Susy Schultz
Susy Schultz is an American journalist, educator and social advocate. She currently is president of the Community Media Workshop in Chicago.
Early life
Schultz, after an early stint at the City News Bureau of Chicago, joined the Chicago Sun-Times in 1984, where for 14 years she covered a wide range of stories, earning a number of awards including a Pulitzer Prize nomination.
Career
While pioneering a new social services beat for the newspaper—including coverage of domestic violence, elder care, child care and homeless families—she also worked as a columnist and as the newspaper's critic for children's theater, movies and TV programs.
She was also noted for a series she reported on the efforts of the Rev. Bruce Wellems, who used art, music and dance to turn around gang violence in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.
Regional affairs specialist
After leaving the Sun-Times in 1998, she worked in the Department of Health and Human Services, serving as the regional affairs specialist for Hannah Rosenthal, who oversaw the six-state Midwest region — the country’s most populated region.
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