Jan Madeleine Paynter is a writer who lives and works in Charlottesville. She is the Producer, Writer and Host of the political interview program Politics Matters.
Paynter is on the advisory board of The Charlottesville Institute having previously served as Vice President and Director of Communications for the Charlottesville chapter of an international nonprofit organization.
Currently Paynter is working on a collection of her poetry and prose paired with her original photographs as well as a stand alone book of her photography.
She divides her time between Charlottesville, Virginia; Weston, Connecticut; and Paris, France.