Lillian Mongeau Hughes Email & Phone Number

Portland, Oregon, United States

Responsible for daily and enterprise coverage of homelessness in the Portland metro area, with a side hustle covering mental health. Tips? lmhughes@oregonian.com

Seattle, Washington, United States

I had a blast filling in as editor for ST's top-notch education reporting team this summer. I worked full-time, supervising four reporters as they covered Seattle's evolving plans to close multiple schools, the fallout of a gun death at a local high school and summer learning, among other topics.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Sought and told deeply reported feature stories about issues in the American health care, education and criminal justice systems. My freelance stories untangled complex policies and showed how they affect people in real life. Work appeared with KFF Health News, The Lund Report, The Hechinger Report, CBS.com, OPB, Oregon Capitol Chronicle, Teen Vogue and.

Portland, Oregon, United States

Oversaw daily and long-form coverage of health and criminal justice at OPB. Worked on stories including the gun law voter initiative that became Measure 114, policy changes at Oregon State Hospital and MPox, among other issues. Supervised three senior reporters working in print and radio. Produced daily news and spots as needed.

Portland, Oregon

Senior Editor (Jan. 2020 - Mar. 2022) -- Direct Western coverage (Montana down to New Mexico and regions west, excluding California), assign and edit related PK-12 stories.Western Bureau Chief (Sept. 2014 - Mar. 2022) -- Cover K-12 education nationally. Focus on early childhood and the western half of the country. Membership Manager (Sept. 2017 - Dec..

Cover daily news and ongoing trends in early education in concert with Education Week's full-time early education reporter, Christina Samuels.

Oakland, CA

Created early childhood education beat from scratch in California. Earned national notice for stories no one else was writing. Stories appeared in print and on radio. Photos my own. Managed social media strategy. Led project to re-brand and redesign EdSource Today's website.

Mountainview, CA

- Written stories appeared in The Oregonian, The New York Times, The East Bay Express, The Bay Citizen, GOOD.is and KQED’s blog Mind/Shift, among other publications.- Radio stories aired on KQED and KUSP-Central Coast Public Radio.

Dallas, TX

Traveled to Mexican border to write award-winning Sunday feature on seeing my former students graduate from high school. Nominated for Texas Intern of the Year by editor, Bruce Tomaso.

San Fancisco, CA

Conduct interviews and produce spots for statewide magazine show, The California Report; Produce readers and cut and scripts for daily news side, KQED News.

Oakland, CA

Selected as Graduate Student Researcher in August 2010 to supervise, instruct and edit new reporters. Edited photography and multimedia projects in all subject areas. Covered K-12 education. Led and collaborated on special features on school lunch, neighborhood profiles, education budget crisis in California, etc.

Bend, OR

Wrote a story a day for local and front-page news sections as a general assignment reporter on the metro desk at largest daily paper in rural, central Oregon. Special focus on education coverage.

Roma, TX

• Wrote and taught curriculum designed to improve below grade-level performance and allow students to make significant gains as measured by the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, a state-standardized test.
• Planned and taught lessons for 130 students in six classes of 20 or more. All students were classified as English as a second language.
• Wrote and won Guerra Grant that allowed students to complete photo-essay project documenting their lives.

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