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| First Name | Melissa |
| Last Name | Cassutt |
| Nickname | Melissa_Cassutt |
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| Role | Mentee |
| Womentum Participation Year | 2018 |
| Occupation | Journalist |
| Area of Expertise | Journalism, writing, editing, communication strategy, project and staff management |
| Philanthropy | Trained as a Community Safety Network advocate; PAWS of Jackson Hole trail ambassador (2019-20); member of the Jackson Hole Elks Lodge Board associations: President, Society of Professional Journalists-Wyoming (2019-current); Board Member, Wyoming Women’s Foundation (2021-current); Board Member (Executive Committee), Womentum (2020-22) |
| Interests/Hobbies | Journalism and writing, animals (all of them), kayaking, horseback riding, gardening, hunting, exploring beautiful Wyoming |
| Personal Statement | Melissa has over a decade of media experience in the West (and briefly, Florida), locally serving as Deputy Editor at the Jackson Hole News&Guide before moving to the Solutions Journalism Network in 2021. In 2016 she was named the Wyoming Press Association’s Young Journalist of the Year; in 2019 she was awarded a Wyoming Woman of Influence Award in Media and Communications. In 2022, she joined Womentum as the organization’s first Communications & Alumnae Relations Director. |
| Town | Jackson |
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