About PEOPLE

Who We Are

PEOPLE’s accomplished team of editors, writers, designers and photographers are all dedicated to the brand’s core mission: to inform, entertain and inspire by sharing the stories that everyone will be talking about. For nearly 50 years, the PEOPLE team has been comprised of trusted experts in nearly every field. We’re the go-to source for news about celebrities, entertainment and the royals, and we elevate powerful human interest stories and everyday people making a difference in their communities. With decades of experience and a true passion for the subjects we cover, our journalists believe in the power of storytelling to make a difference.

All About PEOPLE

PEOPLE delivers the most trustworthy celebrity news and captivating human interest stories, connecting you to the pulse of American culture. Since our first issue hit stands in 1974, we have been striving to tell compelling stories about the people behind the issues, as opposed to just the issues themselves. We are your everyday escape, taking you inside the lives of intriguing stars, newsmakers, up-and-comers and ordinary people doing extraordinary things. We serve and delight you by providing ideas about beauty, food and style through the lens of the people influencing the trends. And we are a force for good by telling stories of hope, optimism and kindness that drive conversation and inspire action.

Editorial Policy

If you read it on PEOPLE, you know it is true. PEOPLE is committed to accurate, fair and complete journalism. As part of the Dotdash Meredith publishing family, we uphold the Dotdash Meredith Content Integrity Promise.

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ChatGPT & Other AI

At PEOPLE, we are committed to providing the highest quality content, created by a trusted group of human writers, reporters and editors with our audience in mind. It is against our guidelines to publish automatically generated content that has been written by AI (artificial intelligence) tools such as ChatGPT.

Diversity & Inclusion

PEOPLE is committed to taking visible, measurable steps to combat racism, sexism and other biases in the media. Our definition of diversity, and the areas in which we seek to increase inclusivity and representation, includes race, culture, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, body type and ability.

We will enlist Dotdash Meredith’s Anti-Bias Review Board to do a thorough review of our content on a consistent basis, starting with our print magazine and social media platforms (which include Instagram, TikTok and YouTube), to give actionable recommendations of how we can increase diversity and representation in those formats. 

Additionally, we will conduct a survey of contractors who create content for PEOPLE to better understand the diverse makeup of our freelancers, photographers, and other contributors. This survey will aid in our ongoing initiative to make diversity a priority when assigning work, and during our recruiting and hiring processes. 

We will commit to greater representation in our visual assets, working to ensure a broad array of people and perspectives are represented on social media, our homepage, within print and digital articles, and in any additional video programming. With the help of the Anti-Bias Review Board, we will continue to do ongoing audits of the language we use to ensure it is fair, accurate and inclusive.

And we will ask readers to hold us accountable. True progress comes with accountability, and we hope readers will partner with us on our mission to tell these stories well and accurately. Please feel free to send questions, comments or suggestions to feedback@people.com.

PEOPLE Leadership

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Charlotte Triggs, General Manager

Charlotte Triggs is General Manager of PEOPLE and People en Español, overseeing the digital content operation and coordinating with Video, Product, Sales and Audience Growth to increase the brands’ digital footprints. Triggs previously served as Executive Editorial Director for PEOPLE digital, running all digital editorial coverage and overseeing a cross functional newsroom of reporters and editors. She was also previously a producer for PEOPLE’s daily podcast, PEOPLE Every Day. A graduate of Rutgers University, she resides in New Jersey with her husband and three daughters.

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Wendy Naugle, Editor-in-Chief

Wendy Naugle joined PEOPLE as Deputy Editor in July 2019 and helps oversee some of our largest franchises, including Sexiest Man Alive, the Beautiful Issue, 100 Reasons to Love America and People of the Year.

Before that, she was executive editor at Glamour, leading editorial content and the brand's Women of the Year Awards and Women of the Year Summit. Her stories on subjects ranging from breast implants to health insurance to reproductive rights won two National Magazine Awards for Personal Service and a National Press Club Consumer Journalism Award, among other honors.

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Kathryn Vandervalk, VP of Content Strategy

Kathryn Vandervalk is the VP of Content Strategy for the Entertainment Group. Her role spans across PEOPLE, PEOPLE En Español and Entertainment Weekly, where she develops digital strategies to increase traffic and revenue across the brands. Vandervalk previously served as Editorial Director for Dotdash Meredith's Beauty Group.

