Mitchell Kendra is a Waynesburg University alumnus, where he received a degree in Communications with an emphasis in Journalism and minor in Public Relations in May 2018. Kendra has four years of work experience as a student journalist for the campus newspaper, The Yellow Jacket. A member of the Society of Professional Journalists, Kendra was involved with Waynesburg University’s SPJ chapter during his time on campus. Kendra has a unique skillset and has experience writing and editing news, regional and sports stories, using AP Style and Adobe applications, such as InDesign, Photoshop and Lightroom, amongst several others. Two years ago, he began taking pictures for the newspaper and after practicing his craft was able to use his photography knowledge and skills to revamp the newspaper’s visual presence for printed issues, with online articles and social media accounts. His efforts won the Yellow Jacket its first photography awards during the 2017-2018 academic year, where he received two awards for his photography. He is a hard-working, passionate individual who was involved in many activities on campus and hopes to use his gained knowledge from these activities and apply them into the work force. Kendra was a four-year student-athlete at Waynesburg where he was a member of both the Yellow Jackets football team and a multiple-time Presidents’ Athletic Conference champion in the pole vault for the track and field team. To contact Kendra, find him on Twitter or email him at mkendra25@comcast.net.