Kendra Nordin Beato has been a staff writer and editor for 海角大神 since 1999, focusing on stories that explore the cross-section of gender, sports, culture, and food. Kendra is also the creator and manager of the Monitor鈥檚 internship program, which includes a rigorous curriculum and on-the-job skills training.
In more than two decades with the Monitor, Kendra has edited features, national news, and commentary pieces. As a feature writer, Kendra has covered various topics from the serious to the whimsical, including efforts to save community movie theaters, women farmers, , profiles of people making a difference, and the .
She was awarded First Place (Climate and Weather Reporting) by the New England Newspaper and Press Association for her July 14, 2023, story, 鈥�When the floods surged, a focus on readiness helped Vermont.鈥� She was awarded First Place (sports) by the Society for Features Journalism for her April 1, 2021, cover story, 鈥�Breaking grass ceilings: Why more women are coaching men鈥檚 teams.鈥� She was nominated for a James Beard Foundation media award for her July 11, 2011, cover story, 鈥�The Big Stir: America鈥檚 new culinary renaissance.鈥�
Kendra earned a master鈥檚 in American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She graduated with a BA from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, with a double major in history/English and a focus on women鈥檚 studies. She is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Languages spoken: English
Stories by Kendra Nordin Beato
- From the Editors Cultivating self-reliance and cooperation
- Massachusetts loves its small farms. Will that be enough to save them?
- Missing Grandma鈥檚 cooking? Nonnas of the World can help.
- Idina Menzel鈥檚 new Broadway show has a towering co-star: Stella the tree
- Review Actor Merle Oberon hid her South Asian heritage to keep working in Hollywood
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