Everything you need to book Jenny for interviews, speaking engagements, and collaborations.
Quick facts
Education
MA Biography & Memoir, CUNY Graduate Center · BA English/Creative Writing & Black Studies, City College
Recognition
Emmy nomination · Dean's Merit Scholar · Wilfred A. Cartey Award for excellence in Black Studies
Audio
35,000+ downloads · The Silence Between Hello
Expertise
20+ years pre/postnatal training, doula, childbirth educator, menopause specialist
Podcasts
Producer, BIO Podcast · Co-founder, Ink Slingers Podcast
Speaking topics
Religious trauma & family healing
Post-fundamentalist identity & recovery
Audio storytelling & memoir
Reproductive justice & embodied knowledge
Academic research as public scholarship
Building scholarly communities
Whiteness studies & critical race theory
Scandinavian-American religious communities
Perimenopause & menopause
Media availability
Television
Emmy-nominated on-camera experience
Radio & podcast
Experienced producer and guest
Print & digital
Academic and popular writing background
Speaking
Academic conferences, community events, workshops
Virtual events
Webinars, online panels, remote interviews
Bio
Jenny Skoog Mondesir is an Emmy-nominated television personality, podcast producer, and scholar whose work bridges academic research with public storytelling. A distinguished CUNY alumna who graduated summa cum laude and received the Wilfred A. Cartey Award for excellence in Black Studies, she earned her MA in Biography and Memoir as a Dean's Merit Scholar. Her audio memoir “The Silence Between Hello” reached 35,000+ downloads, exploring how love transcends religious and ideological boundaries. As producer for Biographers International Organization and co-founder of Ink Slingers Podcast, she creates platforms where complicated family stories can be heard and honored. Most recently featured on NPR’s Living Better series and serving as Menopause Ambassador for Elektra Health.
Technical specs for virtual interviews
Professional USB microphone (Audio-Technica AT2005-USB)
Reliable high-speed internet · Quiet, well-lit home studio
Available most weekday afternoons · Eastern time zone