Alana Mastrangelo
Alana Rose Mastrangelo is a former Washington Examiner[1] contributor and political activist, who was a Regional Director at the youth organization Turning Point USA from January 2016 until October 2018. She is currently a reporter at Breitbart News.[2]
Early life and education
Mastrangelo was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 9, 1988.[3] She holds dual citizenship in both the United States and Italy. Mastrangelo's parents are both Italian, her father’s side of the family hailing from the Province of Campobasso, and mother’s side from the Province of Isernia. Mastrangelo received her undergraduate degree from John Carroll University, where she studied politics and history.
Career
Mastrangelo assisted in the creation of Professor Watch List, a website by Turning Point USA that lists U.S. professors deemed to "discriminate against conservative students, promote anti-American values and advance leftist propaganda in the classroom."[4] After its launch in 2016, the website had been criticized as a tool used to threaten professors.[5][6] Mastrangelo defended the website, stating that it is "helpful" for conservative students who want "to know if a professor has actually made headlines for past behavior."[7]