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Erika Celeste is an award-winning writer who has worked in radio, print, television, and film. Among other things she has collected 2 Tellys and an Edward R. Murrow Award. She has worked for every major news network affiliate including ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN and PBS. She has traveled extensively freelancing for many national and international organizations including Voice of America, Public Radio International and National Public Radio. She now owns and operates a freelance ghostwriting company and runs a nonprofit teaching future journalists. She writes non-fiction for others in hopes of helping them and their readers live their best lives. Her most recent book along with co-author Matt Reum is Still Standing: The Seven Miracles of Matthew Reum.

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Hi there! I'm a creative and empathetic digital content producer with 10 years of experience in journalism, social media engagement, and video production. I've produced and strategized with for the State Department, AJ+, and TripAdvisor.

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I’m a journalist, consultant, and professor based in Michigan, USA, with a strong background in media and project management, particularly within local and international Arab communities. I began my media career at MTV, LBC, and Al-Safir Newspaper, where I reported on elections and breaking news, learning to share complex information clearly. As a journalist for The Arab American News, I focused on culture and technology, conducting interviews and covering advancements like Ford's self-driving cars. In my consulting work, I provide Arabic translation services and organize events, translating key documents for the City of Dearborn to keep Arabic speakers informed. I also manage projects like the Road to Equal Justice Conference and the Arab American Orchestra events. With three Master's degrees in Physics of Nanomaterials, Condensed Matter Physics, and Philosophy, I have experience in teaching complex topics simply. I am fluent in Arabic and English, with basic knowledge of French.

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I'm Nina Misuraca Ignaczak, and I'm based in metro Detroit. I'm an accomplished writer, editor, and filmmaker, and I've also puttered in podcasts, data journalism, and infographic production. My real love is telling a human story; I'm at my best when I can connect the dots between technical information (data, policy, issues) and a human angle. I've written and produced media about topics ranging from energy policy to food to transportation to water to economic development and more. Several job titles I've held: Editorial Director, Digital Editor, Freelance Writer, Audio Producer, Film Director, and Community Planner.

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Award-winning multilingual filmmaker and journalist whose work has appeared on BBC, Al Jazeera, AJ+, DW, the Independent, and many other platforms. Developed, wrote, and produced the full-length documentary OBJECTOR, which won awards at major film festivals (IDFA, AJB DOC, St. Louis International, Hot Springs). Having created viral content with a global appeal, Amitai has online video, studio, field production and journalism experience.

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My name is Randy Buffington and I’m a sports/lifestyle host based out of Cleveland, OH. I’m currently looking for new opportunities as a host/reporter in the intersection of pop culture and sports. I’ve worked as a reporter/host with ESPN and USA TODAY. I have a passion for telling stories about life through the lens of sports and want to keep doing so moving forward.

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Gamal Gasim, associate professor of Middle East Studies and Political Science at Grand Valley State University, earned his PhD in political science from Texas Tech. Before Grand Valley, he taught at Texas Tech, University of Wisconsin-Madison during the summers of 2006 and 2007, and at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Beloit College during the summers of 2008 and 2009 respectively. His research interests include comparative politics, Middle East politics, Islamic civilization, Islamic political parties and Muslim Americans. He has contributed articles to Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations, Studies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, Politics & Religion, Electoral Studies, the Journal of Political Science Education, the Journal of Islamic Perspective and Culture, the Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics and other journals. He also writes for Al Jazeera English, the Arab Daily News, Huffington Post, and Yemen Times.

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H. Nejat Seyhun is Professor of Finance and Jerome B. and Eilene M. York Professor of Business Administration at the University of Michigan, Ross School of Business. He served as the director of the Financial Engineering program at the University of Michigan, College of Engineering, 2005-2014. Dr. Seyhun holds a Ph.D. in finance (1984), a master’s degree in applied economics (1981) from University of Rochester, Rochester NY; and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering (1976) from Northwestern University, Evanston, IL. Professor Seyhun has taught in day-time MBA, evening MBA, global MBA, executive MBA, weekend MBA and Ph.D. programs, as well as executive education seminars at the University of Michigan since 1983. He has also worked as an electrical engineer prior to receiving his Ph.D. Since joining the University of Michigan as a faculty member in 1983, he has also visited various universities.

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Published Author, Director of Photography, Photojournalism, artists, activist and Huffington Post contributor. Seph Lawless has produced several stories for several media outlets that have gone viral in recent years ranging from NBC NEWS, CNN, ABC NEWS, Weather channel and others. Seph Lawless is also a political pundit and TV personality that has appeared on several television news programs such as the Fox News' Greta Van Susteran show, VICELAND and NBC's Today Show. In 2015, Lawless was voted the Most Interesting Person of the Year according to Cleveland Magazine. Lawless currently has over a million fans and followers across his social media platforms including well known politicians and celebrities including Zooey Deschanel, Mark Ruffalo, Ashton Kutcher and Rihanna.

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I am an Emmy award winning producer and film director who champions the call for creative visual storytelling. I'm convinced that people today don't just want to be informed, they want to be entertained while being informed. I love bringing stories to life that impact the lives of millions of people around the world. I aim is to tell stories in a way that will entice and resonate with global audience.

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I'm temporarily relocating to my hometown in the Detroit area, working freelance on a project-by-project basis. I have experience covering breaking news, politics and investigative stories. I previously worked in D.C. for WJLA-TV's investigative unit as an associate producer, producing a weekly show and assisting reporters with packaging stories. I've also held positions at CNN, ABC News, Scripps Washington Bureau, WXYZ-TV and KOMU-TV.

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Bilal Irfan is an emerging researcher in the field of medicine and bioethics, and an incoming student at the Harvard Medical School. At his undergraduate institution, the University of Michigan, Bilal served as the youngest President of LSA Student Government and founded the Muslim Coalition. He has authored numerous works relating to the study of Islam & Muslim societies, and works around issues relating to human dignity.

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Multimedia Journalist. Full-service video and photo. News, documentary, and commercial. Alum of UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism.

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I worked for 20 years as a journalist, primarily in TV News. I'm now looking to freelance, using my videography and editing skills to gather and deliver compelling content on deadline.

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Writer poet and student

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Retired Distinguished Professor of History and journalist specializing in world affairs.

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Clum Creative - Cleveland's premier full-service video production company.

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Mirza Family Professor of Islamic Thought & Muslim Societies, University of Notre Dame, USA

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Razi Jafri is a documentary filmmaker, producer, and journalist. His film, Hamtramck, USA premiered at the SXSW film festival and was broadcast on the PBS program America ReFramed. The film chronicles life and democracy in America’s first Muslim-majority city. Razi produced Three Chaplains about three Muslim chaplains as they fight for religious freedom in the US military. The film was broadcast on the PBS program Independent Lens. He is also the producer of Rouge, which had its premiere at the Hot Docs Film Festival. Razi’s work has been supported by the Ford Foundation, the Doris Duke Foundation, the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), and the Sundance Institute. He has been awarded fellowships by the New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA), Impact Partners, the Salzburg Global Forum, the Kresge Foundation, the Knight-Sundance Fellowship, the Sundance Documentary Producers Lab+Fellowship, and the Sundance-Disney Fellowship. Razi has an MFA from the University of Michigan.

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