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News

Editor: Russ Stanton
Executive Editor: John Arthur
Managing Editor: Davan Maharaj
Executive Editor, Interactive: Meredith Artley
Associate Editor: Leo C. Wolinsky (Features)
Deputy Managing Editors: Colin Crawford (Visuals), Marc Duvoisin (Projects, Enterprise),
  Melissa McCoy (Copy Desks, Production)
Assistant Managing Editors: Michael Whitley (Design and Graphics)

Opinion

Editor, Op-Ed and Sunday Opinion: Nicholas Goldberg

latimes.com
Innovation Editor: Vacant
Deputy Innovation Editors: Tracy Boucher, Aaron Curtiss
Managing Editor, Section Development: Sean Gallagher
   Staff Writers: Michael Muskal
Managing Editor, Operations: Daniel Gaines
Senior Photo Editor: Jerome Adamstein
Entertainment Editor: Richard Rushfield
Deputy Entertainment Editor: Joseph Kapsch
Associate Entertainment Editor: Sheigh Crabtree
   Entertainment Content Producers/Writers:
   Patrick Day, Stephanie Lysaght, Todd Martens, Deborah Netburn,
   Jevon Phillips, Rebecca Snavely, Lora Victorio
The Guide Editor: Dean Kuipers
The Guide Deputy Editor: Chris Barton
   The Guide Content Producers:Charlie Amter, August Brown,
   Lea Lion, David Ng, Elina Shatkin, Margaret Wappler
Weekend Editor: Bettie Rinehart
Web Deputy Editors
   Business: Michelle Maltais
   Calendar: Rene Lynch
   California: Mary MacVean, Laura Nott
   Foreign: Patrice Roe
   National/Politics: Diana Swartz
   Obits/Health/Science/Environment/Medicine: Martin Beck
   Real Estate: Annette Haddad
   Sports: Alex Kimball, Dan Loumena
   Travel/Books: Mary Forgione
Blog Editor: Tony Pierce
L.A. Now Bloggers: Veronique de Turenne
Database Producer: Ben Welsh
Interactive Technology Editor: Eric Ulken
Senior Producer, Autos: Joni Gray
Senior Producer, Real Estate: Peter Viles
Senior Producer, Travel: Andrew Nystrom
Overnight Editors: Marc Olson, Susanna Timmons
Multimedia Director: Barbara Morrow
Multimedia Manager: John Vande Wege
Deputy Video Editor: Scott Anger
Video Journalists: Brent Foster, Katy Newton
Department Administrator: Terry Rosales

FOREIGN
Editor: Bruce Wallace
Deputy Editor: Mark Porubcansky
Assistant Editors: Roger Ainsley, Paul Feldman, Efrain Hernandez Jr., Kari Howard, David Johnson,
    Operations Chief: Mike Faneuff
Department Administrator: Jan Mamone

Foreign Bureaus
Baghdad: Tina Susman (Bureau Chief), Ned Parker, Alexandra Zavis
Beijing: Barbara Demick, Mark Magnier (Bureau Chief), Ching-Ching Ni
Beirut: Borzou Daragahi (Bureau Chief)
Bogota: Chris Kraul (Bureau Chief)
Buenos Aires: Patrick J. McDonnell (Bureau Chief)
Cairo: Jeffrey Fleishman
Istanbul: Laura King
Jakarta: Paul Watson
Jerusalem: Richard Boudreaux (Bureau Chief), Ashraf Khalil
Johannesburg: Robyn Dixon (Bureau Chief)
London: Vacant
Madrid: Sebastian Rotella (International Investigations)
Mexico City: Ken Ellingwood, Tracy Wilkinson (Bureau Chief)
Moscow: Megan Stack
Nairobi: Edmund Sanders
New Delhi: Henry Chu (Bureau Chief)
Paris: Vacant
Rome: Vacant
Shanghai: Don Lee
Tokyo: Vacant

Copy Desk
Senior Copy Chief, Foreign and National: Tim Lynch
Copy Chief: Deborah McKown
Assistant Copy Chief: Lee Rogers
Senior Copy Editors: Kevin Leung, Arnold Paradise
Copy Editors: Rachel Dunn, Aisha Khan, John Penner
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

NATIONAL
Editor: Scott Kraft
Deputy Editor: Ashley Dunn
Assistant National Editors: Bill Loving, Mary Ann Meek (AM), Millie Quan (National Correspondents), Kelly Scott,    John Stewart (PM)
Correspondents: Pete King, Jim Rainey, Ralph Vartabedian

