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The Editors
Business & Tech
TECHNOLOGY | AEROSPACE | MICROSOFT | AMAZON | STARBUCKS | REAL ESTATE
Levi Pulkkinen, business editor
206.464.3193. lpulkkinen@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @levipulk.
Rania Oteify, assistant business editor
206.652.6225 roteify@seattletimes.com.
Judy Averill, business producer
206.464.8252. javerill@seattletimes.com.
Dominic Gates, Boeing & aerospace reporter
206.464.2963. dgates@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @dominicgates.
Renata Geraldo, business reporter
206.464.2521. rgeraldo@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @GeraldoRenata.
Heidi Groover, real estate reporter
206.464.8273. hgroover@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @heidigroover.
Paul Roberts, business reporter
206.464.2951. proberts@seattletimes.com Twitter: @Pauledroberts.
Lauren Rosenblatt, Amazon reporter
206.464.2927. lrosenblatt@seattletimes.com Twitter: @LRosenblatt_.
Alison Saldanha, graphics reporter
206.652.6578, asaldanha@seattletimes.com, @alisonsald
Jon Talton, columnist
jtalton@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @JonTalton.
Digital
LOCAL NEWS | BUSINESS | SPORTS | ENTERTAINMENT | LIFE
Danny Gawlowski, assistant managing editor
206.464.2450. dgawlowski@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @gawlowski.
Anne Christnovich, digital editor
206.464.2450. achristnovich@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @anne_c_1234.
Newsroom Producers, 206.464.2558.
Jeff Albertson, metro producer
206.464.2304. jalbertson@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @Jeff_Albertson.
Agnes Al-Shibibi, opinion desk editor
206.464.2763. aalshibibi@seattletimes.com.
Michelle Archer, news producer
206.652.6238. marcher@seattletimes.com.
Judy Averill, business producer
206.464.8252. javerill@seattletimes.com.
Chris Cole, sports producer
206.464.2229. ccole@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @ccole20.
Qina Liu, news producer
206.464.2203. qliu@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @qinaliu.
Sarah-Mae McCullough, features producer
206.464.8250. smccullough@seattletimes.com.
Sue Misao, news producer
smisao@seattletimes.com.
Ryan Nguyen, news producer
206.464.2984. rnguyen@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @ryannguy_n.
Tony Thai, news producer
206.464.2357. tthai@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @tonythethaiger1.
Entertainment
BOOKS | MOVIES | MUSIC | THEATER
Trevor Lenzmeier, deputy features editor (direct contact for travel and outdoors-related stories)
206.464.8995. tlenzmeier@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @TrevLenz.
Janet Tu, assistant features editor (direct contact for arts and entertainment/culture-related stories)
206.464.2272. jtu@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @janettu.
Ana Sofia Knauf, assistant features editor (direct contact for communities, culture, travel and digital-related stories)
206.464.8280. aknauf@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @asknauf.
Sarah-Mae McCullough, features producer
206.464.8250. smccullough@seattletimes.com.
Dominic Baez, desk editor, freelance TV and movies coordinator
206.464.3349. dbaez@seattletimes.com.
Moira Macdonald, arts critic
206.464.2725. mmacdonald@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @moiraverse.
Michael Rietmulder, music writer
206.652.6590. mrietmulder@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @mrietmulder.
Margo Vansynghel, arts economy reporter
206.464.3760. mvansynghel@seattletimes.com.
Gemma Wilson, arts and culture reporter
206.464.2948. gwilson@seattletimes.com.
Graphics & Design
Frank Mina, assistant managing editor
206.464.2573. fmina@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @FMina.
Wayne Begasse, page designer
206.464.2923. wbegasse@seattletimes.com.
Boo Billstein, magazine designer
206.464.2985. bbillstein@seattletimes.com.
Gabriel Campanario, graphic artist
206.464.8795. gcampanario@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @SeattleSketcher.
Jacie Landeros, page designer. jlanderos@seattletimes.com.
Jennifer Luxton, page designer
jluxton@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @JenniferLuxton.
Fiona Martin, graphic artist. fmartin@seattletimes.com.
Mark Nowlin, lead graphic artist
206.464.2208. mnowlin@seattletimes.com.
Alison Saldanha, graphic reporter
206.652.6578. asaldanha@seattletimes.com.
Rita Wong, page designer
206.464.2940. rwong@seattletimes.com.
