Elena Neale-Sacks (they/them) is an Emmy-winning researcher, reporter, and audio producer. They grew up in Davis, California and currently live on the beautiful Central Coast, in Santa Cruz. They’re passionate about rich storytelling and often report on how politics and policy impact people’s everyday lives.

Elena interviewing the co-founders of Shelterwood—an Indigenous, Black, and Queer-led community forest collective, in September 2022.

ELENA’S WORK HAS APPEARED ON…

  • All things considered (NPR)

  • Npr newscast

  • Code switch (NPR)

  • KQED

  • Netflix

  • 90.3 KAZU

  • The Oregonian/OregonLive

  • CALMATTERS

  • BAY NATURE magazine

  • San josé Spotlight

  • THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

  • And more!