2008 Political Desk
Editors: John Hoeffel, Aaron Zitner (DC)
Reporters: Robin Abcarian (National), Mark Barabak (National), Steve Braun, Bob Drogin,
 Michael Finnegan (National), Faye Fiore, Dan Morain (Money), Maeve Reston
Top of the Ticket Bloggers: Andrew Malcolm, Don Frederick
Research Editor: Kate Linthicum

National Bureaus
Atlanta: Richard Fausset (Bureau Chief)
Chicago: PJ Huffstutter (Bureau Chief)
Denver: Nick Riccardi (Bureau Chief)
Houston:
Las Vegas: Ashley Powers (Bureau Chief)
New York: David Zucchino (Raleigh, NC), Erika Hayasaki, Geraldine Baum
Seattle: Kim Murphy
Washington, D.C.
   Bureau Chief: Doyle McManus
   Deputy Bureau Chief: Tom McCarthy
   Investigations Editor: Timothy M. Phelps
   Editors
      Politics: Aaron Zitner
      Foreign Policy: Bob Ourlian
      Website/General News: Don Frederick
      Night News Editor: Leslie Hoffecker

   Correspondents

      Congress: Noam Levey, Richard Simon
      Defense: Julian Barnes, Peter Spiegel
      Economics/National: Peter Gosselin
      Features/Website: Johanna Neuman
      Foreign Policy (State Dept.): Paul Richter
      Healthcare: Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar
      Immigration/Homeland Security: Nicole Gaouette
      Intelligence: Greg Miller
      Investigative: Tom Hamburger, Chuck Neubauer. David Willman
      Justice Department: Richard Schmitt
      Law Enforcement: Rick Serrano
      Politics and Policy: Janet Hook, Peter Nicholas, Peter Wallsten
      Senior Washington Correspondent: Richard Cooper
      Supreme Court: David Savage
      Terrorism: Josh Meyer
       White House: Jim Gerstenzang, Maura Reynolds
Computer Systems: Jim Robinson, Phil Ruiz (Manager)

Copy Desk
Senior Copy Chief, Foreign and National: Tim Lynch
Copy Chief: Deidre Edgar
Roving Copy Editor: Steve Devol
Copy Editors: Anne Elisabeth Dillon, Kym Doucette Dryer, Jennifer Karmon,
   Richard Nelson, Susan Worrell
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

CALIFORNIA
Editor: David Lauter
Columnists: Sandy Banks; Al Martinez;
 George Skelton ("Capitol Journal")
City Desk: City Editor: Shelby Grad
Morning Assignment Editor: Megan Garvey
News Features Editor: Alice Short
Bureaus:
  East County: Hector Becerra (Bureau Chief), Ari Bloomekatz, Francisco Vara-Orta
  Pasadena: David Pierson
  San Fernando Valley: Amanda Covarrubias, Jennifer Oldham (Bureau Chief)
      Ann Simmons (Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys)
  Santa Monica: Martha Groves
  South County: Jill Leovy, John Mitchell (Bureau Chief), Sam Quinones
Staff Writers: Mary Engel (Health), Rong-Gong-Lin II (Health), Kimi Yoshino (Health)
    Tami Abdollah (General Assignment), Andrew Blankstein (police)
    Jia-Rui Chong (General Assignment), Cara DiMassa (Downtown)
    Jessica Garrison (How We Live Now), Scott Gold ("Out There")
    Carla Hall (features), Molly Hennessy-Fiske(AM), Joe Mozingo (features)
    Bob Pool, Paul Pringle (General Assignment); Ruben Vives ("Homicide Report")
Database Editor: Doug Smith
Computer Analysis: Sandra Poindexter
Researcher: Maloy Moore


Courts/Law Enforcement
Editor: Matt Lait
Staff Writers
   California Supreme Court: Maura Dolan
   Civil Court: Victoria Kim
   Criminal CourtsJack Leonard
   Federal Court: Scott Glover
   LAPD: Joel Rubin
   Legal Affairs: Richard Winton

Education K-12
Editor: Beth Shuster, Rebecca Trounson
Staff Writers: Howard Blume, Larry Gordon (Higher Ed), Gale Holland (Higher Ed)
   Mitchell Landsberg (Ed Policy), Evelyn Larrubia (Investigative), Seema Mehta (Regional schools),    Carla Rivera (Private schools), Jason Song

