Our Team

JonEntine Sepia

Jon Entine, Executive Director
Jon’s interest in genetics arose from a family history of breast and ovarian cancer, which led to the writing of two books on population genetics: Abraham’s Children: Race, Identity and the DNA of the Chosen People (2007) and Taboo: Why Black Athletes Dominate Sports and Why We’re Afraid to Talk About It (2001). He’s also written on the politics of food and farming: Let Them Eat Precaution: How Politics is Undermining the Genetic Revolution in Agriculture (2005) and Crop Chemophobia: Will Precaution Kill the Green Revolution? (2006); and on science and risk: Scared to Death: How Chemophobia Threatens Public Health. Jon has been a contributing columnist at hundreds of media outlets around the world. He spoke before the National Academy of Sciences and the Australian National Press Club on GMO safety. Before becoming a print journalist, Jon was a producer and executive for 20 years at NBC News and ABC News, winning 20 journalism honors, including a National Press Club Consumer Journalism Award and Emmys for specials on the reform movements in China and the former Soviet Union. He was head of documentaries and Tom Brokaw’s long-time producer at NBC News. He studied philosophy in college and received a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship at the University of Michigan.

brian muia x sepia

Brian Muia, Director of Finance
Brian Muia oversees the finances at the GLP and serves as a strategic partner and advisor. He is shareholder and CPA at Jones and Kolb in Atlanta, GA. He also provides general consulting, audit and accounting and tax services to individuals and privately-held entities in a variety of industries, including real estate, not-for-profits, employee benefit plans and others. In addition to working directly with clients, Brian presents on entrepreneurial and accounting subjects and serves on various boards. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accounts and the Georgia Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Cameron English Sepia

Cameron J. English, Managing Editor
Cameron is a science writer, editor and podcast host. Before joining the GLP, Cameron was the editor at Deniers for Hire, a project of the American Council on Science and Health dedicated to countering misinformation around genetic engineering. His work has been published by Forbes, RealClearScience, Priorities Magazine, Science 2.0 and Mic. Cameron’s writing has also been featured in textbooks published by McGraw-Hill and Pearson Education to teach critical thinking skills to high school students. He attended Folsom Lake College. www.cameronjenglish.net; Twitter @camjenglish

AnneNeathurai Sepia

Anne Neathurai, Social Media Director and Human Genetics Editor
Anne oversees the GLP Daily Digests and social media implementation to make complex science topics accessible to everyone. She is also a New York State Emergency Medical Technician. A graduate of Vassar College, she is currently applying to medical school to fulfill her interests in science education and primary care.

DaleMcGowan x Sepia

Dale McGowan, Social Media Editor
Dale McGowan served as founding executive director of Foundation Beyond Belief, the world’s largest humanist philanthropic organization. He has written and edited nine books on subjects from nonreligious parenting to communicating scientific values and concepts to friends and family and was named 2008 Harvard Humanist of the Year. Dale holds a BA in evolutionary anthropology from UC Berkeley and a PhD in music composition from the University of Minnesota. He lives in Atlanta. Follow him at his website or on Twitter @DaleAMcGowan.

Kayleen Schreiber sepia

Kayleen Schreiber, Infographics and Data Visualization Specialist
Kayleen communicates complex concepts through animation, infographics, data visualization and writing. She earned her PhD in neuroscience from the University of Iowa in 2017, preceded by a BA in neuroscience from Vanderbilt University, and focuses on designing and communicating challenging scientific concepts to the public through engaging visuals.

RickiLewis Sepia

Ricki Lewis,  Senior Contributing Columnist
Ricki is a science writer with a PhD in genetics. She is the author of the only popular book on gene therapy, The Forever Fix: Gene Therapy and the Boy Who Saved It (St. Martin’s Press, 2013); Human Genetics: Concepts and Applications (McGraw-Hill, 2018); Human Genetics: The Basics (Routledge Press, 2017); and has also published an intro biology book, two human anatomy and physiology books, an essay collection, and a novel about stem cells. She writes the DNA Science blog at PLOS and contributes regularly to Medscape Medical News. Ricki is an adjunct professor at the Alden March Bioethics Institute at Albany Medical College and is a genetic counselor. She is a frequent public speaker and has published thousands of articles, mostly about biotechnology and medical genetics, since 1982. www.rickilewis.com @rickilewis

MarcBrazeauBW

Marc Brazeau,  Senior Contributing Columnist
Marc writes about food politics, sustainable agriculture and nutrition at the Food and Farm Discussion Lab. The lab is a micro-think tank approaching food system issues from an evidence-based, agromodernist perspective.  One of the central projects of FAFDL is fostering an online community providing respectful, evidence-based discussion on all matters related to food and farming.  Marc has a long history with food. He picked cucumbers while in junior high and did orchard work in high school. He was a union organizer and a chef before his work as a food policy writer.  Follow him on Twitter @eatcookwrite.

AndrewPorterfield Sepia

Andrew Porterfield, Contributing Columnist
Andrew has been a writer and editor for more than 20 years, and has worked as a public information officer for the Salk Institute and the University of California-Irvine. His articles haves appeared in ScienceNOW, Entomology Today, American Association of Pharmaceutical Science, Newsday, CBS News and San Francisco Chronicle. He has a BA in anthropology from the University of Pennsylvania and a MS in biotechnology from the University of Maryland. Andrew has also worked with a number of biotechnology and device firms, ranging from startups to Pfizer.

kat arney x

Kat Arney, Senior Contributor
Dr Kat Arney is an award-winning science writer, public speaker and broadcaster, and author of the popular genetics books Herding Hemingway’s Cats and How to Code a Human. She holds a first class degree in Natural Sciences and a PhD from Cambridge University, specializing in biomedical science, genetics and mammalian development. After leaving the lab, Kat spent 12 years in the science communications team at Cancer Research UK. She co-founded the charity’s ground-breaking Science Blog and podcast, provided comms and media training for researchers and acted as a principal media spokesperson on national and international TV and radio. Kat also is the founder and director of First Create the Media, a communications consultancy for people who do science. She and her team work with established companies, biotech start-ups, research organisations, charities and universities, providing consultancy, copywriting, podcast and video production, science communication training and one-to-one coaching. When she’s not working, Kat loves baking bread, making music, drinking single malt whisky and snuggling spaniels. Find her on Twitter @Kat_Arney

kevin folta sepia x

Kevin Folta, Senior Contributor
Kevin M. Folta is a professor in the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida. His research explores the biochemical basis of fruit flavors, how light affects plant traits, and small molecule discovery for next-generation herbicides and antibiotics. He was recognized with the prestigious CAST Borlaug Award in Agricultural Communications in 2016 for teaching scientists and farmers how to communicate with the public. Follow Kevin on Twitter @kevinfolta and visit his website.

aaron fumorola x sepia

Aaron Fumorola, Director of Development
Before joining the GLP, Aaron worked for Lime Hollow Nature Center in Cortland, NY, Teatown Lake Reservation in Ossining, NY, Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, NY, and a variety of other non-profits throughout the country in a contract and freelance capacity, raising programming and operating funds for a variety of social, scientific, environmental, and public health programs and initiatives through grant writing, gift solicitation, and donor cultivation. Aaron is a 2007 graduate of the State University of New York at Binghamton, where he studied political science and philosophy. In 2010, he completed a Masters of Professional Studies in Environmental Policy from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry in Syracuse.