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Contributors

Jake Hylton (he/him)

Jake Hylton (he/him)

Creator of LOOKOUT

Joseph Darius Jaafari (he/him)

Joseph Darius Jaafari (he/him)

Joseph Darius Jaafari is the founder and editor in chief of LOOKOUT.

Tori Gantz (she/they)

Tori Gantz (she/they)

Tori Gantz is a staff writer for LOOKOUT covering politics.

Shelby Rae Wills (they/she)

Shelby Rae Wills (they/she)

Shelby Rae Wills moved to Phoenix in 2022 to pursue their Master’s degree in Investigative Journalism. They taught English in California and in Eastern Europe through the Peace Corps.

Celina Jiménez (she/her)

Celina Jiménez (she/her)

Celina Jiménez is a freelance writer, copywriter, and poet based in Phoenix, Arizona.

Geri Koeppel (she/her)

Geri Koeppel (she/her)

Geri Koeppel is a veteran writer and editor who has worked and lived in Phoenix, San Francisco and Detroit.

Yezmin Villarreal (they/them)

Yezmin Villarreal (they/them)

Yezmin Villarreal is a writer, journalist, and zinester. They are the creator of Dyke Queen, an art, style, and literature zine, that was awarded the “Issues Residency” by Hello Mr.

Natalia Rodriguez (she/her)

Natalia Rodriguez (she/her)

Natalia is a sophomore at Arizona State University studying Journalism and Mass Communication. She works at The State Press on the community and culture desk and is a LOOKOUT summer intern.

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Annika Miyata (she/her)

Annika Miyata is a 2025 intern for LOOKOUT, studying at Arizona State University.