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Kerry Lenahan is NPR's Vice President of Product. In this key role on NPR's Digital Media team, she is responsible for the strategy and roadmap for NPR's portfolio of products on the Web, mobile, and other digital platforms, as well as working closely with NPR Member stations to implement opportunities for digital innovation and growth across a digital network.

Lauren Onkey is the Senior Director of NPR Music in Washington, DC. In this role, she leads NPR Music's team of journalists, critics, video, and podcast makers, and works with NPR's newsroom and robust Member station network to expand the impact of NPR Music and continue positioning public radio as an essential force in music.

Isha is a 6th grader at Benjamin Franklin Middle School.

Molly is an eighth grader at Franklin Middle School. She plays flute in band and is a swimmer on the SPY Typhoons. She also thinks that it would be helpful to have her bio written by someone else.

Arnav is a 7th grader at Franklin Middle School in Springfield, IL. He is a trumpet player in his school's concert band and is also on his school's Quiz Bowl team and has made several appereances on NAQT. He is also a piano player.

Adam is an eighth grader at Pleasant Plains Middle School. He likes to run cross country, participate in scholastic bowl, draw, play video games, and read.

Emily Abshire (she/they) is an assistant producer for NPR One. She makes day-to-day programming and production decisions about the content in the NPR One app and collaborates with the newsroom to optimize audio stories for platforms beyond radio. She also hand-curates NPR One's ethical news algorithm that powers the app and is used on voice platforms. Along with other members of the NPR One team, Abshire works to envision fresh news experiences on emerging platforms, such as voice assistants and smart speakers.

Lee V. Gaines is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Reader, Chicago Magazine, Crain’s, the Pacific Standard and the Marshall Project. She also recently completed a fellowship with Chicago non-profit journalism lab, City Bureau.