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Karen Samonds is a Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at NIU where she specializes in vertebrate paleontology and human anatomical sciences.

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 after eight years with The Tennessean, including more than five years as the newspaper's statehouse reporter.Chas has also covered communities, politics and business in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University in New York, where he studied economics and journalism. Outside of work, he's a dedicated distance runner, having completed a dozen marathons

Alondra Gamez is a senior World Languages major at Northern Illinois University and a Spanish Department capstone intern at WNIJ for the Spring 2025 semester.

Brandon Carter is an assistant producer on NPR's Washington Desk. He manages the NPR Politics social media accounts, writes and produces stories for the web and writes for the NPR Politics weekly newsletter.

Ann is executive director of Severson Dells Nature Center in Rockford and has two decades of experience in informal science education, including teaching at residential outdoor schools, aboard tall ships, a science center, and an aquarium.

Megan Brechon is a lifelong Rockford resident. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Women's March Rockford. Megan is an Illinois Certified Domestic Violence Professional and has worked in the field for 16 years