She began her career at an agency, crafting content strategy for tech startups. After moving to Dotdash Meredith in 2017, she worked in SEO and growth across the portfolio of lifestyle brands, before focusing on beauty and weddings. During her tenure with Byrdie & Brides, she helped grow each site's search presence to over six times its pre-acquisition size. Her work combines her passion for logic and data with her love of writing: Vandervalk earned a B.A. and M.A. studying Creative Writing at The University of Chicago, and her M.F.A. in Fiction Writing is from Columbia University.

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Alex Brez, Director of Operations and Finance

Alex Brez is the Director of Operations for the editorial teams across all platforms at PEOPLE, Entertainment Weekly, and PEOPLE en Español. She has held this position (or something similar) for the past seven years. Prior, Alex was Managing Editor at Marie Claire at Hearst. She began her journalism career as a Photo Director at Gruner + Jahr and at Mansueto Ventures. She also taught at the School of Visual Arts in New York City for many years. Alex is a lifelong New Yorker, having left just long enough to attend and graduate from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

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Clarissa Cruz, Executive Editorial Director

Clarissa Cruz is Executive Editorial Director at PEOPLE, overseeing Entertainment, Special Projects and Books. She re-joined the brand in January 2023, having previously served as Style Editor in the early aughts. Clarissa has 25 years of editorial experience and has served as Executive Editor at Entertainment Weekly, Fashion Features Editor at O, The Oprah Magazine and Senior Editor at InStyle. She has also appeared as an entertainment expert on the Today show, The CBS Early Show, Good Morning America, E!, Access Hollywood and The Talk. Clarissa has a Bachelor's Degree in English and Communications from Boston College and a Master's Degree in Journalism from Columbia University School of Journalism. She lives with her husband and two children in Los Angeles.

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Alicia Dennis, Executive Editorial Director

Alicia Dennis has worked throughout PEOPLE’s sections over a decade, earning multiple editorial awards for reporting and breaking news coverage. As Executive Editorial Director, she helps oversee a team of journalists covering breaking news and reporting on individuals around the country who are making a difference in their communities. She also directs the investigative efforts of a team delving into crime cases around the world, and serves as Executive Producer of People Magazine Investigates, on Investigation Discovery and Max.

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Michelle Tauber, Executive Editorial Director

Michelle Tauber is an Executive Editorial Director at PEOPLE, overseeing Lifestyle (Parents, Health, Home, Travel, Food, Pets), Style & Beauty, Royals, Weddings and Politics. She joined PEOPLE in 2000 and since then has covered everything from royal weddings to celebrity breaking news to health, crime and human interest.

Formerly PEOPLE's first and only Head Writer, Michelle has written more than 300 PEOPLE cover stories, the most in the magazine's 50-year history. Michelle also founded the role of Royals Senior Editor at PEOPLE.

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Elizabeth Favre, Senior Director, Social Media

Elizabeth Favre is Senior Director of Social Media at PEOPLE. She leads social efforts, audience growth strategy, content distribution and optimization across platforms (with a combined social footprint of 45 million+ followers). Prior to joining the team at PEOPLE, she managed social strategy at Hearst and Billboard.

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Maria Mercedes Lara, Director of Digital Content Operations

Maria Mercedes Lara is the Digital Content Operations Director for PEOPLE, where she oversees content management and editorial workflow for the digital team, with a focus on increasing growth through PEOPLE's newsletters, homepage and notification audiences. She previously held the position of Deputy News Director for PEOPLE.com. Before joining PEOPLE, Maria worked at POPSUGAR, SpinMedia Group and Jezebel. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts at the New School University in New York City.

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Sonal Dutt, Editorial Director, Food and Lifestyle

Sonal Dutt oversees food, travel and home coverage for PEOPLE, having launched PEOPLE.com's first lifestyle-focused vertical and Celeb Food recipe app for the brand back in 2013. Prior to her time at PEOPLE, Dutt served as Executive Lifestyle Editor at Every Day with Rachael Ray, Senior Lifestyle Editor at Woman's Day and held editorial positions at InStyle, For Me and Details

A Virginia native, Dutt graduated from James Madison University with degrees in Communications, English and Graphic Design.  She also has a Master's Degree in Magazine Journalism from New York University.

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Andrea Lavinthal, Editorial Director, Style and Beauty

Andrea Lavinthal has added a distinct voice to the style and beauty content across print, digital, social and video since joining PEOPLE in 2012. She created several franchises including the annual PEOPLE x TODAY Show Drugstore Beauty Awards and the Style Issue.  She regularly appears on shows such as Access Hollywood and TODAY, and is co-host of the PEOPLE in the '90s podcast.

