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Colleen Potts

Colleen Potts is the Senior Manager of District Success at the News Literacy Project, serving as the primary point of contact for district technology teams, instructional leaders, and learning management […]

Staff Senior Manager of District Success

Colleen Potts is the Senior Manager of District Success at the News Literacy Project, serving as the primary point of contact for district technology teams, instructional leaders, and learning management […]



Staff Product Manager

Bob Schulz is a product manager at NLP. In this role, Bob is responsible for understanding user needs in order to define the road map for Checkology®. Working with NLP’s […]



Staff Product Support Analyst

Erick Sanchez is the Product Support Analyst at the News Literacy Project. He is responsible for assisting educators and taking action on feedback to ensure a seamless Checkology® experience.  Erick previously […]



Staff Manager of State Policy

Ryann Lynn is the Manager of State Policy at the News Literacy Project. She supports state engagement and helps coordinate local groups who advocate for legislation that ensures all students […]



Staff Human Resources Compliance Specialist

Jessica Walker is the Human Resources Compliance Specialist at the News Literacy Project. She manages onboarding documentation, employment verifications and performance review processes and helps ensure policies and job descriptions […]



Staff Manager of Digital Marketing

Lauren Wolbaum oversees marketing reporting and analytics and paid social and search campaigns while also supporting email and social media operations. Before joining NLP, she spent more than a decade […]



Staff Video Producer

Alexa Volland creates short-form, student-focused content for social media and classroom use. Before joining NLP, she was editor of the MediaWise Teen Fact-Checking Network at the Poynter Institute, leading a […]



Staff Education Editor

Lourdes Venard edits The Sift®, Scroll Smarter and Insider newsletters, as well as Checkology® lessons, material for professional learning events and other educator-facing resources. She also edits RumorGuard articles and […]



Staff Senior Director of Media Relations

Christina Veiga drives press coverage and builds awareness of the organization’s work, mission and impact. She coordinates media requests for information and interviews and plays a key role in promoting […]



Staff Senior Manager of Professional Learning

Tracee Stanford designs and facilitates engaging news literacy professional development sessions for educators nationwide, virtually and in person. Before joining NLP, she was a program manager at Free Spirit Media, […]