Kendra Nordin Beato has been a staff writer and editor for The Christian Science Monitor since 1999, focusing on stories that explore the cross-section of gender, sports, culture, and food. Kendra is also the creator and manager of the Monitor’s internship program, which includes a rigorous curriculum and on-the-job skills training.
In more than two decades with the Monitor, Kendra has edited features, national news, and commentary pieces. As a feature writer, Kendra has covered various topics from the serious to the whimsical, including efforts to save community movie theaters, women farmers, climate change as art, profiles of people making a difference, and the rise of urban farming.
She was awarded First Place (Climate and Weather Reporting) by the New England Newspaper and Press Association for her July 14, 2023, story, “When the floods surged, a focus on readiness helped Vermont.” She was awarded First Place (sports) by the Society for Features Journalism for her April 1, 2021, cover story, “Breaking grass ceilings: Why more women are coaching men’s teams.” She was nominated for a James Beard Foundation media award for her July 11, 2011, cover story, “The Big Stir: America’s new culinary renaissance.”
Kendra earned a master’s in American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston. She graduated with a BA from Principia College in Elsah, Illinois, with a double major in history/English and a focus on women’s studies. She is based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Languages spoken: English
Stories by Kendra Nordin Beato
- Missing Grandma’s cooking? Nonnas of the World can help.
- Idina Menzel’s new Broadway show has a towering co-star: Stella the tree
- Review Actor Merle Oberon hid her South Asian heritage to keep working in Hollywood
- Cover Story ‘I didn’t know I needed it.’ Why neighborhoods rally to save movie houses.
- A documentarian’s take on the magic of moviegoing (audio)
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