MISSION STATEMENT
CCWF Paper Trail is a pioneering publication that serves the largest women’s prison in the world. It engages with community, promotes hope, creates positive solutions, and amplifies voices rarely heard.
Our Team
editorial board
Amber Bray
Editor-in-Chief
Kanoa Harris-Pendang
Managing Editor
Delina Williams
News Editor
Sagal Sadiq
Features Editor
Nora Igova
Art and Layout Designer
Diana Lovejoy
Journalism Guild Chairperson
Contributing Writers
Brenda Bowers
Jaime Harrison
Kristin Rossum
Simaima F. Olnafi
Heather Rosemary Miller
Megan Hogg
Collen Torres
Elizabeth Lozano
Christine Loyd
Otilia Pineda
Chappinette Martin
Unique Bishop
Advisors
Jesse Vasquez, Executive Director
Jesse Vasquez is the executive director of Pollen Initiative. He was editor in chief of San Quentin News from 2017 until he was paroled in 2019. Since then he has served as the strategic advisor for San Quentin News, ForwardThis Productions and Change Talk podcast. Jesse sits on the Governor’s advisory council to transform San Quentin into an innovative rehabilitation center.
Kate McQueen, Editorial Director
Kate is a writer and editor who specializes in literary journalism, with a focus on narratives of crime and justice. She holds a Ph.D. in literature from Stanford University and a master's degree in journalism from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Prior to joining Pollen, Kate served as an editorial advisor for San Quentin News’s magazine, Wall City, and as the managing editor for Prison Journalism Project’s newspaper, PJP Inside. Her writing on criminal justice issues and prison journalism has appeared in Alta Journal, Next City, JSTOR Daily, Journalism History, and Literary Journalism Studies.