Meet the Staff

  • Alyson Pavela

    Marketing Representative
    Twitter Website

    Communications enthusiast obsessed with travel, yoga, live music, gummy bears and everything high-tech.

  • Samantha Kurutz

    Managing Editor
    Twitter Website

    Wisconsin born and raised. Life goals include refereeing the Puppy Bowl, winning Wheel of Fortune and joining Fleetwood Mac.

  • Meredith Lee

    Lead Writer
    Twitter Website

    Loves to write, cook, travel and be a badger...while listening to Kanye.

  • Rachel Bozich

    Online Associate
    Website

    Parisian. New Jerseyan. New Yorker. Californian. Extreme foodie & travel junkie.

  • Steve Horn

    Art Director
    Twitter Website

    Writer + DJ + Rapper + Ball Player + Dancer + Lover + Friend

  • Kim L'Herault

    Marketing Representitive
    Twitter Website

    California born, Wisconsin raised travel enthusiast. Dream chasing, strategic communicating Badger.

  • Ann Marie Steib

    Public Relations Manager
    Twitter Website

    Lover of red lipstick, new media, risotto and bingeing on Netflix. Sufferer of wanderlust. Proud Badger, prouder sister.

  • Katelyn Youngblood

    Editor
    Twitter

    Foodie, self-proclaimed nerd, die-hard Badger. Probably bingeing on Netflix at this very moment.

  • Emily Rappleye

    Lead Writer
    Twitter Website

    Writer, traveler, reader, runner, and art lover. Looking forward to exploring the world and writing about it.

  • Sean Zak

    Lead Writer
    Twitter Website

    Writing this, editing that. Hopefully playing golf and affording rent in New York soon.

  • Taryn Grisham

    Production Associate
    Twitter Website

    Communicator who loves to write, design, plan and promote. Lifetime Badger and volunteer, aspiring to make a difference in the world.

  • Claire Silverstein

    Production Editor
    Website

    Design, digital media and picas make me happy. Avid traveler and cartoon enthusiast.

  • Timothy Hadick

    Online Associate (multimedia)
    Twitter Website

    Speaking Japanese is my game; writing, tweeting & creating is my claim to fame.

  • Sami Ghani

    Production Associate
    Twitter Website

    Journalism and politics fanatic living in and writing about Wisconsin and the world.

  • Katie Hermsen

    Marketing Director
    Twitter

    Homegrown Wisconsinite with a cheese curd habit. Dreaming of the big city and carving a life from a love of words.

  • Julia Birkinbine

    Copy Editor
    Twitter Website

    Aspiring journalist, proud Upstate New Yorker, coffee addict and lover of all things celebrity.

  • Bridget Ryan

    Copy Editor
    Twitter Website

    Wisconsin native, communicator and amatuer chef with East Coast dreams.

  • Jenny Slattery

    Online Associate
    Twitter Website

    Wisconsin born and raised. Blogger, animal lover, singer and dreamer. Health and fitness enthusiast.

  • Lauren Simonis

    Online Editor
    Twitter Website

    Reader. Writer. Communicator. Badger.

  • Jessica Chatham

    Photo Editor
    Twitter Website

    Enthusiast of baking, photography, and everything Tim Burton has ever created. Traveler and animal lover.