Publisher
Mountain Views News
H. Susan Henderson is President and Founder of Grace Lorraine Publishing and the Publisher/Editor of its subsidiary the Mountain Views News. Mountain Views News is a legally adjudicated newspaper that serves the cities of Sierra Madre, Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte, Altadena, San Marino, South Pasadena and Pasadena. Recognizing a need for news that focused on the concerns of the citizens in the area, the paper was established in 2007 in print and online. To date, the online version has a cumulative readership of over 20 million, and averages more than 150,000 page reads each week.
Prior to her creation of the Mountain Views News, Ms. Henderson was the co-founder, of the Mt. Wilson Observer, a weekly print publication in Sierra Madre. Her other journalistic experiences also included a weekly golf column in the Los Angeles Sentinel for several years.
An alumni of The Ohio State University and the University of California Berkeley, she studied Accounting and Law ultimately focusing on Business and Organizational Development. Her career in the private sector has taken her as far away as Germany, England, Nigeria, and Israel. In 1993 she was moderator for the first community meeting of Palestinians and Israelis held in Jericho.
Always committed to improving the world around her, both professionally and through community service, she has received numerous awards for her work including most recently the Distinguished Journalist Award from SPJ-LA. Memberships and affiliations include (past and present – partial listing), The Society of Professional Journalists - LA; Member, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the National Association of Black Journalists; Alumni – Project Interchange; and President Emeritus Sierra Madre Kiwanis Club.
Family, community, and giving of oneself have always been an important part of Ms. Henderson’s life. In addition to her three adult children by birth and two adopted children, she has served as mentor to many others, encouraging them to reach for the stars. Her support manifested itself in the form of mentoring, financial assistance and surrogate parenting. However, her favorite and most precious title in life, however, is Grandma (of 4) and Great
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