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A Chicago native, Maria earned a Master's Degree in Public Affairs Reporting from the University of Illinois Springfield . Maria is a 2022-2023 corps member for Report for America. RFA is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to report on under-covered issues and communities. It is an initiative of The GroundTruth Project, a nonprofit journalism organization. Un residente nativo de Chicago, Maria se graduó de University of Illinois Springfield con una licenciatura superior en periodismo de gobierno.

Melody was born and raised in Lima, Peru. She loves the outdoors and is currently an NIU student working on her teaching licensure, hoping to teach Spanish and English learners in the near future.

Born and raised in Rockford, Kelsey Cunningham is a student at Northern Illinois University, pursuing her degree in Spanish Language and Culture. In her free time, she plays a lot of online games with her friends and takes care of her four cats.

Wester Wuori is one of the original WNIJ Perspectives contributors. He lives in Rockford.

Dustin graduated from NIU in 2002, and has been a member of the DeKalb community for more than 40 years. Having previously worked in media sales, he has built and cultivated many long-time business relationships. As a corporate support representative for Northern Public Radio, he uses those relationships and customer service skills to help support the station.

Susan Goldberg is an audiobook narrator (www.susanmgoldbergvoice.com), writer, and lawyer whose best job ever was travelling around the world on a ship.