Decades of experience in competitive multi-format news coverage for The Associated Press. Began career as a stringer for various news outlets in Mexico City and eventually returned to Latin America as a correspondent and bureau chief. Served a rewarding stint as an editor at The Miami Herald. Since 2007 have resided in Denver as an editor and, returning to roots, as a reporter and writer.
An award-winning journalist, Liz has majors in Journalism, Telecommunications, and Spanish from Ball State University. She has contributed multimedia stories to WORLD Magazine, The AP News, The Chicago Tribune and more.
Ryan Burge is an assistant professor of political science at Eastern Illinois University, a pastor in the American Baptist Church and the co-founder and frequent contributor to Religion in Public, a forum for scholars of religion and politics to make their work accessible to a more general audience. His research focuses on the intersection of religiosity and political behavior, especially in the U.S. Follow him on Twitter at @ryanburge.
