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Kayla Canne
Community Justice and Safety Reporter
Kayla Canne reports on community justice and safety efforts for the Democrat and Chronicle. A Rochester native, Canne spent a year investigating housing discrimination in New Jersey through a fellowship with Report for America, and lived at a Deaf school in Ghana for two years while serving in the Peace Corps. She is a proud Coda (Child of Deaf Adults) and, beyond journalism, enjoys playing creatively with pottery and batik.