Felicia Mello covers the state's economic divide for CalMatters. Prior to this role, she was editor for CalMatters' College Journalism Network, a collaboration with student journalists across California to cover higher education from the ground up. Her reporting on affordability, equity and innovation at California colleges and universities has earned awards from the California News Publishers Association and the Society for Professional Journalists Northern California chapter. She has also contributed stories to The Washington Post, The Nation, NPR and CNN’s Parts Unknown, among others. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from UC Berkeley. Folsom Times is an authorized media distribution partner with CalMatters to keep our residents informed of statewide and regional issues.