Meet Our Team

Brink is run by a dynamic team of experts and industry leaders, bringing together decades of diverse experience in education, literacy, writing, editing, publishing, and prison reform

Executive

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Dani Hedlund

Chief Executive & Founder

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Helen Maimaris

Chief of Staff

Senior

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Emily Brill-Holland

Editorial Coordinator & Internship Supervisor

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Victoria Bruick

Administrative Assistant

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Thomas Chisholm

Senior Editor

Ejiwa Ebenebe

Assistant Creative Director

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Sam Gladstone

IT Officer

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Nate Ragolia

Marketing & Communications Coordinator

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Evan Sheldon

Editorial Coordinator

Associate

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Chase Bailey

Marketing Assistant & Grant Writer

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Suzie Bartholomew

Outreach Assistant

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Maribel Leddy

Assistant Editor

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Dominic Loise

Content Creator & Staff Writer

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Matt Peadon

Visual Identity Associate

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Anya Prosser

Frames Prison Program Fellow

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Eric Rowe

Education Fellow & Advisor

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Valerie San Filippo

F(r)iction in the Classroom Fellow

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Eileen Silverthorn

Assistant Editor

Natalie Wyatt

Frames Prison Program Instructor

Junior

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Azalea Acevedo

Junior Editor

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Manal Ahmed

Staff Writer

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Eliza Browning

Junior Editor

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Sam Burt

Junior Editor

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Erin Clements

Junior Editor

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Ally Geist

Grant Writer & Junior Editor

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Gina Gruss

Junior Editor

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Jessenia Hernandez

Junior Editor

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Esther Hsu

Junior Editor

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Carolyn Janecek

Junior Editor

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Asmaani Kumar

Junior Editor

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John Legarte

Junior Editor

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Kaitlin Lounsberry

Junior Editor

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Carl McDonald

Grant Writer

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Sonya Minner

Research Assistant

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Jaclyn Morken

Junior Editor

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Aisling O’Mahony

Web Editor & Marketing Assistant

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Miki Schumacher

Junior Editor

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Amber Sullivan

Junior Editor

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Carissa Villagomez

Junior Editor

Consultant

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Asa C. Garber

Legal Advisor

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Zach Howard

Prison Book Art Director & Co-Creator

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Andrew Jimenez

Advisory Editor

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Michelle Lockamy

Website Artist

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Stefanie Molina

Advisory Editor

Drew Nolte

Web Designer

Board

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Suzanne Hickox

US Board Member

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Jennifer Leong

US Board Member

Ian Leprino

US Board Member

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Vivian Marr

UK Trustee

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Harriet Moll

UK Trustee

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Jon Schindehette

Board Member

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Catherine Stihler OBE

UK Trustee

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Carl McDonald Headshot
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Emily Brill-Holland Headshot
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