Lindsey Samahon

Staff

Communications Director

Lindsey Samahon directs the voice of the Kleinman Center across all platforms. She develops new content, prepares research for publication, serves as the center’s press contact, and ultimately strives to grow the center’s audience. Samahon is a journalist and digital content producer with more than 20 years of experience telling stories online, in print, and on TV. She is the former managing editor of PBS.org and former director of PBS Parents. She also worked at U.S. News & World Report, where she helped launch the first university rankings online. Prior to joining the Penn community, Samahon ran her own digital media consulting company, working with large media outlets (like Comcast/NBCUniversal), nonprofits, and small businesses. 

Samahon holds a master of science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.