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Our mission is to inform, inspire and improve the communities we serve. We serve consumers and businesses from eastern North Carolina, through Hampton Roads, Virginia, and west to just outside Richmond. We value innovation and collaboration across a diverse workforce. Contact the newsroom at tips@pilotonline.com . For a missed paper, delivery problems or to subscribe, email customerservice@pilotonline.com , call 757-446-9000 or visit myaccount.pilotonline.com/750/home Leadership Kris Worrell , 757-446-2321, kworrell@virginiamedia.com Kris Worrell is the Editor-in-Chief of Virginia Media, which includes The Virginian-Pilot, the Daily Press and The Virginia Gazette. A graduate of Kempsville High School in Virginia Beach, she has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia and a master’s from Syracuse University. ___ Kevin Goyette , 757-247-4776, kgoyette@dailypress.com Kevin Goyette is part of the leadership team for The Pilot, Daily Press and Virginia Gazette, and manages the copy desk, visuals, print production and news teams in Williamsburg and the Outer Banks. He has more than two decades of journalism experience as a writer, editor and designer. ___ Jeff Reece , 757-286-0832, jeff.reece@pilotonline.com Jeff Reece is a senior editor in charge of the news teams that cover Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Hampton and Newport News. He has been a journalist for more than 25 years. He has a weakness for cold beer, good movies and bad TV. ___ Public safety and general assignment Brian Root , team leader, brian.root@pilotonline.com Brian Root was born and raised in Norfolk. Growing up, he wanted to be the shortstop of the Dodgers or a city editor at The Virginian-Pilot. One out of two ain’t bad. He leads a team of reporters who cover public safety and breaking news. ___ Peter Dujardin , 757-247-4749, pdujardin@dailypress.com Peter Dujardin has been a reporter at the Daily Press for more than 20 years. He has mostly covered courts and criminal justice issues for the past 14 years. That includes policing issues, and criminal and civil cases in both state and federal courts. ___ Jane Harper , 757-222-5097, jane.harper@pilotonline.com Jane Harper covers courts and crime in Virginia Beach for The Virginian-Pilot. A native of Southeast Texas, she earned her journalism degree from The University of Texas, and worked at papers in Texas and Maryland before moving to Norfolk in 1994. ___ Cianna Morales , cianna.morales@virginiamedia.com Cianna Morales reports on public safety, focusing on breaking news and general assignments. Previously, she worked as a journalist in Columbia, Missouri, and graduated from the University of Missouri with an MA in journalism. ___ Eliza Noe , eliza.noe@virginiamedia.com Eliza Noe is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. Previously, she covered drought, wildfires and local government at several newspapers across Colorado’s Western Slope. She is a Mississippi native and received a degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi. ___ Gavin Stone , gavin.stone@virginiamedia.com Gavin Stone is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He graduated from N.C. State University with a degree in communication media and went on to cover local government, crime and whatever else came up in the Sandhills region of North Carolina. A native of eastern N.C., he enjoys watching movies he’s never seen and black coffee. ___ Business, military and health Tara Bozick , team leader, 757-247-4741, tbozick@dailypress.com Tara Bozick is a team leader for The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press and the editor of Inside Business, The Hampton Roads Business Journal. The Gloucester native joined the Daily Press in 2012 after reporting for the Danville Register & Bee and the Victoria Advocate in Victoria, Texas. ___ Caitlyn Burchett , 727-267-6059, caitlyn.burchett@virginiamedia.com Caitlyn Burchett covers the military and veterans for The Virginian-Pilot and Daily Press. Prior to moving to Hampton Roads, she worked as a reporter in Florida. Caitlyn graduated from Harvard University with a master’s degree in journalism. In her spare time, Caitlyn can typically be found at the beach with her dogs, Daisy and Dax. ___ Trevor Metcalfe , 757-222-5345, trevor.metcalfe@insidebiz.com Trevor Metcalfe covers business for The Virginian-Pilot and the Daily Press. Before moving to Hampton Roads in 2018, he wrote for the Danville Register & Bee in Danville. In his spare time, he enjoys classic movies and attending to his pet cat. ___ Sandra J. Pennecke , 757-652-5836, sandra.pennecke@insidebiz.com Sandra J. Pennecke is a reporter for Inside Business. She began writing for The Virginian-Pilot in 1999 as a correspondent and joined the staff in 2016. ___ Government and politics Andrea Noble , team leader, andrea.noble@virginiamedia.com Andrea Noble leads the team that covers government and politics. She previously worked in Washington, D.C. covering federal policy, law enforcement and the Justice Department, and in Maryland writing about crime and local government. She also worked with a congressional committee as an oversight investigator. ___ Natalie Anderson , 757-732-1133, natalie.anderson@virginiamedia.com Natalie Anderson covers the cities of Chesapeake and Portsmouth. Previously, she was a local government reporter at the Salisbury Post in North Carolina. She’s also had stops with the Carnegie-Knight News21 program and The Advocate in Baton Rouge. A native Louisianan and Louisiana State University grad, she enjoys seafood, cooking and LSU sports. ___ Josh Janney , joshua.janney@virginiamedia.com Josh Janney covers the cities of Newport News and Hampton. He earned a master’s degree in communications with a specialization in journalism...