Jesse Fox Mayshark

The son of Zen Buddhist vegetarians, Jesse was born in California and grew up in the wilds of western New York. He worked as a reporter and editor for 20 years before going to work in communications for Knoxville Mayor Madeline Rogero in 2011. As a journalist, Jesse was at various points the editor of Metro Pulse, Knoxville’s late alt-weekly; a copy editor and freelance music writer for The New York Times; a reporter for the Knoxville News Sentinel and the Mountain Press in Sevier County; and a regular contributor to the music magazine No Depression. He is also the author of the 2007 book Post-Pop Cinema: The Search for Meaning in New American Film. During his time with the City of Knoxville, Jesse served as Senior Director of Communications and Government Relations and was a member of Mayor Rogero’s Cabinet. He is also co-founder and co-owner of Libacious, a cocktail catering company. He lives with his wife, Casey Fox, and two children in the Oakwood-Lincoln Park neighborhood of North Knoxville.