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Chiara Profenna | The Oregonian/OregonLive.com

Chiara Profenna is an Advance Local Media fellow covering religion, faith and cultural connections for The Oregonian/OregonLive. She began her career at the University of Portland covering news before being elected as the first diversity, equity and inclusion editor of The Beacon. She previously worked as an intern for the life and culture team at The Oregonian and as a DEI rural storytelling fellow for Ruralite Magazine. She graduated from the University of Portland with a bachelor’s degree in English May of 2023 where she was honored as the Louis J. Masson Outstanding English Major award recipient. She is currently pursuing a master's degree at Syracuse University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. Email: cprofenna@oregonian.com