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Jodi Schwen Bio

Jodi Schwen (aka: An Anderson girl)
Editor-in-Chief

Hometown:
Brainerd

Been with LCJ since:
1997: columnist & contributing editor
1999: full-time editor-in-chief

A favorite LCJ moment...
When I came into my darkened office to work late one summer evening and Bryan Petersen had placed the "Scream" inflatable dummy on my desk chair ... Perhaps not a favorite moment, but definitely memorable!

The single best movie ever made is:
The Passion of The Christ

Music I listen to:
Women's inspirational, such as Sara Groves or Nicole C. Mullen

The coolest thing on my desk right now:
A piece of lobster-shaped candy from Quebec City that was a gift from Tammy Benson.

The most creative thing I've ever done:
Invented the persona of "Jacqueline Pine Savage" so I could tell hometown tales anonymously

When I was a kid I was afraid of:
Daddy long-legs (thanks, Jerry!)

If I was a super hero my super power would be:
Lightning-fast reading (too many books—too little time).

My super hero name would be:
Book Woman!!