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Bob Beamesderfer

BOB BEAMESDERFER is a former editor and writer for the Los Angeles Times, where he spent nine years on the Business news desk and was among the group that launched the Highway 1 automotive section. Prior to that he's worked as a copy and news editor at the Orange County Register and Mesa (Ariz.) Tribune. He has written extensively about vehicles and the automotive industry while at Autobytel's MyRide.com and for his blog, KeytotheHighway.net.

Susan Brink

SUSAN BRINK has specialized in health reporting for 30 years. She's worked for news outlets across the U.S. covering health policy, medical research and consumer health news. She's travelled to Africa and South America to cover AIDS and to Banda Aceh to write about the health aftermath of the tsunami. She is co-author of the definitive history of the Framingham Heart Study: A Change of Heart. She's an award-winning health reporter working on her second book.

Leslie Carlson

An experienced visual journalist for the LA Times for 15 years, LESLIE CARLSON created many a daily map, as well as breaking news graphics in print and online. She was a major contributor to the Pulitzer Prize winning Altered Oceans series, including research and major graphics. In addition to her graphics work, Leslie has generated and written stories about the environment. She has a BA in Biology from Pomona College.

Karen Chaderjian

KAREN CHADERJIAN is a tech-savvy journalist who has thrived under nightly deadlines at the L.A. Times. Her recent editing projects include two award-winning websites, a women's global health brochure and Mark Boster's book Four Seasons of Yosemite: A Photographer's Journey. Previously, she consulted and wrote for an online Latina magazine and edited Suze Orman's workbook for The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom. She has a master's in social work and a certificate in web design.

Richard Cromelin

RICHARD CROMELIN covered pop music for the LA Times for more than three decades, writing profiles, reviews, news stories and essays. He worked closely with Pop Music Critic Robert Hilburn to plan the paper's music coverage, assigning and editing the work of freelancers. He also wrote obituaries and pieces on comedy, television and film. Before joining The Times, he wrote freelance pop music stories for such outlets as Rolling Stone and Creem, and created promotional materials for record labels.

Nick Cuccia

NICK CUCCIA is an award-winning editor and designer who has spent more than three decades in newspapers, including 21 years at the Los Angeles Times. He now uses his skills and creativity to help companies, nonprofits and individuals through writing, design, advertising and public relations campaigns, social media marketing and communications, and software education. Contact Nick about how he can help you communicate more effectively or enhance your skills as a writer or graphic artist.

Saul Daniels

SAUL DANIELS is a seasoned journalist and newsroom leader whose career includes reporter, news editor, designer, art director, internet and technology, and launch of new editorial products and initiatives. He blogs, operates a community e-newsletter and several websites. He has experience in systems, marketing, internal communications, local political consuting and has reported breaking news and features. He holds a Master's and teaches college reporting, editing and news design.

Elizabeth Douglass

ELIZABETH DOUGLASS is a versatile and accomplished writer, reporter and researcher with more than 20 years of daily newspaper experience. At the Los Angeles Times, she covered energy, telecommunications and other subjects, and specialized in translating complex subjects into understandable stories. She wrote for the newspaper, online sections and blogs, and appeared on radio and television news programs. Douglass earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Northwestern University.

Jim Fowler

JAMES E. FOWLER is an accomplished communications professional who has worked in print, television, radio, recordings and the internet in a variety of capacities. He worked at the Los Angeles Times for more than 18 years and never missed a deadline while writing more than 700 stories and columns. Jim currently edits the www.cityoftheangelsmusic.com website dedicated to the jazz community of Los Angeles and Southern California.

James Gerstenzang

JAMES GERSTENZANG was the Los Angeles Times' White House correspondent, reporting from more than 60 countries while covering Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. He also covered the Pentagon, international economics and trade, and the environment, and directed the Washington operations of latimes.com. His recent Op-Eds have appeared in The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Huffington Post. He specializes in features, profiles and editing.