Enterprise
Deputy California Editor: Sue Horton
Senior Writer: Marjorie Miller
Staff Writers: Maura Dolan (State Supreme Court), Pete King (On California)
Carol J. Williams (Legal Affairs)
Columnist: Steve Lopez ("Points West")

Environment
Editor: Geoff Mohan
Staff Writer: Bettina Boxall, Julie Cart, Marla Cone, Margot Roosevelt, Ken Weiss

Immigration/Demographics
Editor: Carlos Lozano
Staff Writers: Anna Gorman, Teresa Watanbe (Immigration), Maria La Ganga (Aging)

Investigations
Editor: Julie Marquis
Staff Writers: Jason Felch, Ted Rohrlich

Local Government
City-County Editor: Bill Nottingham
City-County Assistant Editor: Jean Merl
Staff Writers
   City: Phil Willon, David Zahniser
   County: Garrett Therolf (County Supervisors/Agencies), Jean-Paul Renaud
   Regional Air Transportation: Dan Weikel
   General Assignment,: Robert J. Lopez
   Multimedia/Government: Richard Connell
   Transportation: Steve Hymon

Night Editor: Monte Morin
Weekend Editor: Stephanie Chavez
Religion/Higher Education
Editor: Steve Padilla
Staff Writers
   Religion: Duke Helfand
   South Bay: Jeff Gottlieb
   Long Beach: Louis Sahagun

State Desk
Editor: Nita Lelyveld
Roving Correspondent: Steve Chawkins
State Bureaus
    Riverside: David Kelly
   Sacramento: Eric Bailey
    San Diego: Rich Marosi, Tony Perry
   San Francisco: John Glionna, Lee Romney
   Ventura: Kay Saillant

State Government and Politics
State Government Editor: Linda Rogers
Sacramento Bureau
   Bureau Chief: Virginia Ellis
   State Government: Evan Halper, Patrick McGreevy, Jordan Rau, Michael Rothfeld,
      Nancy Vogel
   Researcher: Patti Williams
Politics
   Politics Editor: Cathleen Decker
   Staff Writers: Richard C. Paddock, Phil Willon

Support:
Department Administrator: Shirley Bermudez
Office Manager: Ruben Vives
Metro Assistants: Joe Jauregui, Carlos Santana

Orange County Edition
Editor: Steve Marble
City Editor: Jill Jones
Columnist: Dana Parsons
County Government: Christian Berthelsen
Criminal Courts: Christine Hanley
General Assignment: Mike Anton, Tony Barboza, Paloma Esquivel, Christopher Goffard (News)
    William Heisel (Investigations)
   My-Thuan Tran
Law Enforcement: Stuart Pfeifer (Sheriff's Dept.), Gil Reza (Law Enforcement)
Editorial Assistant: Nardine Saad

Design Desk
Deputy Director, California: Keith Thursby
Senior Design Editor: Richard Collins
Design Editors: Ken Broder, Larry Jones, Mike McKay, Pam Wilson
Assistant Design Director, Orange County and Inland Empire editions: Paul Loop
Design Editors: Mike Kirkendall


Copy Desk
Senior Copy Editor and Web Chief: Mark McGonigle
Copy Chief: Elizabeth Troy
Assistant Copy Chiefs: Rubaina Azhar, Brad Bonhall, James La Vally, Paul Ybarrondo
Copy Editors: David Bowman, Bob Browning, Vivien Chamichian, Kathy Gosnell
   Larry Harnisch, Steve Hensch, Jessica Hollowell, Timothy Lemm,
   Saji Mathai, Jessica Parks
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

OBITUARIES
Editor: Jon Thurber
Deputy Editor: Claire Noland
Staff Writers: Dennis McLellan, Valerie J. Nelson, Mary Rourke, Elaine Woo
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

SCIENCE/MEDICINE
Editor: Vacant
Biotechnology, Psychology: Denise Gellene
Genetics, Stem Cells: Karen Kaplan
Global Warming: Alan Zarembo
Medicine: Thomas. H. Maugh II
Space Exploration and Physics: John Johnson, Jr.