Investigations
Jonathan Martin, investigations editor
206.464.2605. jmartin@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @jmartin206.
Laura Greanias, deputy investigations editor
206.464.2588. lgreanias@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @LauraGreanias.
Taylor Blatchford, engagement reporter
206.464.2280. tblatchford@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @blatchfordtr.
Sydney Brownstone, reporter
206.464.3225. sbrownstone@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @sydbrownstone.
Patrick Malone, reporter
206.464.2231. pmalone@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @pmalonedc.
Rebecca Moss, reporter
206.464.2234. rmoss@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @RebeccaKMoss.
Lulu Ramadan, reporter
206.464.2331. lramadan@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @luluramadan.
Mike Reicher, reporter
206.464.2289. mreicher@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @mreicher.
Manuel Villa, data journalist
206.464.2262. mvilla@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @mvilla1859.
Miyoko Wolf, news researcher
206.464.8987. miwolf@seattletimes.com.
Life
FOOD & DRINK | TRAVEL | OUTDOORS | HOME & DECOR
Trevor Lenzmeier, deputy features editor (direct contact for food)
206.464.8995. tlenzmeier@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @TrevLenz.
Janet Tu, assistant features editor (direct contact for arts and entertainment/culture-related stories)
206.464.2272. jtu@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @janettu.
Ana Sofia Knauf, assistant features editor (direct contact for communities, culture, travel and digital-related stories)
206.464.8280. aknauf@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @asknauf.
Sarah-Mae McCullough, features producer
206.464.8250. smccullough@seattletimes.com.
Bethany Jean Clement, food writer
206.464.2050. bclement@seattletimes.com. Instagram: @bethanyjeanclement.
Jackie Varriano, food writer
206.464.2225. jvarriano@seattletimes.com.
Tan Vinh, food writer
206.515.5656. tvinh@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @tanvinhseattle.
Gregory Scruggs, outdoors reporter
206.652.6514. gscruggs@seattletimes.com.
Tat Bellamy-Walker, communities reporter
206.652.6679. tbellamywalker@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @bell_tati.
Local News
LOCAL NEWS HOME | TRANSPORTATION | EDUCATION | EASTSIDE
Metro Desk, 206.464.2204.
Zachariah Bryan, night and weekend editor
206.652.6602. zbryan@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @ZachariahTB
Molly Harbarger, Project Homeless editor
206.464.2924. mharbarger@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @MollyHarbarger.
Yihyun Jeong, deputy metro editor
(206) 464-2283. yjeong@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @yihyun_jeong.
Beth Kaiman, deputy metro editor
206.464.2441. bkaiman@seattletimes.com.
Katherine Long, Education Lab editor
206.464.2219. klong@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @KatherineLong.
Ben Olivo, local government editor
206.464.8276. bolivo@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @rbolivo.
Jim Ryan, law & justice editor
206.464.2932. jryan@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @jimryan015.
Diana Samuels, Mental Health Project editor
206.464.2074. dsamuels@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @dzsamuels.
Anika Varty, morning editor
206.464.2569. avarty@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @anikavarty.
Benjamin Woodard, environment editor
206.464.2236. bwoodard@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @benjamdub.
Jeff Albertson, metro producer
206.464.2304. jalbertson@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @Jeff_Albertson.
Gene Balk, FYI Guy columnist
206.515.5052. gbalk@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @genebalk.
Michelle Baruchman, Mental Health engagement reporter
206.652.6588. mbaruchman@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @mlbaruchman.
Dahlia Bazzaz, education reporter
206.464.8522. dbazzaz@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @dahliabazzaz.
Daniel Beekman, politics and communities reporter
206.464.2164. dbeekman@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @DBeekman.
Jim Brunner, politics reporter
206.515.5628. jbrunner@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @Jim_Brunner
Claire Bryan, Education Lab reporter
206.464.8946. cbryan@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @claireab320
Mike Carter, criminal justice reporter
206.464.3706. mcarter@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @stimesmcarter.
Paige Cornwell, Eastside reporter
206.464.2530. pcornwell@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @pgcornwell.
Hannah Furfaro, Mental Health reporter
hfurfaro@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @HannahFurfaro.
Lauren Girgis, General assignment metro reporter
206.652.6591. lgirgis@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @laurengirgis
Sara Jean Green, criminal justice reporter
206.515.5654. sgreen@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @SJGTimes.
David Gutman, politics reporter
206.464.2926. dgutman@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @davidlgutman.
