Mary Alice Russell

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Mary Alice Russell is a Southern Living fellow who is starting her career in lifestyle journalism. Primarily focused on social media and digital production, Mary Alice is excited to hone her skills and dedicate her professional life to beautiful things, from homes to hearts.

A recent graduate of Washington and Lee University, Mary Alice majored in journalism and art history. At W&L, she was co-editor-in-chief of her school paper, The Ring-tum Phi, with her best friend and interned for The Welcome Home Podcast. Now based in Birmingham, Alabama, Mary Alice is a Virginia native who is proud to hail from the land of ham and peanuts.

Experience

Mary Alice Russell interned for the Richmond-Times Dispatch the summer before her senior year of college. She worked for the business desk and covered topics from fashion to financial literacy, with her story about a 3D printed house being picked up by The Washington Post. Aside from writing, Mary Alice has experience in podcast production with the Welcome Home podcast and broadcast production with the Rockbridge Report.

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