EDITORIAL PAGES / OPINION
Editor, Editorial Pages: Jim Newton
Op-Ed and Editor of Sunday Opinion: Nicholas Goldberg
Assistant Editorial Page Editor: Janet Duckworth
Executive Assistant: Linda Hall
Op-Ed and Editor of Sunday Opinion: Nicholas Goldberg
Deputy Op-Ed Editor: Susan Brenneman
Senior Editorial Writer: Michael McGough (DC)
Editorial Writers: Sonni Efron (DC), Robert Greene, Jon Healey,
   Karin Klein (Orange County), Lisa Richardson, Daniel Turner
Letters Editor: Eryn Brown
Columnists: Patt Morrison, Tim Rutten
Articles Editor: Cherry Gee, Robin Rauzi
Assistant Articles Editor: Paul Thornton
Web Assistant: Amina Khan


Design and Copy Desk
Copy Chief: Paul Whitefield
Copy Desk: Linda Finestone, Bruce McLeod, Warren Wolfswinkel
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

BUSINESS
Business Editor: Sallie Hofmeister
   David Lazarus (Consumer columnist)
Deputy Editors:
John Corrigan (Daily and Sunday coverage, morning)
    Kim Christensen (Enterprise/White-Collar Crime)
    Abigail Goldman (Environment, General Assignment)
    Sharon Bernstein, Peter Y. Hong (Real Estate)
Vacant (Entertainment/Tech)
    Dawn Chmielewski (Disney, News Corp., Digital Entertainment)
    Meg James (Broadcast and Cable Television)
    Thomas Mulligan ( Time Warner, Viacom, New York Media, Publishing)
Julie Makinen (Daily coverage, afternooon)
    Ken Bensinger (Auto Industry)
    Don Lee (Economy--Asia),
    Marla Dickerson (Economy--Latin America),
    Michael A. Hiltzik, (General Assignment),
Night Web Editor: James S. Granelli
Wires and Earnings: Pat Benson
Assistant Editors:
 John Lippman (Entertainment)
  Staff Writers:
   Claudia Eller (Movie Industry, with focus a on Warner Bros., Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures,    MGM and Sony Pictures)
   Josh Friedman (Box Office, General Assignment),
   Richard Verrier (Hollywood Workforce, Animation, Runaway Production, General Assignment)
  Staff Writers:
   Alana Semuels (Advertising/Marketing),
   Martin Zimmerman (Auto Industry, General Assignment)
Weekend Editor: Pat McMahon
  Staff Writers:
   Lisa Girion (Healthcare: Doctors and Hospitals, Insurance, HMOs, Pharmaceuticals
   and Healthcare Economics)
   Jerry Hirsch (Agriculture, Food, Supermarkets, Wine)
   Marc Lifsher (State Government Issues)
   Peter Pae (Aerospace, Airlines, Air Travel);
   Roger Vincent (Commercial Real Estate)
Markets Editor: Arthur Buckler
  Staff Writers:
   Walter Hamilton, (Wall Street, Hedge Funds, Private Equity)
   Tom Petruno (Financial Markets, "Market Beat" columnist)
   William Heisel, E. Scott Reckard (Banking, Mortgage Lenders, Financial Misconduct)
Small Business/Consumer News/Energy/Ports/Transportation Editor: Nancy Rivera Brooks
  Staff Writers:
   Andrea Chang (General Assignment)
   David Colker (Consumer News)
   Elizabeth Douglass (Energy)
   Tiffany Hsu (General Assignment)
   Ron White (Ports, Transportation)
Technology Editor: Chris Gaither
  Staff Writers:
   Jessica Guynn (Internet Industry, Silicon Valley)
   Joe Menn ( Microsoft, Tech Security, Wireless)
Swati Pandey (Entertainment)
   Alex Pham (Consumer Electronics, Video Games)
   Jim Puzzanghera (Tech and Media Policy, Washington D.C.)
   Michelle Quinn (Computers, Digital Music, Silicon Valley)

Design Desk
Assistant Design Director, Business: Mark Sims
Design Editor: Fred Eisenhammer
Copy Desk
Copy Chief: Brad Hanson
Assistant Copy Chiefs: Minh Dang
Copy Editors: Carol Covey, Sheri Gordon, Evelyn Lau, Wanda Lau, Don Ragland,
   Dwayne Rogers, Ed Silver
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