Lavinthal got her start in publishing in 2001 when she joined the beauty department at Cosmopolitan. After five years as Beauty Editor, she assumed the role of Content Editor on Sirius XM's Cosmo Radio, where she co-hosted a weekly show. During that time, she launched Cosmo's first daily beauty blog. 

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Samantha Miller, Editorial Director, Entertainment

As Editorial Director for entertainment, Samantha Miller oversees PEOPLE's coverage of the celebrity and entertainment world, from cover and feature interviews with top stars to the latest breaking news to the buzz on movies, TV shows, music and more. She joined PEOPLE in 1995 as one of the very first writers for PEOPLE.com and has previously served as Executive Editor, Senior Editor for movies and technology columnist.

Miller is a graduate of Princeton University and author of E-Mail Etiquette. She lives in Brooklyn.

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Elizabeth Leonard, Managing Executive Editor and West Coast Bureau Chief

Lizz Leonard is an award-winning journalist based in Los Angeles who oversees PEOPLE's verticals on the West Coast and manages key industry partnerships and relationships in Hollywood. A veteran who began her career as a reporter at Newsweek, Leonard has helped PEOPLE become an industry leader in access journalism and breaking news, helping to transform PEOPLE's West Coast bureau into a cross-platform creative powerhouse.

Recognized by the Los Angeles Press Club with several Southern California Journalism awards, Leonard is a tireless journalist, compassionate leader and creative thinker. Her world-exclusive cover story featuring Vanessa Bryant for PEOPLE's Women Changing the World franchise won the 2021 FOLIO Eddie & Ozzie Award for Best Full Issue (Lifestyle).

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Alex Apatoff, Executive Editor

Alex Apatoff is the Executive Editor of PEOPLE Digital. She has been with the brand for more than a decade, holding various roles on the Style and Beauty team before becoming the site's Lifestyle Director to coordinate the work across the commerce, evergreen, features and marketing teams.

Prior to her role at PEOPLE, Apatoff worked at Us Weekly (where, among other things, she oversaw the Fashion Police pages) and graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism.

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Melody Chiu, Executive Editor, West Coast

Melody Chiu is a Los Angeles-based journalist editing, writing and reporting across PEOPLE's entertainment verticals. With the brand since 2009, she has written cover stories on Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Melissa McCarthy and House of Horrors survivor Jordan Turpin. Chiu oversees a team of senior reporters and manages daily events strategy and live red carpet coverage for awards season. She graduated from the University of Southern California and has appeared on Today, The Talk, Good Morning America and more.

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Jeremy Helligar, Executive Editor, Entertainment

PEOPLE Executive Editor Jeremy Helligar helps oversee the brand's entertainment coverage. He is a PEOPLE veteran who began his professional career as an intern at the magazine straight after graduating college.

Between 2006 and 2019, Helligar was an international drifter, settling short- and longer-term in Buenos Aires, Melbourne, Bangkok, Cape Town, Sydney, London, Belgrade, Kiev, Sarajevo and Prague. He documented his expat escapades in these cities and various others in Eastern Europe in two books (Is It True What They Say About Black Men? and Storms in Africa) and various articles. Helligar has also written about race and queer issues for The Advocate, HuffPost, Medium, Reader's Digest, The Root, Variety, The Wrap, Queerty and various other digital and print platforms.

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Lindsay Kimble, Executive Editor, News

Lindsay Kimble has worked at PEOPLE for over seven years, non-consecutively, as a writer, reporter and editor across content buckets, covering everything from the Super Bowl to the Olympics to the Met Gala.

In her role as Executive News Editor, she coordinates with all content verticals in executing coverage of the buzziest news stories every day and oversees the off-hours news teams.

She's been nominated for the ASME NEXT Awards for Journalists Under 30, and previously wrote for Us Weekly while on staff at Wenner Media. She also served as the Entertainment and Celebrity Content Director at POPSUGAR.

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Marissa Charles, News Director

Marissa Charles is PEOPLE's News Director, overseeing the off-hours news operation and collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams to direct news coverage online. Based in the Los Angeles, Charles is an award-winning journalist with two decades of experience specializing in entertainment news, human interest and lifestyle stories. Her exclusive features have appeared in a variety of media outlets including The Guardian, Essence, Glamour U.K., Ebony, the Daily Mail, the New York Post, Harper's BAZAARArabia, Cosmopolitan and ELLE.com.

Prior to joining PEOPLE in 2021, Charles spent three years at HollywoodLife serving as Senior Editor and News Director. Born in the U.K., she graduated from Oxford University with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern History.

