Jan Diehm is a visual journalist specializing in layout and design. She graduates in May 2010 from Western Kentucky University with a degree in news/editorial journalism. After graduation, she will start work as a designer for the Hartford Courant newspaper in Connecticut. She has interned at the Orlando Sentinel in Florida, the Tennessean in Nashville and the Robertson County Times in Springfield, Tenn. While at Western, she served a semester as editor-in-chief of the school's newspaper, the College Heights Herald. She is the lead designer for Piece by Piece.

Regina Durkan is a Western Kentucky University senior majoring in TV/Film production and English literature. She is currently A/V manager for a digital media center on campus and has been employed by Comcast Entertainment Group’s G4TV and Category 5 Films in Los Angeles. Durkan is the video and VuVox production coordinator for the Piece by Piece project.

Emily Frankenburger is a senior studying public relations with a minor in writing. She is originally from Nicholasville, Ky. For the Piece by Piece Project, she handles the official Facebook page and assists with audience-generation. She is currently the Recruitment Assistant for the WKU School of Journalism & Broadcasting and a member of Chi Omega sorority.

Stacie Hewitt is a Western Kentucky University sophomore from Mt. Juliet, TN. Besides being the iTeam's audio and podcast specialist, she is currently music director at WKU FM radio Revolution 91.7 WWHR, and will be the station's next program manager.

Kelly Higgins is a Western Kentucky University senior public relations major and performing arts minor. She is one of the social media specialists for Western iMedia, with a focus on Twitter. She works at the School of Journalism & Broadcasting and in her free time enjoys fashion blogging, tweeting (of course!) and doing yoga.

Aaron Holmberg is a senior at WKU majoring in broadcasting with a focus on TV and radio operations. Upon graduation he plans a career with the Walt Disney Co. in management. For Piece by Piece, he is part of the video and audio teams and coordinates sales support and event promotion for a screening of the Fox Searchlight motion picture “Adam” used to help generate audience involvement with the project.

Christina Howerton is a senior news/editorial journalism and French major from Jeffersonville, Ind. She graduates from WKU in May. She has been the city editor at Western's student newspaper, the College Heights Herald, for two semesters. She has interned at the Daily News in Bowling Green, Ky. She will attend American University in Washington, D.C., to pursue a master's degree in international media starting this fall. She is one of the editors and writers for Piece by Piece.

Derek Irvin is a junior at Western Kentucky University. He majors in broadcast news while minoring in sociology. He plans to be a talkshow host but in the meantime is one of the iTeam's video/editing specialists.

Caralyne Wright is a senior News/Editorial Journalism major from Cub Run, Ky. and will graduate from WKU in May. At Western she served as editor of the official yearbook, the Talisman for two years. In her free time she enjoys reading, watching old movies and spending time with family and friends. She is one of the principal editors and writers for Piece by Piece and manages photography services.

Kerry J. Northrup is the Western iMedia coordinator. He is an award-winning career journalist with extensive news management experience and expertise in editorial technologies and multi-platform newshandling techniques. He holds the Cal Turner Multimedia Professorship and is a professional-in-residence on the faculty of the WKU School of Journalism & Broadcasting. Prior to joining WKU, he was director of publications for the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers (WAN-IFRA) and publisher of WAN-IFRA Magazine. He also served as executive director of the IFRA Centre for Advanced News Operations and developed the Newsplex prototype convergent micro-newsroom.

Cassie Ruth Brooks is a senior photojournalist and has documented community culture in Bowling Green, throughout Kentucky and in Cambodia during her time as a Western Kentucky student. She continued that commitment in her involvement with the Piece by Piece project. Her future plans will, hopefully, include Peace Corps service abroad as a photographer and teacher. If not gripping her camera, lens, and note pad, she can be found on her back porch with paintbrush or needle and thread in hand.

Hanna Goetz is a senior advertising major with a concentration in creative interactive design and a minor in textiles and apparel merchandising. The Louisville, Ky., native will be graduating in May 2010. After graduation, she plans to move to Cincinnati, Ohio, to pursue a career in web design and eventually become an art director at an agency. She currently works as an intern at ImageWest, Western Kentucky University's student-run commercial advertising agency. For the Piece by Piece project, she designed and coded the mobile web app and integrated the interactive AutismIQ survey.

T.J. Parker is a freshman at Western Kentucky University. He is pursuing a major in broadcasting with an emphasis in news. He comes to Kentucky from the western suburbs of Chicago and is a reporter for WKU Newschannel 12. Prior to that he did freelance work for a network affiliate in Quincy, Ill. He has covered several major stories including the Mississippi River flood of 2008. T.J. has wanted to be a reporter since the third grade. When asked why he came all the way to Kentucky from Chicago, he says it’s because of WKU’s prestigious broadcasting program - and the shorter winters.

Jacqui Powell is a freshman at Western majoring in broadcast news and minoring in political science. She is a part of WKU’s campus newscast, News Channel 12 and produced a package on public opinions of autism for Western iMedia that aired on the newscast. Powell was no stranger to broadcasting when she entered college. She has had a radio program on WJCR FM since she was 13, she’s won numerous news awards including the national Robert F. Kennedy Broadcast Journalism Award, and in high school she produced a mini-documentary that a Kentucky food bank adopted as its official informational video. Powell hopes to accomplish much more in broadcasting during her next few years in college.