Tess Kenny

Tess Kenny is an accomplished reporter with extensive experience in journalism, currently working at Monterey Herald since June 2021. Previously, Tess held a position as a news writer at Santa Barbara News-Press from August 2019 to May 2020, covering a wide range of beats. Prior roles include a newsroom intern and fact-checker at Diablo Magazine, where Tess verified content for various publications, and an editorial intern responsible for fact-checking across Diablo Publications. Tess also served as a national writer for Tess's Campus Media, creating content on diverse topics related to relationships and college lifestyle. Tess's journalism career began as a newsroom intern at Santa Barbara Independent. Tess holds a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UC Santa Barbara, where Tess studied from 2017 to 2021.