At Work Staff

Meet the Staff

Susanna Capelouto, Executive Director

Susanna Capelouto oversees the news operations for Georgia Public Broadcasting's 17-station radio network, both on-air and on-line. In her position, she coordinates with GPB reporters throughout the state of Georgia. Susanna has won numerous broadcast awards over the years from the Associated Press, the Society of Professional Journalists, the Georgia Broadcasters Association, and Public Radio News Directors, Inc. She has served as President of the Georgia AP Broadcasters board, and she's won the Journalist of the Year award from the Atlanta Press Club in 2004. Susanna is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Public Radio News Directors Inc., the Atlanta Press Club, and the Association of Independents in Radio (AIR).

Valarie Edwards

Valarie was born in New York City but called the San Francisco Bay Area home for twenty years. She earned her BA in Political Science from Golden Gate University in San Francisco and a Master's from the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism (GO BEARS!). She has worked for CNN in San Francisco, the Fox TV affiliate in Oakland, and for the Hartford Courant in Hartford, CT. She's also hosted Weekend Edition for KRCB in Santa Rosa, California, and was the News Director at the NPR affiliate serving the Dayton, OH metro area. Currently, she's a reporter with Georgia Public Broadcasting, where she recently completed her second year covering the Georgia legislature. Valarie also hosts Consumer Call-In, which airs the first Friday of each month.

Myriam Levy Farrero

Myriam Levy Farrero has been a part of GPB since 2006 as a producer for Georgia Gazette and Morning Edition. She was born in Munich, Germany, grew up in the United States, and lived in Israel for many years. She graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Jersualem with a major in Fine Arts. She has worked as a translator for a Middle East media think tank in Jerusalem and has taught Hebrew, English and German as a second language in the United States and abroad. She first discovered her love for radio at Brandeis University. Myriam brings with her a background in the Performing Arts, and she performed in the Decatur Arts Festival in 2008 and 2009.

Carl Zornes

Carl Zornes is currently part of GPB's New Media team, working in conjunction with GPB Radio. He started producing and reporting in October 2008, and, in 2009, he covered the Georgia General Assembly. Originally from Chalmette, Louisiana, just outside of New Orleans, Carl made the Atlanta area his new home after Hurricane Katrina had plans of her own. Once here, Carl graduated summa cum laude from Kennesaw State University in July 2008. He has a wide variety of interests, including technology, music (Alanis Morissette rocks!), and football (Go Saints!). Carl is happily married and has two beautiful daughters.

Amanda Scott

Amanda graduated from Brenau University with a bachelor's degree in Mass Communications in May 2005. She worked in community radio for three years before becoming part of the GPB Radio family as an intern in the fall of 2005. She began her broadcasting career in college radio at Brenau University as the host of "The World Wind Wind Up,", a world music show, as DJ Ms.Unique and as student promotions director. She has also worked as a freelance production assistant for radio and film.


Meet the Experts

Brandon Smith

Brandon Smith is a Co-Founder of Core Growth Partners, where he works with client organizations to discover and develop their core strengths for continued success in their specific marketplace. Brandon is a Professor currently at both Emory University's Goizueta Business School and Georgia State University's J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

Emory Mulling

Emory Mulling is Chairman and Founder of the Mulling Corporation. Emory comes to At Work with a background in human resources, which has lead him to consult with and mentor individuals to find the right career path for themselves. Emory has been an expert with At Work since its first broadcast in Fall 2007.