Mona Nair
Nonprofit Professional & Yoga Teacher
Mona Nair
c/o Al Corral
Napoli Management Group
8844 West Olympic Boulevard, Suite 100
Beverly Hills, California 90211
310.385.8222
Career Summary
Mona is a lively television personality, public affairs/non-profit professional, and certified yoga instructor.
An award winning journalist, Mona has been a news anchor and reporter in various markets in the US. She's also been a home shopping host at the national network Jewelry Television. Currently, she holds a Development Director role at the Blount County Habitat for Humanity in Tennessee.
She has a global life perspective, speaking 3 languages and graduating from high school in Dubai. Mona was born in India and grew up around the world. She was naturalized as an American citizen in October 2012.
Work experience
Development Director March 2021 to present
Blount County Habitat for Humanity
Maryville, TN
Director of Military Affairs Feb 2020 to March 2021 Christian County Chamber of Commerce
Christian County (Fort Campbell), KY
Show Host March 2018 to June 2019
Jewelry Television, Knoxville, TN
Hosting shows on camera to sell jewelry both on-air and online.
Awards
2011 East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists Award, "Deadline/Breaking News Reporting”
2010 East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists Awards, "Deadline/Breaking News Reporting” and “Feature Reporting”
2008 Michigan Associated Press Broadcasters Award for "Best Enterprise/Investigative Reporting"
2007 Michigan Associated Press Broadcasters Awards for Best Enterprise/Investigative Reporting, "Best Hard News" and "Best Continuing Coverage"
2010 - present
Anchor/Reporter 2010 to 2017
WATE-TV, Knoxville, Tennessee
Anchored and reported the news for East Tennessee's ABC/CW affiliate.
2010 - present
Reporter 2005 to 2009
WWUP/WWTV-TV, Cadillac-Traverse City, Michigan
General assignment reporter. Won investigative award for series on soldiers with PTSD. Severe weather and live breaking news.
Anchor/Reporter 2003 to 2004
WKAG-TV, Hopkinsville, Kentucky
Anchored and reported for the independent cable station.
Intern
Interned at CBS News in NYC, MSNBC, and the NBC affiliate in Philadelphia, PA while in college.
Affiliations
Education
Temple University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Arts, Broadcast Journalism
The University of Tennessee
Certificate in Non-Profit Management
Masters in Business Administration, class of 2027
The International Sivananda Yoga Vedanta Center
Yoga Teacher Certification
Gemological Institute Of America
Applied Jewelry Professional Certification
Isha Institute of Inner Sciences
Inner Engineering Yoga and Meditation Program
Asian American Journalists Association
South Asian Journalists Association
FBI Citizens Academy graduate