SPORTS
Editor: Randy Harvey
Deputy Editors: Steve Clow (Investigations and Projects), Mike James
Senior Assistant Sports Editor: Mike Hiserman
Assistant Sports Editors: Athan Atsales, Debbie Goffa, Alex Kimball, Van Nightingale, Barry Stavro
Action Sports: Pete Thomas
Baseball: Kevin Baxter ( Dodgers) Mike DiGiovanna (Angels), Dylan Hernandez (Dodgers),
   Bill Shaikin (national)
Basketball (College) : Ben Bolch (USC), Diane Pucin (UCLA)
Basketball (Pro) : Jonathan Abrams (Clippers), Dan Arritt (Sparks), Mike Bresnahan ( Lakers), Mark Heisler (National),
   Steve Springer (Lakers)
Boxing: Lance Pugmire
Business: Greg Johnson
Columnists: Jerry Crowe, Christine Daniels, Bill Dwyre, Helene Elliott, Bill Plaschke, T.J. Simers,
   Eric Sondheimer (Preps), Kurt Streeter
Football: Chris Dufresne (National College), Sam Farmer ( NFL), Gary Klein (USC), Chris Foster(UCLA)
General Assignment: David Wharton, Lonnie White
Golf: Thomas Bonk (Local/Non-Pro)
High School Sports: Dan Arritt
Hockey: LIsa Dillman (Kings)
Investigations: Lance Pugmire
Local Colleges: Peter Yoon
Morning Briefing: ROTATING
Motor Sports: Jim Peltz
Olympics: Lisa Dillman, Diane Pucin
Outdoors: Pete Thomas
Soccer: Lisa Dillman (Chivas USA), Grahame L. Jones (Galaxy/National)
Tennis: Lisa Dillman
TV/Radio Sound and Vision: Christine Daniels
TV/Radio News: Greg Johnson
Department Administrator: Kelly Burgess
Desk Assistant: Jennifer Preece

Design Desk
Senior Design Editor: Vic Seper
Design Editors: Bret Edgar


Copy Desk
Senior Copy Chief: Loree Matsui
Assistant Copy Chiefs: Jim Barrero, Rebecca Hudson
Copy Chief: Dave Bennett
Copy Editors: Kathie Bozanich, Karen Chaderjian
    Mike Davis, Fernando Dominguez, Steve Horn, Houston Mitchell, Brad Nelson,
   Hans Tesselaar
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

FEATURES
Deputy Editors
   Food, Health, Home, Highway 1, Image, Real Estate, Travel: Michalene Busico
   Strategic Planning, Comics, Kids' Page: Sherry Stern
Editor-at-Large: Thomas Curwen
Senior Feature Correspondents: Tina Daunt, Reed Johnson (Mexico City)

CALENDAR
Editor: Richard Nordwind
Entertainment Editor: Betsy Sharkey
Sunday Calendar Editor: Bret Israel
Deputy Daily Calendar Editors: Elena Howe, Lee Margulies, Scott Sandell
Assistant Entertainment Editor: Gina McIntyre
Arts Editor: Lisa Fung
Deputy Arts Editor: Craig Fisher
Film Editor: Tim Swanson
Television Editor: Kate Aurthur
Listings Coordinator: vacant
Critics
   Architecture: Christopher Hawthorne
   Art: Christopher Knight
   Classical Music: Mark Swed
   Movies: Carina Chocano, Kenneth Turan
   Pop Music: Ann Powers
   Television: Robert Lloyd, Mary McNamara
   Theater: Charles McNulty
Staff Writers
   Art: Suzanne Muchnic
   Arts: Lynell George, Diane Haithman
   General Assignment:Mindy Farabee
   Latino Arts and Entertainment: Agustin Gurza
   Movies: Rachel Abramowitz, Patrick Goldstein, John Horn,
   Pop Music: Geoff Boucher, Chris Lee, Randy Lewis
   Television: Greg Braxton, Scott Collins, Maria Elena Fernandez, Matea Gold (NY), Susan King, Martin Miller, Lynn Smith
   Theater: Mike Boehm

Television Listings Assistant Editor: Ed Stockly
Secretary Liesl Bradner
Department Administrator: Marilyn Ruiz

Style (General Features)
Editor: Maria Russo
Literary Trends: Susan Reynolds, Scott Timberg

