VOX: The Voice of Our Generation

Eve Chen, Journalism Coordinator: Eve comes to VOX from Washington, DC, where she covered everything from Congress to competitive eating as a reporter for WTOP Radio. Before that she paid her dues writing on the graveyard shift at San Francisco's KRON-TV. Eve went to college at UC Berkeley and holds a Master in Journalism from Northwestern University.

Erica Kamara, Journalism Coordinator: Erica is a journalist, writer and editor with a passion for coaching future journalists and helping them grow in their craft. She has taught writing courses with emphasis on practicing effective reporting strategies, seeing and thinking critically, and tapping into students' creativity and curiosity to produce compelling stories. Erica earned a master's in journalism from Regent University. Before joining VOX, she worked on the content team at Kudzu.com. She is thrilled to bring her Web publishing background and journalism experience to help VOX teens produce a slamming Web site and newspaper.

Cara Saleska, Program Director: Cara joined the team at VOX in June, 2008. She is a social worker and media activist with a film/video degree from Columbia College Chicago and a Masters Degree in community social work from Georgia State University. She has worked in a variety of areas in the Atlanta community, combining her love for creative expression and social justice organizing in order to help create a beautiful, peaceful, and just world.

Rachel Alterman Wallack, MSW, Executive Director: A native Atlantan, Rachel's experience writing for Junior Scholastic and Business Atlanta magazines inspired her to help start VOX Teen Communications with a team of volunteer teens and adults in 1993. Rachel earned her master's degree in social work at night in order to support teens involved in VOX's programs, and she has since volunteered and consulted with several local non-profits in the area of youth development, youth in governance and organizational leadership, and non-profit organizational development.

Volunteers and Mentors
Evelyn Bailey, Georgia Power Co.; Rachel Bailey, National Ornamental & Misc. Metals Association; Jaci Bertrand, Atlanta Women's Foundation; P. Faith Carmichael, Mustardseed; Pete Corson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution; Lynda Greer, portrait photographer; Matt Griffith, Southeast Community Research Center; Adia Howard-Stroud, Children's Museum of Atlanta; George Jordan, Ernst & Young; Ray McNair, TBS; Dana Simmons-Greco, CNN; Ben Speckien, student; Christa Tinsley, United Methodist Children's Home; Ed Tharp, Freelance Designer; Kali Wilson Beyah, Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP; Zeena Regis, Perimeter Transportation Coalition; Elizabeth Yuan, CNN.com