Featherstone is responsible for assisting the vice president of development with outreach. She previously served as deputy director of ICFJ’s largest fellowship program, the Knight International Journalism Fellowships, where she supervised Latin American Fellows. She also served as Knight International program officer and program coordinator. Recipient of the 2001 RTNDA Carole Simpson Scholarship, Featherstone is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists and the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. She has a master's degree in Spanish and Latin American studies from American University in Washington, D.C., and a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism from Louisiana State University. She also studied at Colegio de España in Salamanca, Spain. She is fluent in Spanish.
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