Naomi Ishisaka, assistant managing editor and social justice columnist
206.652.6522. nishisaka@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @naomiishisaka.
Esmy Jimenez, Mental Health reporter
ejimenez@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @esmyjimenez.
Greg Kim, Project Homeless reporter
206.464.2532. grkim@seattletimes.com.
David Kroman, Traffic Lab reporter
206.464.3196. dkroman@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @KromanDavid.
Erik Lacitis, reporter
206.464.2237. elacitis@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @ErikLacitis.
Mike Lindblom, Traffic Lab reporter
206.515.5631. mlindblom@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @MikeLindblom.
Lynda V. Mapes, environment reporter
206.464.2515. lmapes@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @LyndaVMapes.
Anna Patrick, Project Homeless reporter
206.464.2157. apatrick@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @annaleapatrick.
Vonnai Phair, morning reporter
206.464.3190. vphair@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @vonnaiphair.
Nina Shapiro, social issues and immigration reporter
206.464.3303. nshapiro@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @NinaShapiro.
Jenn Smith, Education Lab engagement reporter
206.464.2925. JennSmith@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @JennSmith_Ink.
Elise Takahama, health reporter
360.236.8268. etakahama@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @elisetakahama.
Sarah Grace Taylor, Seattle City Hall reporter
206.464.2166. staylor@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @_SarahGTaylor.
Monica Velez, K-12 reporter
206.464.8504. mvelez@seattletimes.com. Twitter @monicavelez21
Danny Westneat, columnist
206.464.2086. dwestneat@seattletimes.com.
Miyoko Wolf, news researcher
206.464.8987. miwolf@seattletimes.com.
Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, race and equity reporter
206.464.2246. ayoonhendricks@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @ayoonhendricks.
Daisy Zavala, night reporter
206.464.2499. dzavala@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @daisyzavv.
Amanda Zhou, Afternoon breaking news and enterprise reporter
206.464.2508. azhou@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @AmondoZhou.
News Columnists
Jon Talton comments on economic news, issues and trends, with an emphasis on Seattle and the Northwest. jtalton@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @JonTalton.
Seattle Sketcher Gabriel Campanario illustrates life in the Puget Sound region. He has been living and drawing in Seattle since 2006. 206-464-8795. gcampanario@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @SeattleSketcher.
FYI Guy Gene Balk crunches the numbers. Gene first came to The Seattle Times as a news librarian in 2002 and has transitioned into the go-to data columnist in the region. 206.515.5052. gbalk@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @GeneBalk.
Naomi Ishisaka writes about race, culture and equity, through a social-justice lens. 206.652.6522. nishisaka@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @naomiishisaka.
Danny Westneat takes an opinionated look at the Puget Sound region's news, people and politics. 206.464.2086. dwestneat@seattletimes.com.
Geoff Baker is a sports enterprise and investigative reporter for The Seattle Times who writes a column on hockey. 206.464.8286. gbaker@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @GeoffBakerTimes.
Matt Calkins joined The Seattle Times in August 2015 as a sports columnist after three years at the San Diego Union Tribune. Never afraid to take a stand or go off the beaten path, Matt enjoys writing about the human condition every bit as much as walk-offs or buzzer-beaters. His mom reads the comments, so take it easy on him. 206.464.3185. mcalkins@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @matt_calkins.
Bob Condotta covers the Seahawks for the Seattle Times. He provides daily coverage of the team throughout the year. 206.515.5699. bcondotta@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @bcondotta.
Dwight Perry uses Sideline Chatter as a not-so-safe haven for the humorous, offbeat and bizarre events and characters that color the sports landscape. 206.464.8250. dperry@seattletimes.com.
Larry Stone gives his opinion and analysis on the world of sports. 206.464.3146. lstone@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @StoneLarry.
News Copy Desk
Kris Higginson, News desk chief and Morning Brief editor
206.464.3246. khigginson@seattletimes.com.
Laura Gordon, news coordinator
206.464.2955. lgordon@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @LaGoSea.
Agnes Al-Shibibi, opinion desk editor
206.464.2763. aalshibibi@seattletimes.com.
Karen Cater, news desk editor
206.464.8975. kcater@seattletimes.com.
Raquel Comerford, news desk editor
206.464.2152. rcomerford@seattletimes.com.
Rob Davila, news desk editor
206.464.2730. rdavila@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @jrobdavila.
