Jennah Pendleton Email & Phone Number

Covering K12 and higher education in the Sacramento region

Los Altos, California, United States

• Promoted in September 2023 from Education Reporter to Managing Editor.
• Writes up to five education/news stories each week based on originalreporting in a hyperlocal beat
• Reviews theater and dance productions with an eye for critical analysis
• Edits and lays out the weekly Schools section in the print edition of thenewspaper
• Maintains an expertise in local, regional and statewide educationdevelopments with a sharp focus for how statewide policies affect localschools
• Shoots photos for art to go alongside colleagues’ and my own stories,many of which have been featured on the front page of our print edition

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

• Taught all-ages (toddlers to adult) ballet, contemporary and fitness classes
• Choregraphed contemporary works for solos and groups of up to 20 dancers
• Responsible for creating class structure and curriculum for beginning all the way up to advanced classes
• Led improv workshops for all ages
• Fostered a love of dance in all students

Portland, Oregon Metropolitan Area

• Developed and maintained strong working relationships between both locations, staff and customers
• Created projects, assigned roles to employees and oversaw processes from start to finish
• Became an expert on the hundreds of products we carried and developed effective language to best market them to customers
• Managed online presence and optimized posts and product listings for search engines
• Excelled in a fast-paced environment

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Developed skills in investigative and solutions journalism in a program lead by award-winning leaders in the field
• Researched and wrote an investigative cover story for Eugene Weekly on the increasing rate of homeless camp clearances in the city during COVID-19. The story focused on debunking local officials’ claims that the city.
• Synthesized thousands of documents, performed extensive research on local legislation and interviewed city officials and public health experts to reveal the truth behind the city’s actions.

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Provided robust arts coverage with the intention to draw attention tounderrepresented local organizations
• Tracked down sources and performed up to three interviews per story
• Earned recognition for the diversity of the topics I covered as well as thestrong focus and structure of my writing

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Developed long-form stories highlighting the evolving culture of thePNW with a focus on literary narrative
• Flux won first prize at AEJMC’s Student Magazine contest for “GeneralExcellence”
• Collaborated with photographers, illustrators and designers to ensurethe best possible presentation of the final stories

Eugene, Oregon, United States

• Wrote fiction and nonfiction stories for a quarterly published feminist-lifestyle magazine
• Collaborated with photographers, illustrators and designers to ensure the best possible presentation of the final stories

Portland, Oregon, United States