Mary Tan, vice president

 

Mary Tan currently serves as vice president of the Minnesota chapter of the Asian American Journalists Association.  

When she is not leading the chapter in activities ranging from scholarship fundraisers to  educational events, she is a general assignment reporter at WCCO-TV.

Mary has been a broadcast journalist for the past 10 years, and has worked in Atlanta and Las Vegas.

 

She has a strong commitment to diversity in the newsroom and is an activist in ensuring fair and balanced coverage of Asian Americans in the media.

 

She is a past AAJA national board member and a former secretary of the Atlanta chapter of AAJA.  During her time as a national board representative she was a member of the "MediaWatch" and broadcast committees.

 

Mary lives in Minneapolis with her three cats and dog.