Judith Malone is an award-winning writer and editor with experience in several aspects of mass media and marketing communications for news organizations, corporations and nonprofits. In addition to news, her background includes more than 20 years of delivering results to help institutions and organizations communicate more efficiently and effectively.

She has developed strategic communications plans, launched social media platforms, garnered extensive media coverage, produced marketing materials, coordinated special events, and led several other communications outreach programs for higher education and economic development organizations in particular. She has led communication strategy for such organizations as the Greater Cleveland Partnership, Greater Cleveland Roundtable and University of Southern California.

Her extensive media experience includes writing and editing positions with newspapers and magazines in Buffalo, Kansas City, Detroit and Cleveland. Her early career also included stints as a radio host and television news reporter.

She also has business development experience as an account executive with a start-up public relations firm and as a project/marketing director with nonprofit and civic organizations.

Judith is a former member of the Public Relations Society of America and National Association of Black Journalists.

Judith is a graduate of Indiana University, Bloomington, and holds a master’s degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.