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PEOPLE Leadership DDM Charlotte Triggs, Senior Vice President & General Manager Charlotte Triggs is Senior Vice President and General Manager of PEOPLE, overseeing the brand across all platforms, in addition to overseeing People en Español. A 20-year-veteran of PEOPLE, Triggs has covered everything from entertainment to politics and previously served as Executive Editorial Director for PEOPLE digital, running all digital editorial coverage. 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. 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. Michelle Tauber, Associate General Manager Michelle Tauber is Associate General Manager at PEOPLE, overseeing all digital content and managing the editorial newsroom. 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. DDM 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. 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. Melody Chiu, Executive Editorial Director, Entertainment Melody Chiu is a Los Angeles-based journalist with extensive experience 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 all of PEOPLE's entertainment verticals, as well as 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. Clarissa Cruz, Executive Editorial Director Clarissa Cruz is Executive Editorial Director at PEOPLE, overseeing Entertainment and Special Projects. 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. 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. Maria Mercedes Lara, Senior Director of Digital Content Operations Maria Mercedes Lara is Senior Director of Digital Content Operations 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. 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. 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. 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. 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). DDM 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. 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. 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 Editor, News, 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. Nick Maslow, Executive Editor, Crime, Health, Human Interest, Politics, Royals and Sports Nick Maslow is Executive Editor of Crime, Health, Human Interest, Politics, Royals and Sports, overseeing PEOPLE’s award-winning news teams. A graduate of the University of Miami, he first joined PEOPLE in 2015 and has since worked on breaking stories across the newsroom. Nick is the creator of Real-Life Love, PEOPLE’s story series on extraordinary romances, and appears on People Magazine Investigates, Discovery ID’s true crime TV series streaming on Max. He lives in New York City. Breanne Heldman, Executive Editor, TV and Events Breanne L. Heldman is the Executive Editor of TV and Events for PEOPLE. In this role, she oversees event coverage strategy as well as all television coverage — and coverage of TV stars — across all platforms. Heldman joined PEOPLE in April 2018 after two years as Senior Editor at Entertainment Weekly. Prior to that, she held editorial positions at Yahoo Entertainment, MTV, E!, and the New York Daily News. The Boston University alum and Cincinnati native frequently appears as an entertainment expert on programs such as Good Morning America, Access Hollywood and podcasts and has moderated panels at Lincoln Center, 92NY, 90s Con, New York Comic Con and more. Anya Leon, Executive Editor Anya Leon is an Executive Editor for PEOPLE. She's been at the brand for over 16 years in various roles across the Entertainment, Lifestyle and News teams. She has appeared on PEOPLE's podcast, PEOPLE Every Day and spearheads coverage on celebrity families, viral moments and buzzed-about influencers. She resides in Northern Virginia with her family. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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). 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 novel, Down to You, in May 2023. Karli Bendlin. 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. Jason Sheeler, West Coast Special Projects Director Jason Sheeler is West Coast Special Projects Director for PEOPLE, Byrdie & InStyle. Prior to PEOPLE, 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. 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. Janine Rubenstein, Editor at Large Janine Rubenstein is a veteran entertainment journalist and former host of the daily podcast, PEOPLE Every Day. 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 Melody Chiu, Clarissa Cruz MANAGING EXECUTIVE EDITOR/ WEST COAST BUREAU CHIEF Elizabeth Leonard EDITORIAL DIRECTORS Sonal Dutt, Andrea Lavinthal, Samantha Miller EXECUTIVE EDITORS Alex Apatoff, Breanne Heldman, Jeremy Helligar, Lindsay Kimble, Anya Leon, Nick Maslow CREATIVE DIRECTOR Phoebe Weekes DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY Ilana Schweber SPECIAL PROJECTS DIRECTORS Jason Sheeler (West Coast), David Walters EDITORS AT LARGE Julie Jordan, Elizabeth McNeil, Janine Rayford Rubenstein NEWS News Director: Marissa Charles Senior Director, Digital Content Operations: Maria Mercedes Lara Programming Editors: Erica Mason, Victor Barajas Senior News Editors: Joelle Goldstein, Kelsie Gibson, Greg Hanlon, Julie Mazziotta, Sarah Michaud, Stephanie Petit, Stephanie Pfeffer, Nigel Smith, Emily Strohm, Dave Quinn Weekend Editor: Nicholas Rice Morning Editor: Philip Boucher Nights Editor: Lawrence Yee Staff Editors: Kyler Alvord, Erin Clack, Dayna Haffenden, Jenny Haward, Dorienne Jackson, Daniel Levine, Maria Pasquini, Georgia Slater Associate Editors: Brian Brant, Clare Fisher, Kirsty Hatcher, Charmaine Patterson, Benjamin VanHoose, Stephanie Wenger Senior Reporters: Danielle Bacher, Elizabeth Rosner, Gillian Telling Staff Writer: Vanessa Etienne, Charna Flam, Janine Henni, Angel Saunders Writer/Reporters: Brenton Blanchet, Skyler Caruso, Charlotte Phillipp, Bailey Richards, Gabrielle Rockson, Hannah Sacks, Escher Walcott SOCIAL MEDIA Senior Director, Social Media: Elizabeth Favre Associate Director, Audience Engagement: Ariel Nagi Associate Editor, Audience Engagement: Klaritza Rico, Aquil Starks Jr. Editor, Audience Engagement: Matthew Boyd Weekend Audience Editor: Nathan Vinson Associate Director, Social Media Production: Maggie Dickman Senior Editor, Platforms: Carly Breit Writer, Digital Platforms: Robert Moscato-Goodpaster Associate Producer, Platforms: Sloan Pecchia, Maya Pow ENTERTAINMENT Senior Editors: Colleen Kratofil (TV), Andrea Mandell (Movies & Entertainment Projects), Jeff Nelson (Music), Lizz Schumer (Books) People Picks Editor: Tom Gliatto Senior Writers: Eric Andersson, Rachel DeSantis, JP Mangalindan Staff Editor: Brianne Tracy Staff Writers: Dana Rose Falcone, Jennifer Haupt, Jack Smart Writer/Reporters: Daniela Avila, Jack Irvin, Esther Kang, Tommy McArdle, Julia Moore, Alex Ross HUMAN INTEREST, CRIME & WORLD AFFAIRS Senior Editors: Adam Carlson (Human Interest), Erin Hill (Royals), Tina Johnson (Health), Patrick Rogers (Crime) Senior Writers: KC Baker, 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, Angela Andaloro, Virginia Chamlee, Samira Asma-Sadeque Writer/Reporters: Abigail Adams, Anna Caplan, Jordan Greene, Zoey Lyttle, Liam Quinn LIFESTYLE & SPECIAL PROJECTS Digital Features Director: Kate Hogan Food Editor: Ana Calderone Home Editor: Mackenzie Schmidt Pets Editor: Kelli Bender Features Editor: Stephanie Sengwe Associate Editor: Antonia DeBianchi Features Writer: Alexandra Schonfeld STYLE & BEAUTY Deputy Beauty Director: Jacqueline Fields Deputy Style Director: Brittany Talarico Style Editor: Hedy Phillips Style Writer: Catherine Santino 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. 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