Katie Hawkins-Gaar & Erin Mishkin

Katie Hawkins-Gaar is a freelance writer, journalism consultant, and founder of the pioneering journalism mentoring website, Digital Women Leaders. She writes a newsletter called My Sweet Dumb Brain, which reaches more than 14,000 readers each week, and serves on the advisory board for the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism.

Erin Mishkin is a freelance writer and social media strategist. As a copywriter at News Revenue Hub, Erin contributes to fundraising efforts that enhance newsroom sustainability. She also works as a digital marketing manager for The Good Lemon, where she produces social media content and strategy, metrics reports, and more for a variety of clients, including nonprofits and clean energy companies.