Sylvia Coleman Biography
Sylvia Coleman is a health journalist, author, lecturer, and sexual abuse prevention expert from the United States. Coleman oversaw the Philadelphia and New Jersey versions of The Learning Key, a weekly educational supplement published by The Philadelphia Tribune.
Sylvia Coleman Age
She was born and raised in the United States of America.
Sylvia Coleman Education
Coleman, a native of Boston, moved to Philadelphia to attend Temple University from 1995 to 1998. She received a bachelor’s degree in journalism while there.
Sylvia Coleman Career
Coleman worked as the coordinator for the Philadelphia and New Jersey versions of the Learning Key, The Philadelphia Tribune’s weekly educational supplement. In 2000, the Learning Key won the National Newspaper Association Award for Best Youth Section under her guidance. She later worked as an assistant editor and columnist for Advance Newsmagazines, where she developed the “Kaleidoscope” column, which focused on workplace injustices and diversity. The column got first prize in the Editorial Division of Merion Publications’ Writer’s Excellence Awards in 2003. Coleman interviewed several notable individuals, including Jill Scott, Jada Pinkett-Smith, and Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, to mention a few. Bank of America, GlaxoSmithKline, and Friends Hospital are among previous corporate clients. Coleman has also been featured on: NPR, “Wake Up Live” in Boston, Temple University, Praise 103.9, 107.9 WRNB and Borders Bookstore discussing sexual abuse.
Sylvia Coleman Books
Coleman’s book Creating a New Normal: Cleaning Up a Dysfunctional Life, which details her rehabilitation from sexual assault, homelessness, and severe depression, was published in 2008.
Sylvia Coleman Awards
- 2007 Leeway Foundation Art & Change Grant
- 2003 Merion Publications’ Writers Excellence Awards: First Place, Editorial Division
- 2001 Merion Publications’ Writers Excellence Awards: First Place, Feature Division
- 2000 National Newspaper Association Award for Best Youth Section
- 1995 Golf Writer’s Schripp Award in writing
- 1994 Mary Alice Rowdenhosier Award in writing
- 1994 Alan R. Yoffee Award in writing
Sylvia Coleman Net Worth
She has an estimated net worth of 5 million dollars.