Credentialed Bloggers

The MBA and PBS put together a group of credentialed bloggers to cover the event.

Faye Anderson
is a citizen journalist, filmmaker, and public policy consultant. She is the writer and producer of "Counting on Democracy," a documentary about the 2000 election debacle which aired on PBS stations nationwide.
Anderson@Large

La Shawn Barber
is a freelance writer, blogger, and blog consultant. Her
articles, essays, and book reviews have appeared in the Washington Post,
Washington Times, Washington Examiner, Christianity Today, and other
publications. La Shawn has been featured on CNN, the BBC, MSNBC, and C-SPAN.
La Shawn Barber's Corner

Andy Carvin
coordinates Web 2.0 strategy for NPR and is the former director of the nonprofit social network,
the Digital Divide Network. He blogs about education for PBS, serves as DC correspondent to the video blog Rocketboom, and writes about Internet culture and sundry topics at his personal blog, Andy Carvin's Waste of Bandwidth.
www.andycarvin.com

Earl Dunovant
has been everything from a manual laborer in a warehouse to an assistant vice president in a Japanese bank. Right now, he is the operator of Prometheus 6.
Prometheus 6

Michael Fauntroy
is an assistant professor of public policy at George Mason University and author of the recently published book, Republicans and the Black Vote. His political analysis and commentary is published widely and he is a regular contributor on National Public Radio and other media outlets around the country.
www.michaelfauntroy.com

Terrance Heath
has been blogging at The Republic of T. since October 2003. He lives in the metro-Washington, DC area with his partner and their son, and makes his living as a an independent social media consultant.
The Republic of T.

Danielle Holley-Walker
is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of South Carolina. Her scholarship focuses on issues of educational equity, including affirmative action in higher education,NCLB, and charter schools.
feministlawprofs.law.sc.edu

Sherrilyn Ifill
is a civil rights lawyer and Professor at the University of Maryland School of Law in Baltimore, Maryland. She has been a blogger on BlackProf since its inception in 2005, and specializes in politics, voting and civil rights.
www.blackprof.com

Casey Lartigue
is a radio show host, education consultant and small business owner. Casey is a former policy analyst with Cato's Center for Educational Freedom. He has a master's degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
The Casey Lartigue Show

Susie Madrak
is a well-known Philadelphia blogger and a former award-winning journalist who cut her investigative teeth in suburban Philadelphia's powerful Republican machine. She recently finished a stint as press secretary for a high-profile Philadelphia mayoral campaign.
Suburban Guerrilla

Maegan "la Mala" Ortiz
is NYC Editor for VivirLatino.com, a daily blog covering politics, arts, and pop culture for Latinos by Latinos.
VivirLatino.com

Kim Pearson
is a writer and educator interested in the use of interactive storytelling as a means of encouraging more informed and engaged civic participation.
Professor Kim's News Notes

Liza Sabater
is a feminist culture critic, new media art producer, web developer, blogpreneur and the founder of two of the most influential national and local blogs in the United States:CultureKitchen.com and DailyGotham.com, described by New York politics insiders as "the 800lb gorilla" of New York City’s grassroots.
CultureKitchen.com

Matthew Sheffield
is a blogger, editor, producer, and president of Dialog Media,an independent consulting firm for non-profits and campaigns. He and his work have been mentioned by numerous media outlets including the New York Times, Rush Limbaugh, and the Washington Post. He has been a guest on all of the cable news channels.
Ace of Spades HQ

Pam Spaulding
publishes the blog Pam's House Blend, honored as "Best LGBT Blog" in the 2005 and 2006 Weblog Awards. A regular contributor to the progressive blog Pandagon.net, Pam has also guest blogged at Firedoglake, Facing South, Alternet, and The Rude Pundit.
Pam's House Blend

Gerardo Vazquez
is a consultant specializing in grassroots strategies for improved community options. He also publishes the American Taino and Global Taino weblogs.
americantaino.blogspot.com

Laurie White
is a writer, teacher, counselor, editor and journalism student who has maintained a personal weblog since early 2005. She is a contributing editor at Blogher.org.
LaurieWrites

Oliver Willis
has been blogging since 2000 at OliverWillis.com and has been profiled in The Boston Globe, Baseline magazine, and on PBS. Willis attended Florida Atlantic University and is a member of the Technology and Online Community Department at Media Matters for America.
OliverWillis.com