May 29, 2024 – Sharon Steinmann

May 15, 2024, 5 pm PT / 8 pm ET

Sharon Steinmann is the opinion video journalist on the editorial board. She is a former Houston Chronicle photojournalist and has worked for newspapers in California, Washington State and Alabama. She also spent two years freelancing in South America. As a senior photo editor at The Penny Hoarder, one of the world’s largest personal finance websites, she spent three years building their photo department.

Sharon has documented many stories of international impact, including the AIDS epidemic in Honduras and the displacement of Hurricane Katrina victims. She was nominated for a regional Emmy Award for Public/Current/Community Affairs in 2015 for her video project about The Prancing Elites, a Mobile, AL gender non-conforming dance group. 

Even though she has traveled throughout the world as a photojournalist, her true passion is exploring issues right in her own backyard. Sharon was born and raised in Los Angeles and graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in Anthropology.