Cody T. Pope: News Reporter and Producer

Cody researches and reports on the global freshwater crisis and contributes national and international stories to the Circle of Blue online news desk, WaterNews. After graduation from the University of Michigan, with a Bachelor of Science in Anthropology and Psychology, he interned at Harvard University and worked for the Max-Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology tracking mountain gorillas in central Africa. He plans to attend graduate school this fall to study international conflict resolution at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.

Aubrey Parker: Data Analyst and News Reporter

Aubrey is a data analyst at Circle of Blue, highlighting the relevancy and context of the present critical water data. She has completed a BA in Chemistry at Kalamazoo College, and is currently pursuing a BSE in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Aubrey also studies Spanish and Latin America, having spent seven months at the Universidad San Francisco de Quito in Ecuador. As a Graham Institute Scholar of 2009, Aubrey traveled to Patagonia, Chile where she studied relationships between hydroelectric development projects and aquatic ecosystems. Her past data-analysis internships have included watershed erosion control practices, as well as algae fermentation for use as a biofuel. You can visit her personal environmental blog here.

Nadya Ivanova: Reporter and Producer

Nadya reports on the global freshwater crisis as part of the online news desk, WaterNews. Since 2006, she has been traveling back and forth between her native Bulgaria and Chicago, where she is studying journalism and International Studies at Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University. Before joining Circle of Blue as the Medill Journalist in Residence, Nadya interned at bTV, the major national TV channel of Bulgaria. She is one of the winners of the European Young Journalist Award 2009.

Aaron Jaffe: Video Producer and Reporter

Aaron creates original video and multimedia reports for Circle of Blue, ranging from aerial videography in Australia’s outback to interviews with internationally known thought leaders. A graduate of Interlochen Center for the Arts and student at Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, he is a winner of the Panavision Young Filmmakers Grant.

Karen Mullarkey: Director of Visuals

Karen began her career in photography at Life magazine in the mid-1960s. She has been photography director for various publications including Rolling Stone, New York magazine, Newsweek and Sports Illustrated. During the last 30 years she has been involved in editing and producing over 70 photographic books, including the popular “Day in the Life” series. In 1995, she began working on Internet projects starting with groundbreaking project 24 Hours in Cyberspace as the director of assignments and photography.