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Ames Alexander, Investigative Reporter
Ames Alexander has worked as an investigative reporter for more than three decades, most recently at the Charlotte Observer, where he collaborated on stories that have spurred reforms, won awards and saved lives.
Among other things, his investigations have shown how one leading poultry company exploited immigrant workers; how correctional officers have abused incarcerated people; and how purportedly nonprofit hospitals have actually profited wildly at the expense of the poor and the uninsured.
Alexander’s work has garnered more than 35 national honors, including The Robert F. Kennedy journalism award, the Gerald Loeb business reporting award, and the Investigative Reporters and Editors award. He was a lead reporter on two investigations named finalists for the Pulitzer Prize.
Rosie Gillies, Director of Audience
Rosie leads Floodlight's audience development and engagement efforts. She was previously the audience editor at Bolts, a nonprofit newsroom focused on voting rights and criminal justice, and oversaw audience and web projects as digital director of Boston Review, a political and literary print magazine.
Rosie holds degrees from Cambridge and Harvard and began her career as a museum educator, working in cultural institutions in Boston and the U.K.
Dee J. Hall, Editor-in-Chief
Before joining Floodlight, Dee was the managing editor of Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit investigative news outlet based in Madison and Milwaukee that she co-founded with her husband, Andy. Wisconsin Watch, formerly the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, was one of the first nonprofit state-based newsrooms in the United States.
In her more than 40 years in journalism, Dee has won more than three dozen state, regional and national awards for her reporting. During her eight years as Wisconsin Watch's managing editor, Dee edited and reported more than 70 award-winning projects. Dee previously reported for the Wisconsin State Journal and the Arizona Republic.
Emily Holden, Founder & Executive Director
Emily founded Floodlight in 2021, after more than a decade as an environment reporter in Washington, D.C. She reported for The Guardian, Politico, E&E News and CQ Roll Call. Her work has also been published in The Arizona Republic, the Baton Rouge Advocate, the Houston Chronicle and Gannett newspapers. ​She is a winner of the 2022 SEAL Environmental Journalism Award.
Emily covered the White House, federal agencies, Congress, the courts and electricity regulation through the Obama and Trump administrations.
Terry L. Jones, Reporter
Before joining Floodlight, Terry was the City Hall reporter for The Advocate. He has covered crime, local politics and environmental issues in the Louisiana capital and the surrounding area.
Terry is a graduate of Southern University. In 2020, he was awarded a reporting fellowship from Investigative Reporters and Editors and uncovered how the East Baton Rouge Parish Office of Community Development mismanaged money meant for affordable housing.
Lee Pedinoff, Chief Operating Officer
Lee supports the Floodlight team behind-the-scenes, leading fundraising efforts and building systems to help the newsroom perform at its best.
Lee has a background in project management at early-stage (and growing) organizations, having recently served as the Director of Development & Operations at civic startup Arena. After helping build Arena, Lee invested in mission-driven startup founders, social entrepreneurs, and civic leaders at Incite.org, the family office of Swati Mylavarapu & Matt Rogers.
Lee began his career in public education, serving as a Founding Teacher at RePublic Schools and Teach for America Corps Member in Nashville, TN.
Pam Radtke, Reporter
Pam Radtke is an environment, energy and climate reporter who has reported on topics as wide ranging as drought in India, LNG imports and exports in the Gulf Coast, and utility regulation in California.
Pam's past roles include energy and environment editor at CQ Roll Call, correspondent for Platts, and news editor at Engineering News-Record, where she led and wrote multiple award-winning climate-related packages.
Pam was part of The New Orleans Times-Picayune team that published after Hurricane Katrina — efforts for which it was awarded two Pulitzer prizes — and covered the storm’s aftermath on the state’s oil and gas industry and electric utilities.
Our Board
Jesse Bragg
Jesse Bragg is a program director at the Sequoia Climate Foundation. Prior to joining Sequoia, Jesse was the media director at Corporate Accountability, a corporate watchdog and human rights organization. Jesse has also worked in various communications, director, and political roles for state elected officials, a governor, and U.S. Representatives and Senators.
Lori Brewer Collins
Lori Brewer Collins guides executives to transform themselves, their teams and their organizations. She helps leaders occupy a larger stage as they recognize their global reach and potential for greater influence and impact. Lori has worked extensively around the world with clients ranging from Fortune 50 companies to family-owned businesses to nonprofits to government agencies.
Most recently, Lori has worked with master teacher Thomas Hübl on applying spiritual principles of wholeness and healing to corporate woundedness.
Ellen Weiss
Ellen Weiss is an award-winning journalist and leader with more than 40 years experience working in audio, video and digital newsrooms. Most recently, as Washington Bureau Chief and Vice President at The E. W. Scripps Company, she created a multimedia national investigative team and launched podcasting for the company.
Prior to that she spent nearly 30 years at NPR and served as Senior Vice President of News. In that role, she oversaw global expansion of NPR News, the creation of award-winning programs, an investigative unit, podcasts and the digital integration of the newsroom.
Andrés Jimenez
Andrés has a long record of public service. Most recently, he was elected to the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors seat in the Mason District in 2023.
Andrés previously worked on Capitol Hill, for the City of New York, and in senior leadership roles at environmental nonprofits such as Citizens’ Climate Lobby and Ocean Conservancy. Prior to becoming an elected official, he served as Executive Director of Green 2.0, an initiative focused on increasing diversity in the environmental sector and uplifting communities disproportionately affected by climate change.