Janel Davis is Lifestyle and Culture leader at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In 2023, she rejoined the AJC from The Washington Post where she’s served as deputy education editor since Dec. 2021. Before that, Davis worked for the AJC for more than 11 years. She started as a reporter and rose through the newsroom to serve as senior editor for enterprise and hyperlocal news. She oversaw coverage of religion, the environment, education and immigration. At the Post, she oversaw coverage of local education in a post-pandemic world, amidst political culture wars.