When it comes to managing projects and turning out superb copy, Alisha is the KQ go-to. She spent several years in Baton Rouge, where she received her undergraduate degree in journalism from Southern University A & M College and her graduate degree in communications from Louisiana State University. Her writing has appeared in magazines such as Essence and Ebony, and her PR ability has been recognized by the National School Public Relations Association. Alisha enjoys reading, spending time with her parents and three siblings and attending music festivals. She’s also an avid fan of HBCU college band music. Alisha serves the community through volunteer work at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Her superpower: an immense repertoire of movie quotes stored in her memory.

Diana Barreto is originally from Mexico but has lived in Memphis for 20 years. Although Spanish is her first language, English is her dominant tongue. Diana has used her ability to communicate in these two languages to assist Spanish speakers across Memphis access the immigration system, the public school system, and the criminal justice system.

Diana is a lifelong learner. Her research interests in her undergraduate and graduate studies reflect her layered experience as an immigrant and Memphian. At Rhodes College, she designed projects that studied how Spanish speaking immigrants adapt to their new surroundings and find or create community. For her master’s thesis in urban education, Diana surveyed the Shelby County Schools social studies curricula from K-12 to determine how much Memphis history is taught in the public schools. In response to the lack of Memphis history outside of musical contributions, Diana designed a project-based unit to teach middle and high school students about the desegregation and integration of Memphis City Schools.

Through her personal and professional experiences, Diana has honed her knowledge of Memphis and the communities that make-up the soulful city. In her free time, Diana enjoys practicing yoga. When she is not hanging out with her cat, Kiwi, Diana loves to spend time with friends and family exploring Memphis’s many parks and growing art museums. She loves trying new food and attending community events.

Teri Del Rosso, Ph.D. was born in Flushing, NY (home to The Nanny Fran Drescher!), but spent her formative years of 12-24 in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. In 2008, she relocated from Chicago to Syracuse, NY to start her academic career. After earning her master’s degree at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and her doctorate from the School of Journalism & Communication at the University of Oregon, she went on to teach public relations at Bridgewater State University (outside of Boston) and the University of Memphis.