WABJ Treasurer

Shirley Carswell

Shirley is assistant managing editor, planning and administration, at The Washington Post. She has oversight of the newsroom budget and operations, including information technology. In nearly 18 years at The Post, she has held several editing positions, and was Metro copy chief before moving to her current role. She previously worked as an editor at papers in Richmond and Detroit. She has a B.A. in journalism from Howard University, and was a 2004 McCormick Fellow. She grew up in Pittsburgh, PA, and lives in Glenn Dale, Md.