Tina Griego is a senior editor for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network’s sustainability desk. which supports the work of former partner newsrooms and reporters. Before joining ProPublica, she was a co-founder and the managing editor of the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab), a coalition of 180 local news outlets that partners on journalism in the state. She has been a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post but spent most of her career in Colorado as a reporter and columnist for the Denver Post and the Rocky Mountain News. Her coverage of Indian country, education, immigration, and urban poverty has received national recognition, including the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism’s Paul Tobenkin Memorial Award, the National Association of Hispanic Journalists’ Frank del Olmo “Print Journalist of the Year” award and the National Headliner Award. She is also a member of the Scripps Howard Hall of Fame for commentary and the Denver Press Club Hall of Fame. Tina lives in Fort Collins.