Jerri Lange has had a wealth of experience in the fields of broadcasting (working both in front of the television cameras and behind the scenes), as a newspaper correspondent, magazine editor and public relations consultant. Between 1969 and 1979, she was host of a number of television programs in the San Francisco Bay Area stations which focused on community issues. Celebrating and valuing diversity, a common thread through Jerri s life, her colorful career yielded numerous awards in the field of broadcasting and academic appointments at San Francisco State University and Stanford University