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Alex Baumhardt, the author of numerous articles for the Oregon Capital Chronicle, is a national radio producer for American Public Media, specializing in education coverage as 2017. Her reporting background is extensive, encompassing assignments from the Arctic and Antarctic regions to Minnesota and Oregon for publications including The Washington Post.Prior to her work in the US, Baumhardt reported from Iceland and qatar and earned a master’s degree in digital media as a Fulbright scholar in Spain. Her diverse professional history also includes roles as a kayaking guide in Alaska, agricultural work on four continents, and bakery employment to fund her journalism.
