Sayaka Matsuoka

Sayaka Matsuoka is a seasoned journalist currently serving as a Greensboro Reporter for The Assembly since March 2025, focusing on reporting pertinent local issues. Prior experience includes roles as Managing Editor and Associate Editor at Triad City Beat from 2019 to June 2025, and Chief Contributor at INDY Week from September 2015 to 2019, where Sayaka specialized in stories about art, culture, and marginalized communities. Additional background encompasses editorial internship and cultural reporting with Triad City Beat, and various positions in the arts and recreation sectors, including gallery retail associate and tennis coach. Sayaka holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History, Criticism and Conservation from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, earned in 2014.