CORE TEAM

Anrike Visser
Founder & Managing EditorAnrike founded Global Ground Media in 2018. Previously Anrike worked at the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) as a financial crime investigator.
At the AFM she specialised in derivatives trade at banks and illegal investment products. She also applied her anthropological skillset in cultural transformation projects at the major banks and insurance companies of The Netherlands. She graduated as a special investigative officer (‘buitengewoon opsporingsambtenaar’) at the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service (FIOD) in 2014.
Anrike now operates at the intersection of investigative research, journalism, social sciences, marketing, data analysis and management. She started working as a journalist in Berlin before moving to Southeast Asia. Before founding Global Ground, she wrote mostly about social issues, politics, economics and technology. Among her clients were Mizzima Weekly, Norway-Asia Business Review, Ny Tid and the Dutch Journalism Fund.
Additionally, Anrike helped out startups as a consultant and marketing specialist, and as a partner at TechGrind Incubator and Venture Capital. In 2017 she gave a workshop about lean marketing at TechGrind and a class for MBA students at Assumption University in Bangkok.
Anrike has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Social and Cultural Anthropology. She founded her first business in 2009.

Michael Tatarski
EditorMichael is a freelance journalist and editor based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. He has covered the environment, breaking news, urban development, social issues and more for publications such as The Atlantic, The Guardian, POLITICO, South China Morning Post, Mongabay and New Naratif.

Imad Gebrayel
Creative DirectorImad is a Lebanese designer and illustrator specialised in research-led design with a focus on sociology, politics and investigative fieldwork. His process is centred on fusing journalistic reporting with visual design skills to communicate key insights with a toolkit that draws from Arabic writing, bilingual design, data visualization, illustration and a variety of research techniques.
After holding the Creative Director position at Mojo Ink – Beirut and Abu Dhabi – for 2 years, Imad decided to pursue a Masters in Graphic Design at AKV|St.Joost, The Netherlands. Moreover, he collaborated with various Design studios and held a teaching assistant position at the American University of Science and Technology (AUST) in Beirut, Lebanon.
His early commercial endeavours include creating and developing works for brands across Lebanon and the UAE. He is currently based in Berlin, Germany.

Arlene Leigh Navarro
Social Media ManagerLeigh is a Social Media Manager working in the Philippines. She graduated from Mindanao State University’s Iligan Institute of Technology with a degree in Engineering Technology Management.
She started as a Content Writer and Social Media Manager for a marketing and advertising agency but found she needed more. She wanted to pursue her potential, so she became a Freelance Social Media Manager, with the goal of assisting company owners in delivering their branding voice and reaching their target market through social media.

Kristine Bernadette Carpio
Graphic DesignerKristine is a highly skilled Graphic Designer based in the Philippines. She earned her degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major in Advertising at the Technological University of the Philippines in Manilla. She excels in designing layouts, producing illustrations, and developing styles for media companies and corporate communication departments. Kristine worked in Digital Print Publishing for seven years.
From 2012 – 2014, as a Graphic Designer at Velocity Made Good International, she accomplished several Metro Media Print (MMP) projects for Australian clients. From 2015 to 2016, she passionately shared her expertise in NewsPrint (NP) and from 2016 – 2017 at Page Build Projects both with clients from New Zealand. In addition, from 2017 – 2019, she also accomplished several projects at BAUER for clients from the USA, Australia and China.

Katya Skvortsova
Video EditorKatya is a freelance journalist and video editor based in Berlin. She previously worked in network news for Channel 5, NTV and Ruptly. Since 2014 Katya has covered five Olympic Games for the Olympic Broadcasting Services and produced short films for the United Nations television and social media.
She holds a Bachelor Degree in journalism from Saint Petersburg State University and Master’s degree in Social Sciences from the University of Helsinki. Currently, she works on several projects including documentary films, broadcast news and commercial video production as shooter and editor.

Fabian Stricker
Interactive & Animated MapsFabian is a mapping enthusiast and works out of Vienna, Austria. Since 2016 he visualizes data to bring complex stories to broad audiences. He also works for Accenture and when he’s not busy, Fabian trains Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Laura Alice Martin
ProofreaderLaura Alice Martin is a UK-based proofreader and editor. She has worked as a proofreader for copywriting agencies, online course providers, independent bloggers, online travel agencies, technology start-ups, consulting agencies, and various online retailers, among others, and also works as a literary editor in both fiction and non-fiction.
She also previously worked as a teacher of English as a foreign language, alternating between the UK and Spain. Her English as Second Language background gives her a particular skill in editing texts written by non-native speakers, and she often works with authors looking to polish their translated novels for the English-speaking market.
She has a BA in Spanish with History and an MA in Teaching English as a Second or Other Language.
CONTRIBUTORS
Thanks also to our network of over 15 translators and language editors.
A big thanks to Sanne Breimer for developing a digital content strategy.
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