About

Ju-Don Marshall Roberts is the senior vice president and executive editor of Beliefnet.com, the leading spirituality and inspiration Web site, where she oversees the editorial, community, product and video teams. Prior to joining Beliefnet, Roberts was managing editor of washingtonpost.com, where she oversaw daily and strategic operations. She also briefly simultaneously held the title of deputy universal desk editor, assisting with the integration of the Web and print newsrooms.

In 2003, Roberts was awarded the prestigious Nieman Fellowship, which allowed her to spend a year studying at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., and hanging out with a talented group of journalists from around the world.

Prior to joining washingtonpost.com in 1999, Roberts worked as a copy editor and freelance writer for The Washington Post. She also was a copy editor at the Charlotte Observer and the Washington Times.

Roberts is a leader in the Online News Association, having served on its board for the last two years and organized its international annual conference. She’s also a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, the Online Publishers Association and the Religion Newswriters Association. In addition, she serves on the committees that lead the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Awards and the J-Lab’s New Voices Award.

Roberts studied journalism at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she graduated magna cum laude. She lives in New York City with her husband and children.

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