The Team

The people behind the stories.

The Sip Collective is led by a small, values-driven team of storytellers, designers, and connectors — rooted in Mississippi and working across the South.

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Founder & CVO

Lauchlin Fields

Sets the vision and leads the relationships behind the work. A Mississippi storyteller and strategist with nearly two decades across journalism, cultural storytelling, and community engagement.

Why I built LFVC →
Core Team
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Cortney Lancaster

Digital Operations Lead

Finance, admin, and digital operations.

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Jim Beaugez

Director of Content & Storytelling

Leads content and connects the work to the people in it.

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Aallyah Wright

Storyteller

Contributing storyteller across the South.

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Bethany Atkinson

Design & Experience Lead

Design, visuals, and the experience of each story.

Project Team · In Progress

Cultural Bridges

Connecting the histories of Vicksburg and Mound Bayou through research, oral history, and cultural preservation.

Lauchlin Fields

Project Lead & Creative Direction
LF Voices Collective

Ashley F.G. Norwood

Community Engagement & Oral History Lead
LFVC · FG Media Productions

Jim Beaugez

Story & Content Lead
LF Voices Collective

Miriam Howard

Engagement & Transcription Support
LFVC · FG Media Productions

Bethany Atkinson

Design & Experience Lead
LF Voices Collective

Cortney Lancaster

Digital Engagement Lead
LFVC · OPUS

Micah Sanford

Videographer
LFVC · The Wall Street Image

Joyce Dixon-Lawson

Researcher
LF Voices Collective

We work with talented photographers, designers, illustrators, writers, and creators across the South.