Will Lager is an interim partnership coordinator for The Marshall Project - St. Louis. He is a multidisciplinary journalist who bridges the spaces between journalism, data and the public through collaboration, visual storytelling, audience engagement, design and product development. Over 10 years at Minnesota Public Radio, Lager built partnerships and worked on award-winning projects like the Peabody and Murrow award-winning “Betrayed by Silence” on abuse by the Catholic Church. After MPR he worked on various community projects that included a pop-up newsroom covering the murder trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Lager is also an adjunct faculty member at the Missouri School of Journalism teaching Multimedia Planning and Design, emphasizing audience-first and accessible digital projects.