Ju-Don Roberts

In previous roles at washingtonpost.com, Ms. Roberts supervised the Arts & Living, Operations, Sports, City Guide, Health, Nation and KidsPost teams.

Ms. Roberts has served as chair, co-chair and training leader of the Online News Association’s annual conference in the last three years. She was recently elected to the organization’s board.

In 2003, Ms. Roberts was awarded the prestigious Nieman Fellowship, which allowed her to spend a year studying at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.

Prior to joining the Web site in 1999, Ms. 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. In Charlotte, Ms. Roberts contributed regularly to the newspaper's book review section, and she ran the newsroom's year-round internship program as well as the Explorer's young journalist program.

Ms. Roberts studied journalism at Howard University in Washington, D.C., where she graduated magna cum laude. She lives in Woodbridge, Va., with her husband and children, ages 9 and 3.