Mary Jacobson smiles as Carol Hendricks gives Funmi Ajasin a quick massage as they work on the Days for Girls hygiene kits at the Church on the Ridge in Snoqualmie Lindsey Wasson

Alex is a cofounder and editor of The Seattle Globalist. He's a visual journalist whose work has been published by PBS, The Seattle Times, FRONTLINE/World and the Seattle Weekly.  Alex teaches journalism in the University of Washington's Department of Communication and recently directed the documentary film Barzan.