Brandon Foster, news desk editor and Evening Brief editor
206.464.6559. bfoster@seattletimes.com
Julie Hanson, news desk editor
206.464.8557. jhanson@seattletimes.com.
Janelle Kohnert, news desk editor
206.464.8976. jkohnert@seattletimes.com
Andrew Koleski, news desk editor
206.464.8318. akoleski@seattletimes.com
Bill Lewis, news desk editor
206.464.2751. wlewis@seattletimes.com.
Angela Lo, news desk editor
206.464.6543. alo@seattletimes.com.
Carole McClosky, news desk editor
206.464.8258. cmcclosky@seattletimes.com.
Neena Pellegrini, news desk editor
206.464.3114. npellegrini@seattletimes.com.
Larissa Pfeifer, news desk editor
206.464.8214. lpfeifer@seattletimes.com.
Craig Reese, news desk editor
206.464.3123. creese@seattletimes.com.
Elouise Schumacher, news desk editor
206.464.8973. eschumacher@seattletimes.com.
Opinion
Editorial board members:
Kate Riley is the editorial page editor, who works with The Times editorial board to develop the opinion page's positions on issues. She joined The Times' editorial page in 2002 as a writer and columnist. A graduate of Redmond High School and the University of Washington, she returned to the Seattle area after spending 17 years working at Eastern Washington newspapers where she was a reporter, editorial writer and editorial page editor. She started her career as a farm writer for the Times-owned Walla Walla Union-Bulletin (Think Walla Walla Sweet Onions and the wine industry.) 206-464-2260. kriley@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @k8riley.
Melissa Davis joined the editorial board after 17 years in The Seattle Times newsroom as a copy editor, arts editor and front-page editor/copy desk chief. She returned to the Northwest after six years in a Central California newsroom – a dry, citrus-filled break from many years at small Oregon dailies. A native Oregonian, she graduated from the University of Oregon School of Journalism. She’s occasionally aided in making editing decisions by her tuxedo cats, Sacco and Vanzetti. 206-464-2506. mdavis@seattletimes.com.
Alex Fryer joined The Seattle Times editorial board in 2021. A Seattle native, Alex graduated from the University of Washington. After working as a reporter for the Puget Sound Business Journal, Alex joined the Times in 1997, where he covered several different beats and served as the paper’s Washington DC correspondent. He joined the administration of Mayor Greg Nickels in 2007 as press secretary and senior advisor. He later worked as a consultant. In 2016, Alex became communications director for the King County Executive’s Office. Alex’s black Labrador often takes him for walks around his West Seattle neighborhood. 206-464-2437. afryer@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @alexfryer7.
Carlton Winfrey is a native of Nashville, Tenn., and came to The Seattle Times as its politics editor in 2020. Before coming to Seattle, he was the city editor at the Detroit Free Press, where he also led the newspaper's high school apprenticeship program. Carlton also worked as an editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and as the Opinion Page editor and as a reporter at the Flint Journal. He has taught journalism at Oakland (Michigan) University and at the Zambia Institute of Mass Communications in Lusaka, Zambia. He is a former board member and current advisory board member for Mariners Inn homeless shelter for men in Detroit. He is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists, the Seattle Association of Black Journalists and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity. He lives in Seattle's South End. 206-464-2075. cwinfrey@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @CarltonWinfrey.
Claudia Rowe, a member of The Seattle Times’s original Education Lab reporting team, joined the editorial board in 2022. A groundbreaking effort to investigate state and local education challenges from a solutions-based perspective, Education Lab has since spawned similar models across the country. After five years on Ed Lab, Claudia left the newsroom in 2018 to begin work on her second book, which focuses on foster care. Her first, The Spider and the Fly, was published in 2017 and won the Washington State Book Award for memoir. For more than three decades, Claudia has focused her reporting on the intersection of young people and government systems, through coverage on education, child welfare and juvenile justice. A native of New York City, Claudia moved to Seattle in 2003 and has never looked back. 206-652-7611. Crowe@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @RoweReport.
Pacific NW Magazine
Bill Reader, magazine editor
206.464.2416. breader@seattletimes.com.
Sandy Deneau Dunham, magazine associate editor
206.464.2252. sdunham@seattletimes.com.
Sandi Doughton, reporter
206.464.2491. sdoughton@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @SandiDoughton.
Brendan Kiley, reporter
206.464.2507. bkiley@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @brendankiley.
