About
Kayl Wohl is an award-winning storyteller and editor with a passion for community, inclusivity and ethical journalism. Their work focuses on amplifying underrepresented voices, particularly within BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ communities.
Kayl’s current work in cannabis journalism emphasizes the cultural, medicinal, and legal significance of cannabis, with a focus on destigmatizing the plant and highlighting the disproportionate criminalization of people of color. As the former editor of Green Eugene, a student-led cannabis publication, Kayl helped the magazine win state recognition, including third place for Best Review and third place Overall Best Special Section in the 2023 Collegiate Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association contest. As of May 2024, Kayl is the Leaf Magazines copy editor, circulating quarterly print editions across the PNW, California, Maryland and the Northeast.
In addition to their journalism work, Kayl has a background in environmental education, teaching climate change, wildfires and ecology to middle school students and later developing art curricula at Maude Kerns Art Center. Sustainability and creative mess-making are at the core of their teaching philosophy.
At the University of Oregon, Kayl worked toward concurrent bachelor's degrees in Environmental Studies and Journalism & Mass Communications. When they weren't writing, they were on-air on 88.1 KWVA, hosting their eclectic radio show "Radish Beats." When not writing or editing, they enjoy throwing pottery, admiring nature (usually with a camera) and experimenting with vegan recipes.
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Email: kaylwohl@gmail.com