor at SUNY Buffalo State. Dr. Peraza graduated St. Lawrence University in December 2006 and is a long-time Weave News contributor focusing on issues of poverty, policing, and racial justice.

Jordan Pescrillo (she/her) is a Buffalo native who has spent over a decade living and working in Southeast Asia. She is a trainer, curriculum designer and advocate for the Burmese post-secondary education sector. Community development principles are at the core of her work and she passionately brings these principles to her writing. Jordan graduated from St. Lawrence University in 2012 and has been supporting Weave News efforts since she was a student.

Raina K. Puels is a writer, educator, and editor who lives in Boston. She's passionate about intersectional feminism, positive queer representation, and her cat Layla. Her myriad publications can be found on her website: rainakpuels.com and pictures of Layla can be found on her Twitter: @rainakpuels.

Daniel Henryk Rasolt is an independent researcher and writer, and the founder of Unbounded World, an initiative that takes an integrated approach to environmental and cultural preservation.

Dr. Jesús G. Ruiz earned his Ph.D. in Latin American Studies at Tulane University and is currently an ACLS Emerging Voices Postdoctoral Fellow at Duke University. He specializes in the history of Latin America & the Caribbean, the Black Atlantic, and specifically Haiti and the Haitian Revolution.

Charles Scaife is PhD Candidate in Environmental Sciences at the University of Virginia and a science policy fellow working in Washington, DC. When's he not trying to understand climate change and its impacts on our forests and waterways, he's trail running, practicing yoga, or binge-watching a new series.