Design Desk
Design Director, Features:
Deputy Design Directors, Features: Wes Bausmith, Paul Gonzales, Steven Hawkins
Design Editors: Jim Brooks, Kirk Christ,
         Gary Fong, Tim Hubbard, Amy Martin, Jan Molen, An Moonen, Reuben Munoz,
          Judy Pryor, Joey Santos, Jamie Sholberg

Copy Desk
Senior Copy Chief:
Loree Matsui
Copy Chiefs:
   The Envelope: Judy Cramer
   Food, Health, Home, Image: Christie D'Zurilla
   Arts & Books, Travel, Real Estate, Highway 1: Amy Hubbard
   Sunday Calendar: Steve Elders
   Daily Calendar: Bobbi Olsen
Assistant Copy Chiefs: Anne Colby, Frank Farrar, Ruthanne Salido
Copy Editors: Elise Cassel, Alison Dingeldein, Daniel Donovan,
         LaKenya Finley, Mark Geers, Blake Hennon
          Marina Levario, Judith LaVally, Lynn Meersman, Daryl Miller,
         Lisa Reitzel, Mark Sachs, David Shear, Tim Trepany, Linda Whitmore
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

WEEKLY / MONTHLY SECTIONS

Arts & Books
Editor: David L. Ulin
Deputy Editor: Nick Owchar
Assistant Editor: Orli Low
Staff Writer: Susan Reynolds
Senior Secretary: Janice Dawson


FOOD
Editor (Acting): Susan LaTempa
Assistant Editor: Betty Hallock
Food Writers: Amy Scattergood
Columnists: Russ Parsons
Restaurant Critic: S. Irene Virbila
Recipe Tester: Noelle Carter

HEALTH
Editor: Tami Dennis
Deputy Editor: Rosie Mestel
Staff Writers: Susan Brink, Melissa Healy, Shari Roan, Jeannine Stein

HIGHWAY 1
Editor: Chris Erskine
Columnists
   Rumble Seat: Dan Neil
   Throttle Jockey: Susan Carpenter
   Your Wheels: Ralph Vartabedian

IMAGE
Executive Editor: Donna Frazier
Editor and Fashion Critic: Booth Moore
Assistant Editor: Melissa Magsaysay
Staff Writers: Monica Corcoran, Valli Herman and Adam Tschorn, Emil Vesilind, Erin Weinger Department Administrator: Marilyn Ruiz


REAL ESTATE
Editor: Lauren Beale
Deputy Editor: Vacant
Columnist ("Hot Property"): Ann Brenoff
Staff Writer: Diane Wedner

THE HOME
Editor: Craig Nakano
Columnist ("Man of the House"): Chris Erskine
Staff Writer: David Keeps
Secretary/Researcher: Lisa Boone

TRAVEL
Editor: Catharine Hamm
Deputy Editors: Chris Erskine, Vani Rangachar
Assistant Editor: Jane Engle
Staff Writers: Hugo Martin, Christopher Reynolds, Susan Spano OTHER EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS

CONTESTS
Coordinator: Brent Wyeth

COPY DESKS
Chief: Clark Stevens
Senior Copy Chief, Web: Henry Fuhrmann
Morning Desk
   Copy Editors: Rubaina Azhar, Steve Devol, LaKenya Finley, Brian Hanrahan, Becky Hudson
Department Administrator: Linda Cuadra

DESIGN DESKS
Deputy Directors, News: Derek Simmons, Kelli Sullivan
Assistant Design Director, Technology and Nights: Leslie Wilkinson
A-Desk
   Senior Design Editors: Dan Santos, Mark Yemma
   Design Editors: Gerard Babb, Dave Campbell, Bill Sheehan,
         Lorraine Wang
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

EDITORIAL FINANCE, BUSINESS and ADMINISTRATION
Director: Sean Reily
Finance Manager: Kate Bernstein
Senior Financial Analyst: Bill McElhaney


EDITORIAL HIRING AND DEVELOPMENT
Director: Susan Denley
Senior Editor, Recruitment: Randy Hagihara
   Copy Editors (Metpro): Jennifer Martin
Staff Assistant: John Hernandez

EDITORIAL LIBRARY
Director: Cary Schneider
News Researchers: Vicki Gallay, John Jackson, Robin Mayper, John Tyrrell, Scott Wilson
Obituary Researcher: Kent Coloma
Research Coordinator for D.C. Projects: Janet Lundblad
Night Archiving Supervisor: Valerie Hood
Archivists: Jose Ambriz, James Kim, Celia Magdaleno


