Meet the Team
Meet the Team
Elise Labott
Founder and CEO
Elise Labott is a leading journalist covering US foreign policy and international issues. She is a columnist at Foreign Policy magazine and an adjunct professor at American University’s School of International Service. She is also the writer and publisher of Cosmopolitics, a newsletter focusing on geopolitics. As CNN’s Global Affairs Correspondent, she reported from more than 80 countries, traveled the world with seven secretaries of state and has interviewed many world leaders and newsmakers. Elise serves as a global ambassador for Vital Voices, an organization that empowers female entrepreneurs around the world and is on the advisory committee of Global Kids DC, a program that introduces high school students in underserved communities to international affairs.
Eric Weisbrod
Co-founder and Chief Innovation Officer
Eric Weisbrod is is an award-winning leader with nearly two decades of experience in digital, social and multi-platform strategy. As Director of Social TV at CNN, he pioneered CNN's social media, digital and audience interactivity strategy for all of CNN's television shows, events, breaking news and on-air talent, spearheaded audience interactivity and also developed successful original programming aimed at social media audiences. Eric also led news partnerships at Meta and Tagboard and consults B2B and consumer-focused businesses on marketing, sales and content strategy.
Britt Weaver
Chief of Staff
Britt Weaver is a graduate of University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of International and Public Affairs, receiving a Masters in International Development. She specializes in human rights, women's rights, and reproductive justice. In addition to her civic ambitions, she is also deeply involved in DC libation and nightlife culture.
Dalia Abdelwahab
Content Creator
Dalia Abdelwahab is a journalist with a love for all things politics, foreign policy, and music/entertainment/cultur (this may sound like a mouthful, but these things are more interconnected than it looks like on surface level. She will die on this hill!) She has experience in radio, broadcast, and print - and is working hard every day to get to a point where she is able to inspire generations of journalists to come. She is also bilingual - with fluency in Arabic.
Cielo Camacho
Content Creator
Cielo Camacho is a graduate from High Point University with a degree in Media Production & Entrepreneurship. She is passionate about news, social media, and travel. During her free time, as a certified drone pilot, she takes to the skies to capture breathtaking perspectives and transform landscapes into visual stories.
Stephanie Gallman
Sr. Editorial Producer
Stephanie Gallman has been a journalist for nearly two decades covering breaking news and culture for CNN and other outlets. As a writer and producer, she has traveled the country and world covering presidential elections, inaugurations and breaking news stories. She’s produced interviews with Congressman John Lewis, Golden State Warriors Head Coach Steve Kerr and the band Dead and Company. Her personal essay, “An optimist’s journey toward dropping the ‘D-bomb’ about being diagnosed with depression garnered worldwide attention and led to an appearance on Sanjay Gupta, MD. Her work has been featured in Reader’s Digest, SouthernLiving.com, Atlanta Magazine, and Skirt! Magazine, among other various publications.
Bella Guerrero
Social Media Producer
Bella Guerrero is a graduate of the University of Georgia with a degree in Journalism. She is passionate about storytelling, social media and legal studies. During her academic journey, Bella honed her skills in multimedia storytelling and digital design, gaining practical experience through an internship to enhance storytelling. When not immersed in the world of news and content creation, she can be found exploring new restaurants, painting and cheering on the Dawgs.
Brandon Killman
Content Creator
Brandon Killman is a contributing community journalist for Zivvy News with a focus on environmental issues, entertainment and trending news stories. He has a background in digital content management with news organizations CNN and ABC-7 Los Angeles and communications PR experience with Disneyland Resort. As a contributor with Zivvy, he is aimed on building a engaged community audience interested in the topics that matter to them. Aside from creating and managing content, Brandon collects old video games and enjoys a good hiking trail and camping trip.
Gabrielle Mills
Content Creator
Gabrielle Mills is a graduate from Montclair State University, where she studied journalism. She has written and created content for HerCampus Media, Follow South Jersey, Gen Z for Change, More Perfect Union and Montclair State University’s student run newspaper, The Montclarion. She is passionate about music, race and gender studies and travel.
Bayley Pair
Content Creator
Bayley Pair graduated from Angelo State University with a B.S. in Psychology and minored in English. During her time at school, she played softball at Cisco Junior College and interned with Softball America as a journalist. She also has led two undergraduate research projects in the Psychology and English departments at ASU. In 2020, she developed a chronic illness and has been passionate about disability rights ever since. She is an ambassador for LiveOn.org, which focuses on helping young people with disabilities and mental illnesses. She is also passionate about the environment, women’s sports, pop culture, and equality.
Liz Roman
Coordinating Producer
Liz Roman is a Murrow award-winning digital content creator who has a passion for impactful journalism and innovation. She specializes in digital storytelling, social media strategy and multimedia production. As a military spouse, Liz travels often and has spearheaded coverage for everything from criminal investigations and elections to major sporting events like the Iditarod in Alaska. Liz has planned and executed projects in local newsrooms across the U.S. to help grow their online platforms, as well as curated multimedia content for global audiences during her time at CNN. When she's not reading up on the latest news, friends can usually find her at home cuddling with her three large doodles: Rory, Rosie and Roxy.
Board Members
Elise Labott
Eric Weisbrod
Nick Toso
Nick Toso is the founder and President of Rolli, an app that helps journalists and experts collaborate on the most compelling stories of the day. Previously, he was the CNN en Español Washington DC Bureau Chief and Senior Producer. He graduated from Stanford School of Business and the Latino Entrepreneur initiative.
Linda Roth
Linda Roth is the Chief Communications Officer for World Central Kitchen. Linda is an Emmy award-winning journalist and nonprofit communications leader. Before coming to WCK, Linda served as Chief Communications and Digital Marketing Officer at a global women’s leadership organization and as Vice President of External Relations at one of the top-rated think tanks in the world. Linda also spent more than two decades at CNN, working mainly with lead anchor Wolf Blitzer. As one of the top producers on The Situation Room and as the executive producer of CNN’s Sunday political talk show, Linda covered every major domestic and international news story of the last two decades, including war, conflict, and humanitarian disasters. A passionate advocate for press freedom and media development, she also teaches best practices to nonprofit communicators and journalists around the world