Kristen Davis handles administration for the Watchdog Writers Group — performing the necessary day-to-day tasks to ensure successful partnerships between the WWG and its various stakeholders such as students, fellows, and consultants. Her responsibilities include student hiring and payroll, contract administration, payment processing, and event planning.

A Louisville, Kentucky, native, Davis earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. Her concentration was broadcast television producing. After graduation, Davis spent several years with Hearst Television. She produced newscasts for WLWT in Cincinnati, Ohio, and KMBC in Kansas City, Missouri.

Her writing and presentation skills, coupled with an excellent news judgement, earned her an Emmy nomination from the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.