James Burnett
Fellow in Journalism, UVA’s Gun Violence Solutions Project
Founding Editor and Managing Director, The Trace
Kat Calvin
Practitioner Fellow in Democracy, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Founder and Executive Director, Spread The Vote + Project ID
Co-Founder and CEO, Project ID Action Fund
Russell Carlock
Educating for Democracy Fellow, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Research and Data Scientist, Albemarle County Public Schools
Mike Ellison
Distinguished Fellow in Culture and Democracy, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Executive Artist
Helen Goggins
Educating for Democracy Fellow, Karsh Institute of Democracy
History Teacher, Charlottesville High School
John Hobson
Educating for Democracy Fellow, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Assistant Principal, Murray Elementary School
Reed Howard
Practitioner Fellow in Democracy, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Chief Strategy Officer, Future Caucus
Christopher Howell
Educating for Democracy Fellow, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Instructional Coach, Albemarle County Public Schools
Sally Hudson
Practitioner Fellow in Democracy, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Founder and Executive Director, Ranked Choice Virginia
Khari Johnson
2024-2025 Fellow in Journalism, Digital Technology for Democracy Lab, University of Virginia
Technology Reporter, CalMatters
Tera Morris
Educating for Democracy Fellow, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Psychology Teacher, Albemarle High School
Sam Pressler
Practitioner Fellow in Democracy, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Research Affiliate, Harvard Human Flourishing Program
Laura Richardson
Educating for Democracy Fellow, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Talent Development Resource Teacher, Reading Specialist, Murray Elementary School
Sindhu Vadlamani
Educating for Democracy Fellow, Karsh Institute of Democracy
Social Studies Teacher, Albemarle County Public Schools