Lynne Heffley

LYNNE HEFFLEY established the LA Times' first regular critical coverage of children's arts and entertainment, and wrote extensively about the fine arts for the paper as feature writer, reporter and/or reviewer. Her versatile freelance work includes arts features as well as corporate annual report and biographical writing. She is also children's music critic for the nonprofit Parents' Choice Foundation and is part of an effort to develop an independent arts council for the city of South Pasadena.

Chris Kraul

CHRIS KRAUL was a Business Reporter and Foreign Correspondent for the Los Angeles Times for 22 years. He still covers Latin America for the Times as a freelance contractor based in Bogota, Colombia. He is fluent in Spanish and proficient in covering energy, economics, trade, politics and drug trafficking. He has covered the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He currently is a contributor to Platts Oilgram and the Japanese magazine Foresight. He has also written for Barron’s.

Kristina Lindgren

KRISTINA LINDGREN is a former editor and writer for the Los Angeles Times, having served as an assistant Book Review editor and as city editor and features editor for The Times Orange County Edition. Previously, she was the Denver Post's editor for politics, environment and government. She is currently a freelance health and medical writer as well as a contributor to Orange Coast Magazine. Lindgren also is available to edit books and magazine articles.

Lea Lion

LEA LION covered art and museums and kids and family for the Los Angeles Times, where she wrote about everything from the Takashi Murakami exhibit at MOCA to a Los Angeles day spa for kids. Before joining the Times, she was a staff writer for the Los Angeles Downtown News and a city editor at Citysearch.com. In 2003, she received a Master's Degree from the Medill School of Journalism. She began her career as a reporter for Asheville's Mountain Xpress.

Scott Martelle

SCOTT MARTELLE, a veteran journalist, has covered everything from local government to presidential campaigns to book reviews. Los Angeles correspondent for Aol News and regular freelancer for a number of major outlets, he also teaches journalism at Chapman University and nonfiction storytelling at UC Irvine, and is the author of Blood Passion: The Ludlow Massacre and Class War in the American West. His book, The Fear Within, is due out in the Fall.

Craig Matsuda

CRAIG MATSUDA is a media pro who delivers clear, compelling communications. As an editor and writer, he takes complex material and turns it into great stories. He served in a range of senior editing roles at The Times for 20 years and his writing has appeared everywhere from Time Magazine to the Loyola Law Review. He's a teacher, facilitator, consultant and proven manager of elite talent, award-winning projects and big budgets. His latest projects include the much-praised www.socalminds.com.

Rosemary McClure

ROSEMARY McCLURE is an award-winning travel and lifestyles writer with a sense of humor and a passion to share the world with readers. She currently writes a column for the LA Times; other clients include Universal Studios, the University of California, Readers' Digest Publications, Islands Magazine and Phillips Publishing Group. McClure received the Lowell Thomas Travel Writer of the Year award twice and is a two-time winner of the University of Missouri Lifestyle Award.

Robyn Norwood

ROBYN NORWOOD was a sportswriter for the L.A. Times for 22 years and remains a contributor. She was the paper's national columnist for college basketball and the NFL, covered two Olympics and was the beat writer covering University of Southern California football and the NHL's Anaheim Ducks. An independent journalist since 2008, she has written for USA Today, the Philadelphia Inquirer, San Diego Union-Tribune, New York Times, FoxSports.com and ESPNLA.com.

Kathy Price-Robinson

KATHY PRICE-ROBINSON is a versatile, multi-faceted and award-winning journalist with 25 years experience in print and digital media. She studied broadcasting and journalism at California State University Los Angeles and now writes for and edits magazines, and produces videos from New Orleans. Former Los Angeles Times editor Ann Brenoff wrote that Kathy "is a creative thinker, graceful writer...and delivers what she promises on time. I would hire 100 Kathys if I could."

Robin Rauzi

ROBIN RAUZI is an accomplished writer and editor experienced in arts, travel and opinion journalism. She has hung upside down from trees, chased tornadoes and tangled with Michael Moore in the line of duty. She spent two years as an articles editor for the L.A. Times' Op-Ed page, helping columnists, political figures and other writers debug their arguments. Rauzi also has written and edited marketing copy, news releases and web copy.

