Irina Matchavariani is a producer and programming coordinator at Coda Story. She came into storytelling from a background in International Relations and has since worked in radio, print, and digital media. Her reporting has appeared on NPR, WBUR, the Miami Herald, and other outlets.
A Fulbright scholar, she earned her master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri. She was named an Innovation Fellow at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute and received the SPJ Mark of Excellence Award in Arts and Fashion Journalism. She currently teaches Print Media at the Caucasus School of Media in Tbilisi.
Irina has lived and studied on three continents and speaks six languages. She likes to think this experience shapes how she sees, interprets, and tells stories.