Makaylah Chavez was born and raised in McAllen, Texas. She graduated from Texas A&M University-Kingsville in December 2022 with a bachelor's in communications and a minor in English. During college, ...

Jenn Chávez is the host of OPB's weekly podcast, The Evergreen. Jenn has been making audio stories in Portland for 15 years as a public media and community media journalist. For six years, she was ...