Ozarks Red Cross 2011 Joplin Tornado Tonya Miller hugs a Red Cross volunteer in front of her wrecked hom in Joplin, Mo, on May 26, 2011-1

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.