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Michele Corriston, Platforms Director

Michele Corriston is the Platforms Director of PEOPLE, leading content on emerging digital platforms like TikTok and Snapchat. She started at the brand as a PEOPLE.com intern and then joined the TV team, rising to Senior Editor before running the Platforms Team. Michele has also worked as a digital producer at SiriusXM and graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor's degree in Journalism.

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Zach Gabrielski, Vice President, Product

Zach Gabrielski leads the product development team for the Entertainment Group at Dotdash Meredith, which includes PEOPLE.com, EW.com and PeopleEnEspanol.com. Prior to that, Zach worked on other brands at Dotdash Meredith including Byrdie.com, Brides.com, and Tripsavvy.com.

Zach loves being on teams that build engaging consumer experiences. His teams have created brand new packages for several Dotdash Meredith brands, including the Byrdie Beauty Awards, the TripSavvy Editors Choice Awards and the Digital Issue packages now used across the DDM portfolio. Previously he was a product manager at Daily Burn where he led the launch of Daily Burn 365, a live-streaming daily workout program that was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Best Interactive Media, Original Content. He studied at Temple University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies.

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David Flumenbaum, Vice President, Video & Audio, Entertainment Group

David Flumenbaum is head of video and audio for PEOPLE. Since July 2020, he has run the PEOPLE Digital Studio, a business unit that he launched unifying video and audio, and is responsible for all programming, production, distribution and revenue for PEOPLE video and audio. Under his leadership, PEOPLE video has reached record numbers for both viewership and revenue, and established its first slate of podcasts, including the daily podcast PEOPLE Every Day.

Prior to his role at PEOPLE, he ran video programming strategy, distribution and analytics for both the Meredith and Time Inc. brand portfolios, and before that, spent nine years at the Huffington Post.

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Lauren Mikler, Head of Production, People, PeopleTV

Lauren Mikler oversees video content for PEOPLE digital, covering everything from celebrity interviews to breaking news, live red carpets, and lifestyle and human interest features across platforms including PEOPLE.com, PeopleTV (Dotdash Meredith's OTT streaming network), YouTube and social media. She joined PEOPLE in 2016 after roles at HuffPost, CNN, ABC, WNBC, NY1 and Time Out New York.

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Ilana Schweber, Photo Director

Ilana Schweber was named Director of Photography for Meredith Corporation's PEOPLE brand across digital and print platforms in August 2018. She joined PEOPLE's photo team in 2010, serving as Managing Director of Photography and overseeing all aspects of shoot production and photo research in addition to managing staff and overseeing budgets.

Prior, Schweber was Deputy Photo Editor at InStyle Specials, producing cover and feature shoots for the Weddings, Home, Makeover and Hair titles, as well as the monthly print edition. Her 20-plus years of experience include roles at REAL SIMPLE, Woman's Day, Consumer Reports and Us Weekly. Her work has been recognized with awards from American Photo, the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), and the Society of Publication Designers (SPD).

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Lauren Lieberman, Managing Photo Director, Digital

Lauren Lieberman is the Managing Photo Director for Digital, overseeing the online photo teams for PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly, while also working on digital issues and special features. She joined PEOPLE in 2009 as an Assistant Photo Editor, working on the news and style verticals, before moving into a Senior Photo Editor role, managing the photo team. Prior to PEOPLE, she worked as a Photo Editor at NBC Universal, Bravo and ESSENCE. Lauren graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in Communications, and published her first novelDown to Youin May 2023.

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Karli Bendlin, Director of Content Strategy

Karli Bendlin is the Director of Content Strategy for PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly, where she oversees PEOPLE's burgeoning evergreen content branch, in addition to providing strategy across digital operations. She previously served as a Senior Editor at the brand.

Prior to joining PEOPLE, Karli was a Senior Editor at Byrdie and Brides, where she helped launch and oversee their news departments. She graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in Journalism and Advertising.

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Jason Sheeler, Deputy West Coast Editor

Jason Sheeler is PEOPLE's Deputy West Coast Editor, where he writes and edits across all verticals, helms the annual Pride Issue, helps manage the West Coast bureau in Los Angeles and co-hosts the PEOPLE in the '90s podcast. Prior, Sheeler served as Style Director at Departures magazine, managing the fashion department and advertiser relationships.

A graduate of Parsons School of Design in New York, Sheeler has served in senior editorial positions at Entertainment Weekly and Condé Nast's Glamour. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, VOGUE, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, The Hollywood Reporter and Air Mail.

