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Sydney Murray

Sydney is a communications specialist at the economic development company for Northern Kentucky, BE NKY Growth Partnership. Previously, Sydney worked as a newspaper reporter including Cincinnati Enquirer, Newark Advocate and Harrison Press. Sydney graduated from Indiana University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

Tina Neyer

Tina Neyer is a freelance writer, book coach, and local historian. She’s been in the writing and consulting field for 30 plus years. Tina is deeply engaged in historic preservation in Greater Cincinnati. Read about her restoration work on her blog https://tinaneyer.substack.com/ and connect @tinaneyer and @tinaneyer.

Fourthwall Youth Studios

Fourthwall Youth Studios empower diverse youth to find their voice and express their individuality through digital and performance arts, to change the trajectory of their own lives, those around them, and their community. 

Jessica Bozsan

Jessica Bozsan is a content marketing strategist, writer, editor and overall passionate communicator who lives in Ft. Thomas, KY, with her hectic family of five. She’s the zany force behind Pink Pineapple Post, a newsletter packed with tasty tidbits and inspo for creating content that clicks. When she’s not writing, she’s reading (mostly novels), walking, practicing yoga or sneaking breaks to lay on the couch.

Joe Simon

Joe Simon is a Cincinnati photographer who has spent the last 25 years learning the art. As a freelance photographer, Simon has been a regular contributor to Soapbox Cincinnati, Cincy Business Magazine, Cincinnati Enquirer, Chicago Sun Times, WCPO, Xavier University, University of Cincinnati, Forbes Magazine, and Cincinnati Refined. He can be reached at [email protected].

Natalie Grilli

Natalie Grilli is a photographer, proud mom and wife with a passion for art, food, gardening and discovering new corners of the cities she travels. Visit her website and her studio portfolio on Instagram to see more of her work. 

Maya Drozdz

Maya Drozdz is an award-winning graphic designer and communication strategist. You can find her at her website or follow her on Instagram. 

Margaret A. McGurk

Margaret A. McGurk is a freelance writer, editor and media consultant. She was film critic for The Cincinnati Enquirer from 1995 to 2005.

Chuck Keller

Chuck Keller is a former educator and columnist working now as a community organizer for social and environmental concerns. He enjoys coffee, conversation, bicycling, kayaking, hiking, gardening, and relaxing under a good tree. 

Miyah Byrd

Miyah Byrd is a storyteller and advocate based in Ohio. Her work has been featured in KIIONA Magazine, Forge, Human Parts, and ThriveGlobal. She is a former educator whose interests include food insecurity, green energy, and the self-sufficiency of the Black community.  

Nancy Daly

Nancy Daly was a veteran Kentucky and Cincinnati journalist. An "Army brat" who found a home in Kentucky earning a journalism degree from the University of Kentucky. Her hobbies included reading, photography, watching streaming TV, including "Succession" and "Andor," and playing Alphabet Game on Zoom with five siblings across the globe. Nancy died unexpectedly on October 21, 2024, at the age of 70 after enduring a difficult medical journey over her last year.

Alex Ralph

Alex Ralph is a lecturer at the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy at the University of Michigan, where he teaches expository writing and courses on storytelling through public policy. He is at work on a novel set in 1970s Detroit and is also the editor of the Corruption in Fragile States Blog. In addition to two previous stories for Soapbox, he has written for the Cincinnati Enquirer about Hamilton County's mental health felony court and how one elementary school used in-house assessments to accelerate student learning.

Kate Harold

Kate Harold is a freelance writer who lives in Oakley with her husband and three kids. If she’s not writing or mom-ing, you’ll probably find her reading, working on home projects, volunteering, or spending time outdoors.

Amy Briana Counts

Amy Briana Counts is an aspiring young writer in Cincinnati. When she's not writing you can find her climbing rocks, traveling out west, and being "mom" to her cats, Fred and George.
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