Shauna Reynolds is the growth and development reporter at Main Street Media of Tennessee. Before joining Report for America, Reynolds worked as a freelance reporter covering the greater Nashville area for local and national outlets. She also interned at the Nashville Banner, after graduating from Middle Tennessee State University in 2025. At MTSU, she served as features editor for Sidelines, the university’s editorially independent student newspaper. When Reynolds is not reporting, she can be found hiking in state parks, watching and feeding backyard birds, or being a homebody with her family and their standard poodles.
Beat: Growth and Development in Middle Tennessee
Middle Tennessee's rapid population increase has transformed the area's economy and impacted all facets of daily life, including housing, traffic, schools, public services, and infrastructure. The growth and development reporter dives deep on these issues to help residents understand how ongoing and future development plans are shaping their neighborhoods. The position is based out of our headquarters in Gallatin, Tennessee.