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David Walters, Special Projects Director

As the Special Projects Director of PEOPLE, David Walters plans and produces themed issues and packages throughout the year. He has previously worked as an entertainment editor at titles including Details, Esquire and NYLON. David is a native of Charleston, South Carolina, and graduated from Duke University with a degree in history.

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Janine Rubenstein, Editor at Large

Janine Rubenstein is host of the daily podcast, PEOPLE Every Day, which launched Feb. 1, 2021, bringing the PEOPLE newsroom to life as a daily afternoon escape. Rubenstein also stepped into the new role of Editor-at-Large at PEOPLE, where she continues to write, report and oversee select editorial projects for PEOPLE.

For the past nine years she has reported and edited breaking news, music features (she interviewed Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Jon Bon Jovi, and John Legend, to name a few), human interest, style, and contributed to PEOPLE's popular franchises Sexiest Man Alive and the Beautiful Issue, as well as co-hosted the PEOPLE & Entertainment Weekly Red Carpet Live streaming events during awards season. Prior to joining PEOPLE, the San Francisco native reported news and entertainment at Essence and served as a reporter/writer at the legendary Cape Times newspaper in South Africa.

Editorial Staff

EXECUTIVE EDITORIAL DIRECTORS Clarissa Cruz, Alicia Dennis, Michelle Tauber

MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR/ WEST COAST BUREAU CHIEF Elizabeth Leonard

EDITORIAL DIRECTORS Sonal Dutt (Food, Home & Lifestyle), Andrea Lavinthal (Beauty & Style), Samantha Miller (Entertainment)

EXECUTIVE EDITORS Alex Apatoff (Digital), Melody Chiu (West Coast), Jeremy Helligar (Entertainment), Lindsay Kimble (News)

CREATIVE DIRECTOR Phoebe Weekes

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Ilana Schweber

SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTOR David Walters

EDITORS AT LARGE Julie Jordan, Elizabeth McNeil, Janine Rayford Rubenstein

NEWS 

News Director: Marissa Charles

Deputy West Coast Editor: Jason Sheeler

Digital Content Operations Director: Maria Mercedes Lara 

Programming Editor: Erica Mason

Senior News Editors: Lanford Beard, Philip Boucher, Greg Hanlon, Anya Leon, Sarah Michaud, Rosemary Rossi, Nigel Smith, Emily Strohm, Angela Wilson

Staff Editors: Kyler Alvord, Joelle Goldstein, Dayna Haffenden, Jenny Haward, Daniel Levine, Julie Mazziotta, Maria Pasquini, Stephanie Petit

Associate Editors: Brian Brant, Corin Cesaric, Clare Fisher, Dorienne Jackson, Nicholas Rice, Georgia Slater, Benjamin VanHoose

Staff Writer: Charna Flam, Kirsty Hatcher, Janine Henni, Angel Saunders

Senior Reporters: Danielle Bacher, Gillian Telling

Writer/Reporters: Brenton Blanchet, Vanessa Etienne, Alexis Jones, Bailey Richards, Gabrielle Rockson, Hannah Sacks, Escher Walcott

SOCIAL MEDIA 

Senior Director, Social Media: Elizabeth Favre 

Senior Editor, Audience Engagement: Ariel Nagi

Editor, Audience Engagement: Nate Nickolai 

Associate Editor, Audience Engagement: Klaritza Rico

UK Audience Editor, Weekends: Emma Parker

Director, Platform Strategy: Michele Corriston 

Senior Editor, Platforms: Carly Breit 

Writers, Digital Platforms: Farai Bennett, Robert Moscato-Goodpaster

Associate Producer, Platforms: Maya Pow

ENTERTAINMENT 

Senior Editors: Breanne L. Heldman (TV), Andrea Mandell (Special Projects), Mia McNiece (Movies), Jeff Nelson (Music)

People Picks Editor: Tom Gliatto 

Senior Writers: Eric Andersson, JP Mangalindan 

Staff Editor: Brianne Tracy 

Staff Writers: Dana Rose Falcone, Jennifer Haupt, Jack Smart

Writer/Reporters: Daniela Avila, Jack Irvin, Rachel DeSantis, Kelly Martinez, Alex Ross, Stephanie Wenger

HUMAN INTEREST, CRIME & WORLD AFFAIRS 

Senior Editors: Erin Hill (Royals), Tina Johnson (Health), Nick Maslow (Human Interest), Patrick Rogers (Crime)