Boo Billstein, designer
206.464.2985. bbillstein@seattletimes.com.
Photo & Video
PHOTO HOMEPAGE | VIDEO HOMEPAGE
Danny Gawlowski, assistant managing editor
206.464.2450. dgawlowski@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @gawlowski.
Angie Gottschalk, director of photography
206.464.2928. agottschalk@seattletimes.com.
Colin Diltz, photo editor
206.464.2047. cdiltz@seattletimes.com.
Bettina Hansen, photo editor
206.464.2175. bhansen@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @bettinahansen.
Cara Brannan, associate photo editor
206.464.2203. cbrannan@seattletimes.com.
Ellen Banner, photographer
206.515.5084. ebanner@seattletimes.com.
Jennifer Buchanan, photographer
206.464.8270. jbuchanan@seattletimes.com.
Kevin Clark, photographer
kclark@seattletimes.com.
Ramon Dompor, video journalist
206.652.6555. rdompor@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @ramondompor.
Karen Ducey, photographer
kducey@seattletimes.com.
Lauren Frohne, lead video journalist
206.464.2049. lfrohne@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @laurenfrohne.
Brandon Garcia, digital production assistant
206.464.2048. bgarcia@seattletimes.com.
Greg Gilbert, photographer
206.464.8135. ggilbert@seattletimes.com.
Daniel Kim, photographer
206.464.3190. dkim@seattletimes.com.
Ken Lambert, photographer
206.515.5581. klambert@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @SeaTimesFotoKen.
Travis Ness, digital production assistant
206.464.2127. tness@seattletimes.com.
Nicole Pasia, digital production assistant
npasia@seattletimes.com.
Amanda Ray, digital production assistant
206.652.6520. aray@seattletimes.com.
Courtney Blethen Riffkin, digital production assistant
206.464.1941. criffkin@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @courtneyblethen.
Dean Rutz, photographer
206.464.8303. drutz@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @deanrutz.
Erika Schultz, photographer
206.464.8145. eschultz@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @ErikaJSchultz.
Sports
SEAHAWKS | MARINERS | HUSKIES | HIGH SCHOOLS
KRAKEN | STORM | SOUNDERS | COUGARS | REIGN
Paul Barrett, sports editor
206.464.2093. pbarrett@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @paulbarrett6.
Kelly Ward, assistant sports editor
206.652.6190. kward@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @kellynnward.
Sean Quinton, assistant sports editor
206.652.6188. squinton@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @Quinton_Sean.
Nathan Joyce, assistant sports editor
206.464.2176. njoyce@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @NathanAJoyce.
Chris Cole, sports producer
206.464.2229. ccole@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @ccole20.
Percy Allen, basketball reporter
206.464.2278. pallen@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @percyallen.
Geoff Baker, enterprise and hockey reporter
206.464.8286. gbaker@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @GeoffBakerTIMES.
Rich Boudet, sports page designer and graphic artist
206.464.2365. rboudet@seattletimes.com.
Matt Calkins, sports columnist
206.464.3185. mcalkins@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @Matt_Calkins.
Michael Chin, sports news assistant
206.464.2276. mchin@seattletimes.com.
Bob Condotta, pro football reporter
206.515.5699. bcondotta@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @bcondotta.
Ryan Divish, baseball reporter
206.464.2373. rdivish@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @RyanDivish.
Steve Dominguez, sports desk editor
206.464.2124. sdominguez@seattletimes.com.
Jayda Evans, soccer and high-school sports reporter
206.464.2067. jevans@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @JaydaEvans.
Tony Guadagnoli, sports desk editor
206.464.8341. tguadagnoli@seattletimes.com.
Scott Hanson, sports reporter/desk editor
206.464.2943. shanson@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @shansonSeaTimes.
Adam Jude, enterprise and pro football reporter
206.464.2364. ajude@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @A_Jude.
Mart Koivastik, sports desk editor
206.464.8244. mkoivastik@seattletimes.com.
Tony Lariccia, sports designer
206.464.3298. tlariccia@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @TBLariccia.
Herron Miller, sports desk editor
206.652.6190. hmiller@seattletimes.com.
Dwight Perry, sports desk editor
206.464.8250. dperry@seattletimes.com.
Larry Stone, sports columnist
206.464.3146. lstone@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @StoneLarry.
Mike Vorel, UW football reporter
206.464.3292. mvorel@seattletimes.com. Twitter: @MikeVorel.