Lynette clemetson biography of albert

Lynette Clemetson's Post Director, Wallace House Center for Journalists, Univ.

Twitter: lclemetson. I spent the first half of my career as a print journalist, first covering Southeast Asia for Newsweek based in Hong Kong and then as a D. After six years in Asia and a few years reacquainting myself with the U. I moved into digital strategy and leadership - completely clueless about what that jump really meant - when I became the founding managing editor of a Washington Post venture, The Root.

That dizzying start-up experience led me to apply to the fellowship to catch my breath and strengthen my business, technology and leadership skills. The fellowship helped me realize that I enjoy creating new journalism ventures. I went on to NPR where, as Director of Strategy and New Initiatives, I helped launch several new projects aimed at expanding audiences across non-radio platforms.

In , I came back to Wallace House as director. The return to Ann Arbor was also a Midwestern homecoming. I was born and raised in Springfield, Ohio. I left for college at age 17 and thought I would never to come back for anything longer than a holiday visit.

The autobiography of Edward W. Brooke, the first black politician popularly elected to the United States Senate, offers some parallels to the politics of today.

But life and kids change us in unexpected ways. Turns out Ann Arbor is a nice place to raise kids, and I have enjoyed being closer to my Ohio family. My daughter, Chelsea - who was turning 5 when we came to Ann Arbor for my fellowship and who was entering 7th grade when we moved here the second time - is now a college sophomore studying physics as a Karsh STEM Scholar at Howard University in Washington D.

And my son Ellis, who was turning 2 when we first came to Ann Arbor for my fellowship year, will be a high school junior, balancing soccer, marching band, and all the mounting stresses of preparing to apply to college in the U. Having been through it with one child, I am, perhaps, better prepared this time around. We'll see.