Meet Cindy Simoneau

Cindy Simoneau is the immediate past president of our chapter. She is an associate professor of Journalism at Southern Connecticut State University.

She is the former assistant managing editor of the Connecticut Post where she is currently a consulting editor and internship coordinator. She is in her 15th year as adviser to CTTeens, the only high school newspaper journalism project in Connecticut.

She was editor of the daily “Woman Wise” section and a bureau chief reporter at the Post before that. After receiving a B.A. degree at the University of Rhode Island, Simoneau began her career as a reporter for the Newtown Bee. She is a freelance writer and editor. For news writing she has received the Society of Professional Journalists’ regional award. She has been an active member of the Connecticut SPJ chapter, she is currently serving as immediate past president and was a longtime treasurer and member of the Board of Directors since 1983.

You may reach her at csimoneau@ctspj.org.