Education
Bachelor of Public Administration, University San Francisco
Casey Fellow, University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism
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Cheryl Romo
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Cheryl Romo is an award-winning journalist, editor and essayist. She is co-author of Biting the Bullet, a collection of essays by remarkable women published by Chatterhouse Press in 2015 -- and she is the author of Ruby Hands, a novel,published by Sowilo Press in 2017. Romo is the former editor of Sacramento Magazine (Sacramento, CA), Common Cause Magazine (Washington, D.C.) and Public Utilities Fortnightly (Arlington, VA).
Career
Journalist
Achievements
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Among recent honors, Romo twice received the Price Child Health and Welfare Journalism Award from the Children's Advocacy Institute, the Associated Press News Executive Council's Fairbanks Public Service Award, three investigative reporting awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the Journalistic Integrity Award from the California Attorneys for Criminal Justice, the National Council on Crime and Delinquency Award, was twice named Journalist of the Year by the Greater Los Angeles Press Club, and received similar honors from the Society of Professional Journalists, the California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth, and the California Juvenile Courts Bar Association.
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Nationality
American
Awards
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Cheryl Romo is the 2015 Eludia Award recipient for Ruby Hands, a novel about a family living on a Native American reservation in Arizona. Ruby Hands' publisher is Sowilo Press, a division of Hidden River Arts in Philadelphia, PA.Cheryl Romo is the 2015 Eludia Award recipient for Ruby Hands, a novel about a family living on a Native American reservation in Arizona. Ruby Hands' publisher is Sowilo Press, a division of Hidden River Arts in Philadelphia, PA.