The Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing selected 10 business journalists as Xana Fellows for the 2026 SABEW Conference taking place May 7-9 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Philadelphia Center City.
During the three-day program, the Fellows will sharpen their journalistic skills, learn best practices, network and more as #SABEW26 convenes newsmakers, government officials, economists, executives, academia and top-notch journalists.
The sixth class of Xana Fellows includes:
- Sissi Cao, business editor, New York Observer
- Melinda Huspen, technology reporter, American Banker
- Lisa Martine Jenkins, editor, Latitude Media
- Lillian Karabaic, weekend edition host, Oregon Public Broadcasting
- Brianne Ledda, business reporter, Newsday Media Group
- Anya Litvak, reporter, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- Abby Miller, development reporter, Chicago Sun-Times
- Hallie Miller, housing reporter, The Baltimore Banner
- Clare O’Hara, wealth management reporter, The Globe and Mail
- Helu Wang, reporter, The Journal News/USA Today Network
SABEW launched the Xana Fund mid-career leadership program in 2020 in honor of SABEW board member and Quartz Executive Editor Xana Antunes. She was dedicated to ensuring that individual journalists had space to develop their skills despite facing relentless change across the industry. Xana was also focused on the gender gap in business news and the need for more structured opportunities for female business journalists to advance their careers.
This project is supported by a sponsorship from Google, through donations from individuals and Xana’s family. If you would like to donate in memory of Xana to continue funding these fellowships, please consider contributing to The Xana Fund here.
