A woman with long brown hair, wearing a black blazer, smiles at the camera outdoors with blurred trees and water in the background—a calm moment reflecting on Free Expression and Schools.

Michelle Beaver

Arizona Chapter Leader

Michelle Beaver is an author, editor, journalist and dedicated social-justice volunteer. She’s written two health books for Reader’s Digest and John Wiley &  Sons. A book she self-published helped bridge the gap between gay Mormons and their church and was the focus of a National Public Radio program. Michelle has edited fiction and nonfiction books and served as the judge of Fiction500, a national short-story competition. Her forthcoming novel, Cypher Crew, is about five misfits who unite through hip-hop street dance to save Arizona’s oldest high school from getting shut down by greed.

Michelle has reported full time for the Associated Press and Bay Area News Group and has won national journalism awards. For 20 years she’s freelanced for publications such as PHOENIX Magazine, The Oakland Tribune, The Mercury News, Los Angeles Review of Books and the USA Today Network. She’s also served as editor in chief of five national healthcare magazines.

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Phone: 646-799-4818

Publications

Have a friend or relative who’s sharing election falsehoods? Don’t avoid them. Engage them.
AZ Mirror, October 2024


Articles by Michelle Beaver

A woman speaks at a podium beside a Pen America banner, while four panelists sit on a stage facing an audience in a bookstore with shelves of books and a Young Adult section sign visible.
Press FreedomU.S. Free Expression
Monday June 9

It’s Not Just Time to Defend Journalists; It’s Time to Celebrate Them

I’m sick of the systematic attacks on journalism from our very government, and of people blaming “the media” for practically every problem we face.

Collage titled Exploring How to Build Community-Level Resilience Against Disinformation with images of events in Texas, Florida, and Arizona. Each photo shows people gathered for discussions or presentations on the topic.
Disinformation
Friday March 28

Fighting a Global Problem Through a Local Lens

Workshop by workshop, we helped our community be that much more resilient, that much more informed.