Tinker Ready

Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, TINKER READY writes about a wide range of health and science topics for magazines, websites and newspapers. She brings each story the kind of depth that comes from her work with publications like Nature Medicine, The (Raleigh, N.C.) News & Observer, Fast Company, The Washington Post and The Boston Globe. Capable of producing breaking news, investigative stories and features, she also works in multimedia and radio.

Jamie Reno

JAMIE RENO has for 17 years been the San Diego correspondent for Newsweek, covering 9/11, the war, politics, popular culture, and more. Jamie has also written for the New York Times, Rolling Stone, Sports Illustrated, TV Guide, People, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, San Diego Magazine and USA Today. Jamie, a 14-year cancer survivor, has won more than 80 writing awards including the Press Club's Best of Show 4 times.

Susannah Rosenblatt

SUSANNAH ROSENBLATT is an energetic journalist who has tackled news across Southern California and the country. Now based in Taiwan, she’s written travel pieces and covered national and local politics, environmental issues and coastal development, with a specialty in human interest stories. She speaks Spanish, can shoot and edit video and has freelanced for Family Circle magazine. Susannah brings flair to every writing project, and is eager to collaborate with clients.

Rick Schmitt

RICK SCHMITT has been writing about legal issues -- and lawyers -- for more than 25 years, most recently as the Justice Department correspondent in the Times' Washington bureau. He also has been an editor and reporter with the Wall Street Journal with postings in Dallas, New York, San Francisco and Washington. A native Washingtonian, he has a law degree from the George Washington University Law School and is a member of the D.C. Bar. He is an accomplished pianist.

Lynn Smith

LYNN SMITH, an award-winning journalist, has profiled celebrities from George Clooney to Paul Newman, covered news stories from religious protests to writers' strikes, and written features on aging boomers, meerkats and deconstruction. Versatile, creative and adventurous, she has helped promote the San Francisco Ocean Film Festival, the Rainey Art Gallery and the Newport Beach Public Library and is available for speechwriting, grantwriting and digital video documentaries. She is literate in Final Cut Pro, Mac and social media.

Paul Tullis

PAUL TULLIS has written for New York, Sierra, L.A. Times Magazine, Los Angeles, NY Daily News, CJR, Men's Journal, Radar, Psychology Today, Bon Appetit, and more. His work has been picked up by Fox News, Keith Olbermann, Rush & Malloy, WaPo's "Reliable Source" and the "Best American" series. He's been a news commentator on MSNBC and NPR, and anthologized in five books. His strategy is to report the hell out of every story, and he's known for producing tight copy in record time.

Dave Warner

DAVE WARNER is a Philadelphia-based writer and editor with experience in newspapers and consumer health reporting. He is a former city editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Philadelphia Daily News. He was also the deputy metro editor of The Detroit News. He has also been the chief editor of three newspapers, including The Daily Local News in West Chester, Pa. and The Trentonian, of Trenton, N.J., He now runs a writing and editing business, Edit Express.

Janet Wilson

JANET WILSON is an award-winning journalist focused on national and California environment and energy issues. A former Harvard Nieman fellow and a graduate of Yale and Columbia Universities, Wilson has worked as a staff writer and freelancer for the LA Times, grist.org, Detroit Free Press, NY Daily News, Boston Globe, CNN and ABC News "Nightline," among others. She was named a USC Annenberg Institute of Justice & Journalism senior fellow this spring.

Nancy Wride

An accomplished journalist, NANCY WRIDE's freelance writing has focused on consumer health and legal and medical issues for general, trade and internal communications. In 2009, her work has appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer's op-ed pages, Forum Magazine (Consumer Attorneys of California), Orange County Business Journal, Special Olympics online, and UC Irvine websites and publications. She also ghost writes for doctors and lawyers and is a youth writing coach.

Nona Yates

NONA YATES is an award-winning investigative researcher with more than 20 years of experience at the LA Times including the National Political desk, special investigations and local news. She has a comprehensive knowledge of research techniques, with extensive experience in identifying and analyzing information. Nona is skilled in using Internet, print and public information sources and databases, has excellent interviewing skills and is experienced in handling highly confidential information.

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