Rhonda Gillespie
The Citizen
Editor
Rhonda Jones-Gillespie (Chicago). Rhonda is a reporter and editor at the Chicago Citizen and also works with ColumbiaLinks, a student journalism program for the Chicago Public Schools based at Columbia College Chicago. She moved to the Citizen in 2011 from the Chicago Defender, which she joined in 2006 as a copy editor; in 2008 she was named the Defender’s news editor, the #2 position in the newsroom. Rhonda began her career as a general assignment, education and local government reporter for several Chicago news organizations. She is a former contributing reporter to Black America Web and has served as a media liaison for mainstream news organizations looking to connect with the African-American community.
Marquette School presentation on May 27, 2010 and December 13, 2010.
Chicago Military Academy (Bronzeville) presentation on October 7, 2010.
Perspectives School presentation on March 30th, 2011.
Marquette School presentation on September 14th, 2011.