Jenna Carlesso is The Connecticut Mirror’s health reporter, focusing on access, affordability, equity, and disparities. Before joining The Mirror, Carlesso was a reporter at The Hartford Courant for 10 years, where she covered government in the capital city with a focus on corruption, theft of taxpayer funds, and ethical violations. Her work has prompted reforms on health care and government oversight, helped erase medical debt for Connecticut residents, and led to the indictments of developers in a major state project.

Carlesso is the 2023 AARP Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aging Award Winner.