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.

Lauchlin Fields
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
Aallyah Wright

Aallyah Wright

Reporting & Community Engagement

Community interviews, features, and regional access, with particular depth across the Mississippi Delta

Jim Beaugez

Jim Beaugez

Content & Storytelling

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

Bethany Atkinson

Bethany Atkinson

Design & Experience

Design, visuals, and the experience of each story

Ashley F.G. Norwood

Ashley F.G. Norwood

Engagement & Oral History

Community engagement and oral history through FG Mediaworks

Micah Sanders

Micah Sanders

Film & Photography

Documentation, short-form film, and event coverage through The Wall Street Image

Cortney Lancaster

Cortney Lancaster

Digital Operations

Finance, admin, and digital operations through OPUS

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.