On April 1st, the Kansas Free Press will mark its 6-month anniversary. With gratitude for the Kansans who nobly commit their time and talents to citizen journalism, we are celebrating our upcoming half-year anniversary by proudly showcasing each of our writers.
HUTCHINSON, Kan. - In this profile, we are pleased to introduce KFP correspondent, Mikaela Coon. She has lived in Hutchinson, Kansas since 2007. She grew up in Japan and has also lived in Chicago, Denver and Omaha.
Mikaela is a co-founder of the Hutchinson Action Alliance, a group which supports the service and advocacy work of citizens through organization and volunteerism, and acts as a forum for social justice concerns.
She is a board member for the Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Center and a community organizer of Women's Week, Hutchinson, one week of complementary workshops, campaigns and events for the cause to end violence against women and girls. She is a member of Kansas NOW, the National Organization for Women.
Mikaela enjoys creative writing, cooking, coffee and painting. She has studied linguistics, political science and sociology.
We're indeed very honored that this talented and impressive activist writes at the Kansas Free Press!
You can browse through entries from Mikaela's complete historical archives here.
To learn more about any KFP writers, we encourage you to browse our directory of citizen journalists.
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