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Seattle Weekly Staff

For contact information, see the Contact Us page. Updated April 28, 2008.

Editor in Chief: Mark D. Fefer
Managing Editor: Mike Seely
Art Director: Jane Sherman
Editorial Operations Manager: Gavin Borchert

Senior Editor: Nina Shapiro
Music Editor: Brian J. Barr
Staff Writers: Rick Anderson, Aimee Curl, Jonathan Kauffman, Brian Miller, Laura Onstot
Web Editor:
Chris Kornelis

Calendar Editors: Erika Hobart
Clubs Editor: Aja Pecknold
Editorial Assistant: Suzanne Rugh
Editorial Fellow: Jesse Froehling
Proofreader: Kyra Freestar
Editorial Intern: Joshua Lynch, Meghan Peters (online)
Moscow Bureau Chief: T.J. Tranchell

Columnists: Gustavo Arellano, Maggie Dutton, Hannah Levin, John Longenbaugh, Judy McGuire
Contributing Writers: Damon Agnos, Tim Appelo, Adriana Grant, Sandra Kurtz, Travis Ritter, Karla Starr, David Stoesz
Contributing Photographers: David Belisle, Kevin P. Casey, Michael Doucett, Pete Kuhns, Renee McMahon, Peter Mumford, Laurie Pearman, Rex Rystedt, Harley Soltes

Production Manager: Claudia Johns
Assistant Production Manager: Jessica Lenard
Advertising Design: Sam Dawson, Jeff Sok
Layout Editor: Charles Pollard

Associate Publisher: Wendy Geldien
Retail Sales Manager: Ryan Fitzgerald
Retail Sales Manager-Arts: Carol Cummins
Music Accounts Manager: Matthew Gaine
Retail Senior Account Executive: Julann Hill
Retail Account Executives: Lindsay Bates, JJ Clark, Kyle Lawrence, Chika Machida, Joe Macias, Jennifer Seaman Miller
Retail Coordinator: Gina Allamano

Classified Advertising Director: Kent O. Winkler
Classified Advertising Account Executives: Bobby Anderson, Laura DiLuzio, Stephanie Heuman, Sarah Jewell, Barrie Lloyd, Tao Sila, Matt Silvie
Classifed Coordinator: Kira Chelemedos

Marketing Director: Kevin Patnik
Promotions Manager: Debbie Porter
Outsiders Coordinator: Jessica Levy
Marketing Intern: Joe Chanes

Circulation Manager: Colleen McDonald
Assistant Circulation Manager: Tom Burdette

General Manager: Pam Dunning-Leiner
Business: Dan-e Shelton (Financial Accountant), Patrick Parker Travis (retail A/R coordinator), Brenda Cooke, Kendyl Linn-Sanchez, Amy Niedrich

Systems Administrator: Paul Jensen

Publisher: Ken Stocker


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Switchboard: 206-623-0500
General E-Mail: info@seattleweekly.com
Fax: 206-467-4338
Editorial: 206-467-4318
Display Advertising: 206-467-4341 (advertising@seattleweekly.com)
Classified Advertising: 206-623-6231
Distribution: 206-467-4322
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Executive Editor: Michael Lacey
Executive Managing Editor: Christine Brennan
Executive Associate Editor: Andy Van De Voorde
Design Director: Michael Shavalier
Senior Editor: Erich Burnett
Corporate Listings Editor: Susan C. S. White
Editorial Project Coordinator: Bridget Thomason
Corporate Editorial Assistant: Liz Kellermeyer
Building Manager/Corporate Administrator: Heather Dobbins
HR/Benefits Coordinator: Catherine Romo
Human Resources Generalist: Kathy Cameron
Financial Coordinator: Kate Sawvell
Corporate Staff Accountant: Ryan Hintz
National Circulation Director: Curt Sanders
National Production Manager: Laura Weinrich
National Classified Advertising Director: Kenny Stocker
Corporate Controller: Beth Cook
Vice President Human Resources: Diana Fraser
Vice President Financial Operations: Jeff Mars
Legal Counsel: Steve Suskin
Senior Vice President Corporate Affairs: Scott Spear
Chief Financial Officer: Jed Brunst
President and Chief Operating Officer: Scott Tobias
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer: Jim Larkin

Information Technology

Chief Information Officer: Gerard Goroski
Business Systems Director: James Hamilton
Infrastructure Director: John Nash
Operational Support Manager: Dave Marcon
Intranet Manager: Joe Kaiping
Network Support Manager: David Fearn
Project Manager: Brian King
Application Analysts: Lee Ann Dunton, Trisha Kenney, Janice LaRue
Production System Specialists: Laura MacArthur, Dave Ritter, Penelope Zambrano
Applications Developers: Justin Ballard, Francisco Barajas, Kshitij Bedi, John Cazier, Tom Dinchak, Dan Jankowski, David Manley
Network & Systems Engineers: Tim Behnken, James Hanback, Taylor Pakula, Shawn Rogers

New Media

Director New Media: Bill Jensen
Senior Web Manager: Bill Volhein
Web Managing Editor: Pamela Mitchell
Web Development Manager: Bryan Dunlap
Web Support Manager: Michael Uchtman
Web Project Manager: Eric Van Beek
Web Developers: Andy Frey, Alison Gianotto, Luther Monson, Marshall Presnell, Don Rainwater, Ben Scholler, Jason Tibbetts, Michael Uchtman
Web Support Specialists: Tiffany Day, Mathew Tate
Digital Advertising & Marketing Manager: Stacy Franch

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Senior Vice President of Sales: Sue Belair
Senior Vice President of Sales Operations: Joe Larkin
Vice President Sales & Marketing: Yolanda Luszcz
Vice President of Interactive Sales: Rob Klein
Senior East Coast Advertising Directors: Sara Kaufman, Troy Larkin
East Coast Account Manager: Joe Holladay
West Coast Account Manager: Kevin Radcliffe
Sales Operations Manager: Ronni Gaun
National Financial Accountant: Veronica Villela
Marketing & Traffic Administrator: Marcella Justis
Operations Coordinator: Sue Wright
Administrative Assistant: Cathy Calve
National Sales Coordinators: Edwin Esparra, Lyndea Daniels
Sales Assistant: Darcy Rosengren

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