Be Heard: Pitching Your Op-Ed

Stephanie Griffith is an opinion editor with CNN Digital, editing a wide range of commentary pieces, with a particular focus on community voices and personal narrative pieces. Over a decades-long career, she has worked in radio and print journalism in Europe, Mexico and the United States and has covered electoral politics and politics on Capitol Hill as well as a range of other issues over the course of her career including education, police, immigrant issues, cultural and social affairs. She has a BA from Wesleyan University and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University. Stephanie was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, and now resides outside Washington, DC.

Jhodie-Ann Williams is an editor at Bloomberg Opinion, where she oversees US culture coverage. Previously she was an editor at NBC News' opinion vertical, THINK, and at CNN Opinion.

Katherine is a science journalist and author based in the Washington, D.C. area who writes about education, equity, mental health, parenting, journalism, and social justice for publications including The Atlantic, The New York Times, Nieman Reports, Parents, and The Washington Post. Her 2018 book The Good News About Bad Behavior grew out of Mother Jones’ most-read article. A biracial woman (Asian American and White), she previously worked as a national correspondent for Newhouse News Service and Bloomberg News.