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Matthew S. Schwartz is a reporter with NPR's news desk. Before coming to NPR, Schwartz worked as a reporter for Washington, DC, member station WAMU, where he won the national Edward R. Murrow award for feature reporting in large market radio. Previously, Schwartz worked as a technology reporter covering the intricacies of Internet regulation. In a past life, Schwartz was a Washington telecom lawyer. He got his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, and his B.A. from the University of Michigan ("Go Blue!").

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Matt Abramovitz joined NEPM in February 2022, coming from WQXR in New York, where he was vice president of programming.

Ismary Santiago-Lugo is NEPM's director of education, working with families and learners. She completed a bachelor’s degree in communications at the Universidad del Sagrado Corazón in Santurce, Puerto Rico. In 2016, Ismary relocated from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts. Soon after moving to western Mass., she was an intern with NEPM’s Connecting Point and the bilingual series Presencia. Ismary discovered her passion for education while working as an administrative assistant at the Holyoke Community Charter School, she became a teacher in 2020 and taught Spanish and ESL. Ismary strives to stay connected to her community and learn from those around her.

Robin Young is the award-winning host of Here & Now. Under her leadership, Here & Now has established itself as public radio's indispensable midday news magazine: hard-hitting, up-to-the-moment and always culturally relevant.

Thomas Lu (he/him) is a producer for NPR's science podcast, Short Wave. The podcast is a perfect equation of curiosity, nerdiness and everyday discoveries.