About Janelle

Janelle Williams Hughes is a writer, interior designer, and lover of all things that illustrate the ingenuity of her fellow human beings. She is the co-owner of KJ Design and Mortar Styling LLC, a home staging and interior design firm based in Baltimore, MD. Her interior design work has been featured in publications including Apartment Therapy and she was recently selected to serve on the House Beautiful Advisory Council. In 2020, she started the #shareblackspaces campaign and initiative to promote the variety of designers of color that exist across the globe.

During the day, she works as Deputy Project Director for a technical assistance center serving schools and colleges across the country. At night, she creates design schemes and writes poems and parts of her novel until her eyes bleed. In the morning, she feels like she should regret it, but she doesn't and the creative cycle continues. 

Janelle's writing has appeared in internationally known publications including Reader’s Digest, Black Enterprise, Shop Smart/Consumer’s Report, Heart & Soul, and Harvard University’s Transition Magazine online. Her skills have supported various federal agencies, including the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and its Administration for Children and Families, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and National Institutes of Health; U.S. Department of Education Centers, Offices, and programs; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; and U.S. Department of Transportation. She completed her undergraduate education in journalism at Howard University and her graduate studies in Publications Design at University of Baltimore.

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