Nicole Tate-Alvarez joins Collins The Brand as National Voice, bringing insight, culture, advocacy, and a strong community-centered perspective to national storytelling. A Baton Rouge native and Southern University graduate, she will cover national issues, movements, people, policies, and cultural moments impacting Black, working-class, and underrepresented communities.

Ronald Haley joins Collins The Brand as Justice Voice, bringing legal insight, public accountability experience, and a justice-centered perspective to the platform. A Baton Rouge advocate, business consultant, community leader, and former civil rights attorney, he will help examine systems, elevate truth, and champion communities seeking fairness and accountability.

Skylar Haley joins Collins The Brand as NextGen Voice, bringing youth leadership, academic excellence, creativity, and a fresh student perspective to the platform. A Lafayette High School student leader, public speaker, performer, and advocate, she will spotlight student voices, education, service, mentorship, and the next generation of movement builders.

Dr. Mia Crawford Johnson joins Collins The Brand as Political Voice, bringing experience in public service, education, policy, emergency management, and community resilience. Her work will help examine elections, voting rights, public policy, redistricting, and the power structures shaping underserved communities.

Lael Montgomery, a former Zachary, Louisiana councilman, joins Collins The Brand as Community Voice, bringing public service experience, local leadership, and a grounded perspective to the platform’s community coverage. His work will spotlight neighborhoods, families, local leaders, faith spaces, schools, and everyday people doing meaningful work.