Our Team
Blake Stoner
Founder & Chief Reporter
Jaime Fernandez
Chief of Staff / Legal Lead
Shweta Jain
Research & Development
Shiming Huang
Full-Stack Software Engineer
Don Griffin
City Expansion Specialist
Kayla Arroyo
Community Outreach
Javaughn Lindsay
Civic Engagement Coordinator
Koffison Voumadi
Mobile Engineering Fellow
Isabel Lara
Editorial & Strategic Communication Intern
Brody Haney
Social Media Strategy Intern
Nathan Che
AI & Automation Intern
Divya Sai Sindhuja Vankineni
Editorial CMS Engineering Intern
Neesar Banna
Editorial CMS Engineering Intern
Shauna Roberts
AI Research & Engagement Fellow
Roxana Remache
Data Analytics & Design Fellow
Lisbeth Paulino
Data Analytics & Design Fellow
The concept of Vngle was born in Ferguson, Missouri
Vngle was born out of firsthand work in underserved communities—starting in Ferguson, Missouri—where critical issues were unfolding without trusted, local coverage.
Recognizing that over half of America lives in news deserts or areas with limited civic visibility, we set out to build something deeper than media: a people-powered infrastructure for verified insight. What began as a grassroots reporting effort has evolved into a national civic insights layer—trusted by partners across media, government, and research—to reveal blind spots, uplift local truths, and help decision-makers act with clarity.
We’ve been on the ground, we know what communities need, and now we’re helping institutions see what they’ve been missing.