Joshua B. Pribanic: Editor-in-Chief

Joshua Pribanic has successfully started several nonprofit ventures, mainly sustainability projects on food systems that have transitioned to universities and community leaders. He started a for profit grassroots online publication in 2008 on regional news and syndicated investigative journalism, which tilled the soil for his current interest. His most recent work is Triple Divide a feature-length documentary investigating the negative impacts of fracking. His multimedia projects have appeared in publications worldwide, and he’s a supporter and participant of the Committee to Protect Journalists. His mission is to expand the role of investigative journalism into a more dynamic expression of video and audio publications. Follow on twitter: @jbpribanic

Melissa Troutman: Managing Editor

Melissa is a five-year freelance writer and journalist who also has experience both in video production and still cameras. Her community-based approach to journalism is framed by a global mindset that points to the interconnection between all people, places, and ideas. She’s also an educator pursuing a new paradigm in public education blending democratic and outdoor models for learning. Follow @melissat22

Melissa served as Director of Creative Play, Assistant Director of Commercial Video, and Staff Photographer at My Video Factory in Virginia Beach, Virginia for almost two years before the business closed its doors. Melissa scripted, directed, and operated video and still cameras for family and commercial video in addition to serving as Office Manager and Executive Assistant to Vice President of Production.

Laurel Dammann: Editorial Intern

(07/12-05/13)

Laurel Dammann’s internal catchphrase is “question everything.” Perhaps inevitably, that mantra led her down a path of investigative journalism and into her internship at Public Herald. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, she concentrated in Journalism, Film, and French and has a particular passion for interview, documentary, and the editing processes of both writing and film. She has published work at MovieMaker Magazine, Print Magazine, and Art Business News. Laurel was forever marked by encounters with performance artist Penny Arcade and Sarah Lawrence College professor and former The New Yorker editor, Alice Truax.

Board of Directors

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Advisory Board

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