GRAPHICS
Editor: Les Dunseith
Deputy Editors: Robert Burns, Ross Toro
Assistant Editors: Tia Lai, Thomas Suh Lauder, Brady MacDonald, Julie Sheer
Metro Graphics Coordinator: Ray Enslow
Reporters: Wil Ramirez, Tom Reinken
Senior Artist: Lorena Iñiguez, Raoul Ra˜noa, Doug Stevens (DC)
Artist: Leslie Carlson, Paul Duginski, Mark Hafer, Matt Moody
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

LOS ANGELES TIMES POLL
Director: Susan H. Pinkus
Associate Director: Jill Darling

LOS ANGELES TIMES- WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE
Managing Editor: Denise Bennett
News Editors: Carlos Seva (Features), Pamela Robinson (NY)
Sports Editor: Gary Rubin
Photography and Graphics Editor: Diana Mitchell
Copy Editors: Anne Albracht, Ellen Alperstein, Matt Ballinger, Robert Conot, Chris Fuhrman
   Phil Goldberg, Marilyn Kuehler, Stan Roberts, Tim Schnupp

NEWS OPERATIONS
Senior Editor, News Operations and Technology: David Rickley
Executive News Editor: Barbara Thomas
Senior Staff Assistant: Rita Magsino
Senior Technology Editor: Greg Beckmann
Technology Editors:: James Angius, Steve Straehley, Katrina Ten
Newsroom Facilities Administrator: Susan Larriva
Switchboard Operators: Raquel Ruiz, Jerre Sanchez
Editorial Assistants: Kristopher Fortin, Shazia Haq, Maria Hsin, Melissa Rohlin,
   Joshua Sandoval, Ines Santos, Janna Smith, Leslie Wiggins, Brad Wilcox


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Weekend Editor: Craig Turner
Deputy Weekend Editor: Mary Braswell
Senior Editor/Nights: Joe Eckdahl
Deputy Night Editor: Marcy Springer
Executive News Editor: Sara Lessley
Department Administrator: Lilia Thompson

PHOTOGRAPHY
Deputy Directors
  Los Angeles, Orange County, Inland Empire: Mary Cooney
  Metro, State, Sports, Features: Calvin Hom
  National, Foreign, Business, A-1: Steve Stroud
Senior Editors:
  California: Robert St. John
  Features: Kirk McKoy
  Online Photography, Video, Multimedia: Alan Hagman
  Projects: Mary Vignoles
Photo Editors
  Assignments: Jose Barrera
  Business: Tracy Silveria
  Features: Richard Derk, Cindy Hively, Ken Kwok, Hal Wells
  Metro/State: Jeremiah Bogert, Jr.
  National/Foreign: Con Keyes
  Online Photography/Multimedia: Bryan Chan, Albert Lee, Kathy Pyon
  Regional Editor: Marc Martin
  Sports: George Wilhelm
Technology/Multimedia Systems Specialist: Jason Neubert
Photo Systems: David Muronaka
National/Foreign Photo Correspondent: Carolyn Cole (NY)
Photographers: Don Bartletti, Liz O. Baylen, Mark Boster, Bob Chamberlin
   Jay Clendenin, Christine Cotter, Anne Cusack, Barbara Davidson, Ricardo DeAratanha,
   Gina Ferazzi, Gary Friedman, Alexander Gallardo
   Robert Gauthier, Ken Hively, Lawrence K. Ho, Glenn Koenig, Robert Lachman
   Rick Loomis, Mel Melcon, Genaro Molina, Francine Orr, Stephen Osman, Allen J. Schaben, Al Seib,    Lori Shepler, Luis Sinco, Wally Skalij, Karen Tapia-Andersen, Brian Vander Brug, Spencer Weiner,    Annie Wells
Videojournalists: Jeff Amlotte, Myung Chung, Don Kelsen
Photo Specialists: Veronika Derugin, Scott Harrison, Jerry Lopez, Jeff Tran
Department Manager: Robbin Goddard
Department Administrator: Elsa Luna

PROJECTS
Senior Editors: Roxane Arnold, Bill Rempel (Investigations), Roger Smith

READERS' REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
Readers' Representative: Jamie Gold
Assistant Readers' Representative: Kent Zelas
Research Assistant: Maria Villarreal

SUPPORT STAFF:
Meredith Goodman (Editor), Lilia Thompson (Associate Editor)