Fresnoland

Were a nonprofit policy and media lab focused on bringing you independent research and policy journalism that supports civic engagement, good government, and local policies that create a better Central San Joaquin Valley for everyone. Danielle is an urban planner with over 12 years of experience working in local government, philanthropy, advocacy,... and academia in Fresno, the Bay Area, and New York. Danielle has a Masters Degree in Regional Planning from Cornell University and a BS in Biology from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. You can reach her at danielle@thefresnoland.com. Until recently, Dr. Dympna Ugwu-Oju was the full-time instructor of journalism at Fresno City College where she advised the college newspaper, coached and mentored hundreds of aspiring journalists. Dympnas widely anthologized writing has been published extensively in national newspapers and magazines, including Newsweek and the New York Times. Her first book, What Will My Mother Say (A Tribal African Girl Comes of Age in America) describes Ugwu-Ojus childhood in the traditional Ibo culture of Nigeria and chronicles her war-torn childhood. A second book, In the Eyes of God, is awaiting publication. She presents writing workshops and lectures on her writing, race and multicultural sensitivity and awareness. She is married to Charles Ugwu-Oju, an OB/GYN, and has three grown children who are all married and two grandsons. You can reach Dympna at dympna@thefresnoland.com.Read More