Andrea Madison

Andrea Madison is a student at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, CA, currently working towards finishing her Associate Degree for Transfer. She plans to apply to St. Mary's College in Moraga, CA upon completion of her degree. Madison has been on the staff of DVC's newspaper, The Inquirer, since Spring 2021, and is currently in her second consecutive semester as the publication's editor-in-chief. She has covered issues facing DVC students and the surrounding community, including the recent administrative leave and subsequent resignation of the Contra Costa Community College District's (4CD) chancellor, as well as campus events and culture. Placing second in the Profile Feature Story category for a Journalism Association of Community Colleges 2021 NorCal Publication Award for her work with The Inquirer, Madison has also received two awards from the California College Media Association- Second place for Best Breaking News Story and third place for best news series; both awards were for her coverage of 4CD's recent issues with the chancellor. Madison has been a staff writer for The Orinda News in Orinda, CA for a year, covering topics from pandemic effects upon local schools to local elections, also taking photographs for her articles when needed. The monthly Orinda News has a circulation of 10,000. Hailing from the small rural town of Willits in Northern California, Madison currently resides in Contra Costa County in the SF Bay Area. Journalism has been an interest and passion of hers for as long as she can remember.