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NAJA Conference
Student and Mentors
 Alexandria Mortenson
Alex, a Yupik Eskimo from Western Alaska, got into radio in 6th grade reading the weather. She is a journalism/public communications major at University of Alaska in Anchorage. She currently works at KNBA-FM on a 90-second history modules project called Today in Alaska Native History.
Alex's Mentor: Mary Bowannie, UNM, Albuquerque
 Jessica Abeita
Jessica is a junior at UNM, in Native American Studies. She is part Isleta Pueblo and part Laguna. She is an intern with Native America Calling. Previously, she was a dj at KADP, the college station in Las Vegas, New Mexico.
Jessica's Mentor: Brian Bull, News Director, Wisconsin Public Radio
 Kaeleen McGuire
Kaeleen McGuire, Confederated Umatilla Tribes of Oregon, attends Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo., and is a 2002 graduate of the Freedom Forum’s American Indian Journalism Institute. In summer 2003, she was a reporting intern at the Fort Collins Coloradoan. Last summer she interned at NPR in Washington, D.C.
Kaeleen's Mentor: Bernadette Chato Charlie, Cultural Heritage and Education Institute, Fairbanks, Alaska
Vince Feeling
A proud member of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, Vince Feeling is attending Northeastern State University in Oklahoma, pursuing a degree in Mass Communications. He was the Vice-President of the United National Indian Tribal Youth Organization.
Vince's Mentor: Doug Mitchell, National Public Radio
Project Staff
Managing Editor:
Traci Tong, Producer, The World, WGBH Boston
Technical Advisor:
Tom Krymkowski, Freelance Engineer/multi-media specialist,
San Francisco, CA
Project Director:
Doug Mitchell, Next Generation Radio Project Manager, NPR, Washington, DC
Additional Support:
Martin Wells, News Director, Nebraska Public Radio, Lincoln, Nebraska
Webmaster:
Rachel Basofin, National Public Radio
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