Age: 28 Occupation: yoga instructor, senior project manager, actor, model Education: University of Missouri-Columbia, Park University Major: Health Sciences, Health and Administration Motto: “You get what you work for.” Unknown fact(s): “I helped open up a local Golden Corral when I was 17.” Fitness Start: Growing up, my dad was a bodybuilder. When I saw […]

Simone Garza
Simone Garza was a reporter in our Kansas City office. In addition to general reporting on Kansas City’s African-American community, she reports on economic inclusion for the African American community. She also maintains our community calendar. A recent graduate of the University of Iowa with a major in Mass Communications and Journalism, Simone joins our team as a member of the Report for America 2022-23 Corps. In addition to journalism, she enjoys writing poetry, cooking, freelance modeling, skating, reading and hip-hop dancing.