Captain of USA team Matthew West serves

Shorewood High Alum Matt West will be competing on the U.S. Volleyball team at the Pan Am Games. (Courtesy Photo)

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.