our team

Diverse by design

At ROCK PAPER RADIO we don't just amplify historically underrepresented voices through the storytelling in our newsletter and podcast, behind-the-scenes we're fueled by a diverse team.

More diversity means more innovative and inclusive ideas.

We are proud that across our leadership team, Board of Advisors, and technical consultants, we are
80% female, 60% people of color, 50% LGBTQ, and 40% first or second generation Americans.

OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM

KRISTIN LEONG, M.Ed.
Founder, Publisher, Host

Kristin is an awarded multimedia producer and writer. The New York Times called her a "graduate already in the driver's seat" and her project HALF: Biracial and Bicultural in America was nominated for a USA Today Outstanding Academic and Intellectual Endeavor award. She is a three-term WA Teacher Leader, a TED-Ed Innovative Educator, a Seattle Mayor's Arts Award nominee, and a 2021 AIR New Voices Scholar. Learn more and connect at kristinleong.com

KERI ZIERLER
Chief Creative Officer

Keri is an internationally awarded, strategically-minded Creative Director and storyteller with 15+ years of marketing and advertising experience both client and agency-side. See her work at kerizierler.com