Rashanah Baldwin

Rashanah is an award-winning broadcast journalist and Chicago community leader. She has worked to change her neighborhood’s perception and negative news coverage through community outreach, community engagement work, and via her “Good in Englewood” media campaign and former weekly talk radio segment entitled “What’s Good? in Englewood.” She specializes in messaging, communication strategy, and community engagement across Chicago.

In addition to her work with Kivvit, Rashanah is a project manager at Bloomberg Associates, where she primarily works with the city of Chicago tracking projects, managing risk mitigation, and managing project progress across several different focus areas. Previously, she worked at Rudd Resources, where she devised media campaigns and corporate partnerships in Chicago neighborhoods; facilitated meetings with residents, state, and city elected officials; and established community relationships via community outreach. Before, Rashanah worked as a communications coordinator for Illinois Lieutenant Governor Julianna Stratton, and as a community coordinator and neighborhood strategist with Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago.

Rashanah grew up in Chicago’s South Side community of Englewood and she currently resides on the South Side, where she enjoys doing her podcast “Someone You Need To Know,” working out, and trying out new vegan recipes.

Education

• B.A. in mass communications/media studies, University of Illinois at Chicago
• M.A. in journalism, DePaul University 

Professional Associations

• Co-Chair of Neighbor Housing Service of Chicago Metro Board Member
• Co-Chair of Growing Home Inc. Associate Board 
• Board Member, The Reporter’s INC.
• Board Member, CAN-TV
• Member of Chicago Women in Development & Planning
• Member of South Shore Culture Center Advisory Council
• Member of Ogden Park Advisory Council
• Member, National Association of Black Journalists

Honors & Awards

• 35 under 35 Chicago Scholars 2019 recipient
• WBBM Newsradio 50 Newsmakers Making A Difference 
• Women of Excellence Award by Chicago Defender Newspaper  
• Outstanding Service to The Community Award by DePaul University 
• Teamwork Englewood Quality of Life Award  
• Mark of Excellence Award by Society of Professional Journalists