Veronica Lucy Gordon

Veronica Lucy Gordon is a South Sudanese journalist, radio broadcaster and rights activist who is the co-founder of the Association of Media Women in South Sudan (AMWISS). In 2014, she became the first female executive board member of the Association for Media Development of South Sudan (AMDISS).

Background and education Gordon has a Diploma in Community Studies and Rural Development which she obtained from Juba University. She also underwent a six month training on reporting for newspapers and photography and this was sponsored by Hirondele and the BBC Trust. This early leadership laid the foundation for her later career, including her role in founding the Association of Media Women in South Sudan (AMWISS) and championing women’s voices in national media.

Career Gordon was a newspaper columnist with the Nile Mirror Newspaper in 1983 and mainly reported on girls' education. while also acting as a Director at South Sudan Radio (2012).

In 2014, Gordon was elected the first female deputy chairperson of the Association for Media Development in South Sudan (AMDISS).