50 Over Fifty Award Winner: Rona Mann | Mann About Town/Freelance WriterCo-presented by our sponsors: The road to success starts with The Valenti Family of Dealerships and visibility along the way is being accelerated by 321 Media!Rona Mann is an award-winning writer, broadcaster, and lifelong performer whose career spans journalism, communications, and community service. A graduate of Syracuse University with a B.S. in Drama and an M.S. in Communications, she began her professional life on stage, performing from childhood and serving as an understudy to Patty Duke in The Miracle Worker on Broadway. Her acting career included summer stock, repertory theatre, and national tours of her one-woman show before transitioning into writing and broadcasting.For more than two decades, Rona has been a respected voice in regional journalism. Since 2001, she has written feature and opinion columns for The Westerly Sun, earning multiple Rhode Island Press Association Editorial Awards. She also contributes to INK Publications in Connecticut, 518 Profiles Magazine in New York, and several Rhode Island Media newspapers, profiling local businesses, artists, and community leaders.Beyond journalism, Rona is a longtime broadcaster and an advocate for service above self. A Rotarian for more than 36 years, she is a Past President of the Westerly Rotary Club, a Paul Harris Fellow, and has led public image and public relations efforts for more than a decade at the district level. Rona is deeply committed to her community, regularly volunteering her time to emcee charitable events, mentor young writers, and support local nonprofits. Residing in Hope Valley, Rhode Island, she continues to write, act, broadcast, and give back—bringing curiosity, compassion, and authenticity to everything she does.www.oceanchamber.orgwww.32onemedia.com