Have you sent in your RSVP for inauguration yet? Jamala Henderson ’98 and Jamie Mendez ’95 will host a series of discussions with Evergreen alumni as part of the celebration and installment of George Bridges, Ph.D. as the President of the College on Friday April 22nd, 2016.

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Jamala Henderson ‘98 has worked at Seattle’s 94.9 FM KUOW since 2004. During that time she’s held a variety of positions including weekend announcer, storytelling producer, and most recently news anchor and reporter. At Evergreen, she focused on film, video, and media studies and went on to work at University of Washington’s television station, UWTV. After a short stint as a volunteer radio host at KBCS public radio in Bellevue, she took the position of broadcaster at the Evergreen Radio Reading Service, a radio reading service for the blind. Henderson is known for her in-depth interviewing and storytelling, news reporting, and radio broadcasting.

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In 2007, Jaime Méndez ‘95 joined Univision Seattle as anchor and reporter and today hosts Seattle’s only Spanish language nightly local newscast, “Noticias Univision Seattle.” With a passion for soccer, Méndez also enjoys a role as co-host of the show Sounders FC en Acción and is the announcer for select Sounders FC matches in Spanish. He got his start in broadcasting at Evergreen’s KAOS community radio station, where he launched his own two-hour program, featuring talk, music, and guest appearances in both Spanish and English.

Learn more about Jaime here!