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Noelle Swan
Former Editor, The Christian Science Monitor Weekly magazine
English, Spanish
United States
Noelle’s superpower is helping people work together better. She has more than a decade of newsroom management and editorial leadership experience. In her most recent role, she ran the Weekly magazine at The Christian Science Monitor. Prior to that she served as Deputy Editor on the Monitor Daily and led the Monitor’s science, technology, and environment coverage. Noelle has developed a reputation for facilitating difficult conversations, fostering collaboration across departments, and creating a supportive work environment, where work-life balance and mental health are valued and prioritized alongside journalistic excellence.
Prior to entering journalism, Noelle worked her way through night school at Harvard University while teaching preschool during the day. She is active in the local and national science writing community and sits on the steering committee for the New England Science Writers.