Senior Writers: Johnny Dodd, Eileen Finan, Emily Palmer, Christine Pelisek 

Chief Foreign Correspondent: Simon Perry (London)

Contributing Correspondent Monique Jessen (London) 

Special Correspondent: Peter Mikelbank (Paris)

Staff Editor: Stephanie Pfeffer

Staff Writers: Nicole Acosta, K.C. Baker, Virginia Chamlee

Writer/Reporters: Abigail Adams, Anna Caplan, Jordan Greene, Liam Quinn

LIFESTYLE & SPECIAL PROJECTS 

Digital Features Director: Kate Hogan 

Food Editor: Ana Calderone 

Home Editor: Mackenzie Schmidt 

Pets Editor: Kelli Bender 

SEO Editor: Kelsie Gibson 

Features Editor: Stephanie Sengwe 

Associate Editor: Antonia DeBianchi 

Features Writer: Alexandra Schonfeld 

Writer/Reporter: Skyler Caruso

STYLE & BEAUTY 

Deputy Beauty Director: Jacqueline Fields 

Deputy Style Director: Brittany Talarico 

Market Editor: Sarah Ball 

Style Editor: Hedy Phillips 

COMMERCE

Director of Commerce, Evergreen: Lindsey Metrus

Editorial Director, News & Deals: Laura Gurfein

VIDEO & AUDIO 

Vice President: David Flumenbaum 

Head of Production: Lauren Mikler

Executive Producer, PEOPLE in 10: Lauren Carney 

Executive Producers: Jessica Iavazzi, Robyn Ross 

Senior Director of Operations: Alesa Andrew 

DESIGN 

Design Director: Dean Markadakis 

Art Directors: David Jaenisch, Henry Yung

Deputy Art Director: Elease Crump 

Associate Art Director: Jackie Jordan 

Senior Designer: Aleena Qazi 

Designer: Cassie Davis

PHOTOGRAPHY

Associate Director of Photography: Jessica Bryan 

News Director: Florence Nash 

Senior Photo Editor: Sarah Burrows

West Coast Photo Editor: Gladees Prieur 

Photo Editors: Sarah Fernando, Jen Lombardo 

Photo Researcher: Mika Dyer 

Assistant Photo Editor: Hannah Tashkovich 

Photo Operations Associate: Joy Scheller 

Photo Finance Coordinator: Shemika Harris 

Photo & Art Assistant: Keira Castellitto

DIGITAL 

Managing Photo Director: Lauren Lieberman 

Senior Photo Editor: Deirdre Galvin

Photo Editors: Denise Domlesky, Salina Gallegos, Alissa Harris, Tracy Pepe, Barrie Schneiderman, Jill Steadman

OPERATIONS 

Editorial Production Director: Rachel Moskovitz Abraham 

Editorial Manager: Kalina Ollinger

Content Operations Manager: Miya Ramos 

West Coast Editorial Operations Manager: Cecilia de la Paz 

Research Manager: Celine Wojtala 

Reporters: Sue Carswell, Michelle DuPre, Mary Hart, Toby Kahn, Gail Nussbaum  

Research Archivist: Ean Sheehy

Production Artists: Daniel J. Neuburger, Dominick Santise, Mike Vukobratovich

Copy Chief: Joanann Scali 

Deputy Copy Chief: James Bradley 

Copy Editors: Gabrielle Danchick, Rich Donnelly, Shakthi Jothianandan, Dan Morrissey, Matt Weingarden

EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS 

Rebecca Aizin, Lizzie Hyman, Michelle Lee, Zoey Lyttle, Tommy McArdle, Natalia Senanayake, Carly Tagen-Dye, Sabrina Weiss

COMMUNICATIONS 

Vice President: Marnie Perez 

Senior Manager: Kari Stephenson 

Associate Communications Manager: Danielle Viera 

Junior Publicist: Sophia Martini

PREMEDIA 

Senior Director: Dale Tunender 

Quality Analysts: Sara Luckey, Rob Roszkowski

Imaging Specialists: Don Atkinson, Jacques Lizotte, David Swain 

Trafficking Supervisors: Jackie Beard, Sarah Schuster, Taylor Thomas

DIGITAL 

Vice President, Content Strategy: Kathryn Vandervalk 

Director, Content Strategy: Karli Bendlin 

Senior Editor: Maggie Kreienberg 

Editor: Selena Barrientos

Associate Editor: Madi Janz

Vice President, Engineering: Ed Benjamin 

Vice President, Product: Zach Gabrielski 

Senior Art Director: Gloria Pantell

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