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Anthony Plascencia
Anthony Plascencia is a multimedia producer and photojournalist for the Ventura County Star. Being one of the creators and co-producers of the Star’s “Never 30” history podcast, he loves hearing and sharing unique stories of interesting people and places. As a native of Ventura County, he is often out in the community covering local news and attending community events. He lives in Oxnard with his wife, children and an extended family of pets.
Arlene Martinez
Arlene Martinez is part of the Ventura County Star's watchdog team, covering government and tracking spending. She has spent time in various news organizations across the country, writing about politics, education, the environment, sports and music. She spends a lot of time exploring the outdoors with her two creative, energetic toddlers and artist husband.
Cheri Carlson
Cheri Carlson is a member of the Ventura County Star's watchdog team, covering the environment and data-driven stories. Before coming to Ventura County in 2005, she covered education and the environment in California's Central Valley. Growing up in Canada, she kayaked in the summers and learned to ski in the winter. Now she calls Southern California home and loves to spend time on local trails.
Wendy Leung
Wendy Leung is a local government reporter for the Ventura County Star who has worked in newsrooms in the Inland Empire, Los Angeles and Taipei. She was a storyteller for the Star's first event in Ventura and now enjoys meeting and introducing other storytellers as co-emcee. She lives in Oak Park with two cats and a husband who occasionally argues with her over the merits of cheese in a can. Follow her on Twitter @Leung__Wendy and on Facebook @WendyLeungVCstar.
Megan Diskin
Megan Diskin covers courts, the criminal justice system and law enforcement for The Star. She started at the paper in 2014 and previously covered the breaking news and crime beat. She graduated from California State University Northridge in December 2013 with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and a bachelor's degree in Religious Studies. She is a passionate Los Angeles Dodgers fan.
Alexa D'Angelo
Alexa D'Angelo is the education reporter at the Ventura County Star, covering the K-12 and college systems in the county. Born and raised in Arizona, she's spent time in newsrooms in both Arizona and California covering crime, courts, business and technology at various internships during her time at Arizona State University. In her free time, she's often on one of Ventura County's beaches reading a book with her dog Cooper.
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Tomorrow night, 4 remarkable women will share their stories of resiliency and we’re delighted to be a part of it. Tickets at the link in bio! 💕🎙
Storytelling can always bring us together, even through the storm. #Repost @thenewspress ・・・ @thestorytellersproject going on in Cape Coral, FL. This evening’s topic....living through a Hurricane. How fitting. What an enjoyable night. #storytellers #southwestfloridastorytellers #florida @naplesnews @thenewspress
🗣The Storytellers Project founder @meganfinnerty shines today in @thelilynews’s Instagram story “I’ll Drink to That”! Head over and check it out!
What a wonderful night of storytelling with @nlgja and @desertsun! Thank you for the insight, thank you for the language, thank you for the stories.
Packed houses in Indianapolis and Phoenix tonight show that the storytelling community is supportive and growing! 💕🎙@indystar @azcentral
We have shows in both Phoenix and Tucson tonight and they are SOLD OUT! What?! Amazing. We’re really feeling the love in our home state, so thank you so much for your continued support of storytelling! 🙏 #azstorytellers #tucsonstorytellers @arizonadailystar @azcentral
👀 Look who made @phxmagazine’s #40under40! Congrats @meganfinnerty on this recognition of your hard work and dedication to truth through storytelling. We truly admire your vision, leadership and exceptional panache 👌🍾🎉
🗣Happy to welcome new intern Caitlin to our small but mighty Storytellers Project national team! 👏👏👏 #Repost @meganfinnerty ・・・ So proud to welcome our first @thestorytellersproject intern - @cait_hartman!
