Emily Ristow is the director of local news transformation at the American Press Institute, where she designs and leads programs that help news organizations manage change and transform their journalism and business strategies to become sustainable digital operations. Programs she’s involved with include Tables Stakes, where she’s also served as a coach; Beyond Print; and Operationalizing Engaged Journalism. Before API, Emily was the loyalty and engagement news director for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, her hometown newspaper. She helped develop and oversee the Journal Sentinel’s strategy to grow its loyal audience and to increase its digital subscribers.