Our team

Emma Gilchrist is a reporter, editor, public speaker and spreadsheet-keeper. She started her journalism career more than 15 years ago…

Carol Linnitt is a journalist, editor and illustrator and co-founder of The Narwhal. Carol has been reporting on energy and…

Denise Balkissoon is based in her hometown of Toronto. She has been executive editor at Chatelaine, where she edited a…

Francesca Fionda is The Narwhal’s director of newsroom development, a role she took on after working as our mining reporter…

Michelle Cyca is a journalist and editor from Vancouver, and a member of the Muskeg Lake Cree Nation in Treaty…

Shawn Parkinson is a creative director, designer and filmmaker. He helps lead and evolve The Narwhal’s award-winning brand and visual…

Jacqueline Ronson is a journalist and editor based in Youbou, B.C., on the unceded homelands of Coast Salish and Nuu-chah-nulth…

Paloma Pacheco is a journalist and editor based in Vancouver. Her reporting and writing on art, culture, social issues and…

Will Pearson is a publisher, editor and journalist based in Nogojiwanong-Peterborough, Ont. Previous to joining The Narwhal, Will was the…

Lindsay Sample is a journalist, mother and fifth generation Scottish settler, living on Sinixt, Ktunaxa and syilx homelands, colonially known…

Matt Simmons is a writer and editor based in Smithers, B.C., unceded Gidimt’en clan territory, home of the Wet'suwet'en/Witsuwit’en Nation.…

Shannon Waters is a political reporter and editor with experience covering municipal, provincial and federal governments. She began her reporting…

Santana Dreaver is a Saulteaux and Plains Cree journalist based in Coast Salish territory. She has worked in daily news,…

Sharon is an award-winning journalist based in Edmonton. She is the managing editor at The Narwhal, and also oversees all…

Drew Anderson is the Calgary-based Prairies reporter for The Narwhal, covering Alberta and Saskatchewan. He focuses primarily on the intersection…

Julia-Simone Rutgers is The Narwhal’s Manitoba reporter, part of a partnership with the Winnipeg Free Press. She covers topics ranging…

Elaine Anselmi is a writer, editor and unawarded champion bread-baker. She is The Narwhal’s Ontario bureau chief, based in Peterborough,…

Fatima Syed is a Mississauga-based journalist and host of The Backbench podcast. She has worked for The Walrus, the Toronto…

Carl Meyer is The Narwhal's Ontario and climate investigations reporter, based in Ottawa. In 2024 he won a Canadian Association…

Arik Ligeti is The Narwhal’s director of audience, with a focus on growing a dedicated community of members and readers.…

Kathryn has long been an advocate for resilient communities. She has spent the last decade organizing neighbourhood arts and culture…

Karan Saxena is an immigrant settler living on xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Skwxwú7mesh and səl̓ilwətaɁɬ territories. Karan is The Narwhal’s audience engagement editor,…

Andrew Munroe is The Narwhal’s web developer, bringing experience in digital design, development and writing for a wide range of…

Manuel Baechlin is The Narwhal’s new video producer, where he is working with the editorial and audience teams to translate…

Atenas is a settler from Mexico City who’s been living on the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səlilwətaɬ…

Kyla Fitzgerald is The Narwhal’s people operations specialist, serving as the first point of contact for our members and donors…