Contact the Baltimore Banner newsroom
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Newsroom staff
Kimi Yoshino
Editor in Chief
Andrea K. McDaniels
Managing Editor
Richard Martin
Deputy Managing Editor
Lawrence Burney
Arts and Culture Editor
John O’Connor
Political Editor
Emma Patti Harris
Senior Director of Audience & Experience
T.J. Ortenzi
Director of Audience
Michael Hughes
Copy Editor
Norm Gomlak
Local News Editor
Kirk McKoy
Photo Editor
Jamyla Krempel
Digital Editor
Leah Brennan
Copy Editor
Krishna Sharma
Audience Engagement Editor
Other newsroom staff
Penelope Blackwell
Breaking News Reporter
Cody Boteler
Author of The Scan
Liz Bowie
Baltimore City Education Reporter
Taji Burris
Music and Culture Reporter
Jessica Calefati
Education Enterprise Reporter
Ben Conarck
Criminal Justice Reporter
Alejandro Danois
Sports Reporter
Taylor DeVille
Baltimore County Reporter
Justin Fenton
Investigative Reporter
Kristen Griffith
Baltimore County Education Reporter
Sophie Kasakove
Housing Reporter
Ryan Little
Data Journalist
Laila Milevski
News Designer and Illustrator
Tim Prudente
Enterprise Reporter
Clara Longo de Freitas
Neighborhood and Community Reporter (East Baltimore)
Hallie Miller
Reporter
Ulysses Muñoz
Visual Journalist
Cadence Quaranta
Breaking News Reporter
Julie Scharper
Enterprise Reporter
Dylan Segelbaum
Courts Reporter
Brenna Smith
Visual Investigative Reporter
Imani Spence
Arts and Community Reporter
Leslie Gray Streeter
Columnist
Emily Sullivan
Baltimore City Hall Reporter
Christina Tkacik
Food Reporter
Nick Thieme
Data Journalist
Jasmine Vaughn-Hall
Neighborhood and Community Reporter (West Baltimore)
John-John Williams IV
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Reporter
Adam Willis
Local Government Reporter
Brenda Wintrode
State Government Reporter
Pamela Wood
Maryland Politics Reporter
Alissa Zhu
Immigration Reporter
Creatives in Residence
The Baltimore Banner “Creatives in Residence” program helps amplify the work of artists and writers from the Baltimore region. The inaugural class includes poets, essayists, designers, bloggers, and experienced journalists, each with a unique perspective and Baltimore experience to inform their reporting and storytelling. Read more here.
Kondwani Fidel
Poet and essayist
Kerry Graham
English teacher and a writer
Mikea Hugley
Graphic designer and illustrator
Wallace Lane
Poet, writer, and author
Simone Phillips
Food blogger
E.R. Shipp
Journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist
D. Watkins
Writer
Newsroom support staff
Uhmar Alston
Executive Assistant