Jordan Thierry is a Portland, Oregon, native and a
graduate of the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and
Communication. While at the University of Oregon, he co-directed the
Student Multicultural Center, served as President of the National
Association of Black Journalists Chapter, and co-founded BRIDGES of
Higher Education, a high school-to-college tracking program for high
school students of color in Oregon. He also directed and produced the
short documentary Footprints in the Struggle: The Beatrice Cannady
Story, as his senior project. This short documentary aired on Oregon
Public Broadcasting, and was nominated for a Regional Emmy in the Best
Student Documentary category by the Northwest Chapter of National
Association of Television Arts and Sciences in 2006.
Immediately following graduation from the University of
Oregon, Jordan went on to pursue a Master’s degree in the Mass
Communications and Media Studies at Howard University, where he finished
in 2009. During graduate school, Jordan worked as Program Coordinator at
the National Coalition of Black Civic Participation, specifically
coordinating the Black Youth Vote! Program. After a year of AmeriCorps
service as an educator in Newark, New Jersey, Jordan moved on a become a
Program Associate at the Funders’ Committee for Civic Participation
based in Portland, Oregon, where he currently resides. He is committed
to seeking social change through rich dialogue and spirited action.