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Melissa grew up in Tucson, Arizona, where she fell in love with the ecology and geology of the Sonoran desert. She has a B.S. in Environmental Science from the University of Arizona and an M.FA. in Creative Writing and Environment from Iowa State University. Her first book, Mythical River, forthcoming from the University of Iowa Press, is about water issues in the Southwest. She has worked as a science communicator for NASA’s Phoenix Mars Scout Mission, the Water Resources Research Center, and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Melissa relocated to Flagstaff in 2015 to join KNAU’s team. She enjoys hiking, fishing and reading fantasy novels.

StellaChávezisKERA’seducation reporter/blogger. Her journalism roots run deep: She spent a decade and a half in newspapers – including seven years atThe Dallas Morning News, where she covered education and won the Livingston Award for National Reporting, which is given annually to the best journalists across the country under age 35. The award-winning entry was “Yolanda’s Crossing,” a seven-partDMN series she co-wrote that reconstructs the 5,000-mile journey of a young Mexican sexual-abuse victim from a smallOaxacanvillage to Dallas. For the last two years, she worked for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,where she was part of the agency’s outreach efforts on the Affordable Care Act and ran the regional office’s social media efforts.

Abbie Fentress Swanson left KBIA at the end of 2013.

Bill Zeeble has been a full-time reporter at KERA since 1992, covering everything from medicine to the Mavericks and education to environmental issues. Heâââ

April Ehrlich began freelancing for Jefferson Public Radio in the fall of 2016, and then officially joined the team as its Morning Edition Host and a Jefferson Exchange producer in August 2017.

Lisa Nauful co-hosts KCBX In Concert with Craig Russell on Wednesday nights from 6:30-8:00 p.m. She is currently the principal bassoonist in the San Luis Obispo Symphony and Opera San Luis Obispo. In addition to playing in many groups in the area, Lisa teaches the bassoon at Cal Poly and Cuesta College. She and her husband George live in Arroyo Grande with their dog Hazel and their two cats, Daisey and Ollie.

Shawn Hafley is a longtime Central Coast musician, DJ, and denizen of local record shops. He founded Citizen Sound as a predominately indie and alternative music show featuring newer releases, deep tracks, and a little of everything in between.

You can reach Jerome at djjtuniversal@gmail.com.