Melissa Evans

Melissa Evans serves as a Lecturer in the Department of Journalism & Public Relations within the College of Liberal Arts at California State University, Long Beach. Concurrently, she holds executive editorial positions at the Long Beach Post and Long Beach Business Journal, following her tenure as city editor of the Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Her academic credentials include:

• Master of Theology, Loyola Marymount University
• Bachelor of Journalism, San Diego State University

With over 25 years of professional journalism experience, Evans specializes in multi-beat reporting across local government, healthcare, religion, and sports sectors. Her fieldwork for major publications including the East Bay Times, Santa Barbara News-Press, and Daily Breeze directly informs her pedagogical approach in journalism ethics and practical reporting techniques.

Evans has received multiple industry awards throughout her career, with recent editorial projects earning recognition from the California Newspaper Publishers Association.