Rena Pederson’s distinguished career in journalism includes serving for sixteen years as editorial page editor of the Dallas Morning News. She is a former finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and was a member of the Pulitzer Prize board for nine years. A winner of multiple writing awards, Pederson is the author of two books—What’s Next? Women Redefining Their Dreams in the Prime of Life (Perigee/Penguin Putnam, 2001) and What’s Missing? Inspiration for Women Seeking Faith and Joy in Their Lives (Perigee/Penguin Putnam, 2003). She has appeared on PBS, CNN, The OprahWinfrey Show, Fox News, MSNBC, and ABC-TV.
Pederson earned a bachelor’s degree, with honors, from the University of Texas at Austin and a master’s in journalism from Columbia University in New York. She is an active member of Highland Park United Methodist Church in Dallas and has two sons, Greg Gish and Grant Gish.