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Data Analysis
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Narrative
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Orange County
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Projects
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State
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BUSINESS
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Alana Semuels (Regional Economy)
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Martin Zimmerman (General Assignment/Markets)
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Columnist: David Lazarus
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Andrea Chang (Retail)
Nathan Olivarez-Giles (Consumer News)
Ron White (Ports/Transportation/Oil)
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Walter Hamilton, (Wall Street/Financial Markets -- NY)
Tom Petruno (Financial Markets, "Money & Co." columnist)
E. Scott Reckard (Banking/Mortgage Industry)
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Jerry Hirsch (Food, Morning General Assignment)
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Stuart Pfeifer (White-Collar Crime)
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Hugo Martin (Tourism)
Alex Pham (Technology/Video Games)
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Columnist, Autos: Dan Neil
Columnist, Hot Property: Lauren Beale
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Roger Vincent (Commercial Real Estate)
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Editor: Mike James
Deputy Editors: John Cherwa, Mike James
Senior Assistant Sports Editor: Debbie Goffa
Assistant Sports Editors: Athan Atsales, Dan Loumena, Houston Mitchell, Barry Stavro
Action Sports: Pete Thomas
Baseball: Kevin Baxter (Angels), Mike DiGiovanna (Angels), Dylan Hernandez (Angels, Dodgers), Jim Peltz (Dodgers), Bill Shaikin (National)
Basketball: Mike Bresnahan (Lakers), Lisa Dillman (Clippers), Mark Heisler (National), Mark Medina (Sparks), Brad Turner (Lakers)
College Basketball: Chris Dufresne (National), Chris Foster (USC), David Wharton (UCLA)
Boxing/Mixed Martial Arts: Lance Pugmire
Columnists: Jerry Crowe, Bill Dwyre, Helene Elliott, Bill Plaschke, T.J. Simers,
Eric Sondheimer (High School Sports), Kurt Streeter
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Golf: Vacant
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Tennis: Vacant
Totally Random: Mike Penner
TV/Radio News: Diane Pucin
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Copy Desk
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Copy Chief: Dave Bennett
Assistant Copy Chiefs: Jim Barrero, Rebecca Hudson
Copy Editors: Kathie Bozanich
Mike Davis, Fernando Dominguez, Steve Horn,
Hans Tesselaar, Evita Timmons
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Assistant Managing Editor: Sallie Hofmeister
Editor: Craig Turner
Deputy Arts and Culture Editor: Sherry Stern
Daily Calendar Editor: Richard Nordwind
Sunday Calendar Editor: Bret Israel
Deputy Editors: Elena Howe, John Lippman, Lee Margulies, Kelly Scott
Arts Editor: Lisa Fung
Morning Entertainment Editor: Scott Sandell
Assistant Entertainment Editor: Martin Miller
Film Editor: Tim Swanson
Pop Music Editor: Gina McIntyre
Television Editor: Vacant
Columnists
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Media: James Rainey
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Arts: Mike Boehm, Diane Haithman
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Brand X, The Envelope: Roberta Olson
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Copy Editors: Alison Dingeldein, Mark Geers, Blake Hennon, Marina Levario, Lynn Meersman,
Daryl Miller, Mark Sachs, David Shear, Tim Trepany, Linda Whitmore
FEATURES
Assistant Managing Editor: Alice Short
Associate Editor: Susan Denley
Senior Feature Correspondents: Susan Carpenter, Mary MacVean
Department Administrators/Researchers:
Lisa Boone (Home/Food/Health/Travel)
Marilyn Ruiz (Features/Image)
Elena Villanueva (Daily and Sunday Calendar/Books)
WEEKLY SECTIONS
BOOK REVIEW
Editor: David L. Ulin
Deputy Editor: Nick Owchar
Assistant Editor: Orli Low
Staff Writer: Susan Salter Reynolds
BRAND X
Editor: Deborah Vankin
Assistant Editors: Alexandra Le Tellier, Alie Ward
FOOD
Editor: Russ Parsons
Deputy Editor: Betty Hallock
Assistant Editor/Interactive: Rene Lynch
Restaurant Critic: S. Irene Virbila
Test Kitchen Manager: Noelle Carter
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Editor: Tami Dennis
Deputy Editor: Rosie Mestel
Staff Writers: Melissa Healy, John Johnson Jr., Karen Kaplan, Thomas H. Maugh II, Shari Roan, Jeannine Stein
HOME
Home Editor: Craig Nakano
Columnist: Chris Erskine ("Man of the House")
Staff Writers: David Keeps, Barbara Thornburg
IMAGE
Editor and Fashion Critic: Booth Moore
Staff Writers: Melissa Magsaysay, Adam Tschorn
TRAVEL
Editor: Catharine Hamm
Deputy Editor: Chris Erskine
Assistant Editor: Jane Engle
Staff Writers: Christopher Reynolds, Susan Spano
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Editor: Nancie Clare
Creative Director: Rip Georges
Managing Editor: Helene Goldsen
Senior Editor: Jod Kaftan
Design & Culture Editor: Rus Mayer
Art Director: Hansen Smith
Photo Editor: Hannah Harte
Photo Assistant: Jonathan Brown
Assistant Editor: Allison Kornberg
Copy Chief: Maidel Bennett
Office Manager: Raha Lewis
Editorial Assistant: Amanda Moret
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DESIGN
Assistant Managing Editor: Michael Whitley
Deputy Directors: Wes Bausmith, Paul Gonzales, Steven Hawkins, Derek Simmons, Kelli Sullivan
Assistant Directors: Mark Sims
Senior Design Editors: Richard Collins, Dan Santos, Vic Seper, Lorraine Wang, Mark Yemma
Design Editors: Gerard Babb, James Brooks, Kirk Christ, Laila Derakhshanian,
Bret Edgar, Gary Fong, Tim Hubbard, Larry Jones, Mike McKay, Jan Molen, An Moonen,
Reuben Munoz, Judy Pryor, Joey Santos, Bill Sheehan, Pam Wilson
EDITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
Director: Susan Denley
Senior Editor, Metpro and Internships: Randy Hagihara
EDITORIAL FINANCE, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION
Director: Sean Reily
Senior Finance Manager: Kate Bernstein
Finance, Rights and Permissions Manager: Bill McElhaney
Department Administrator: Jennifer Preece
EDITORIAL LIBRARY
Director: Cary Schneider
News Researchers: Vicki Gallay, Robin Mayper, John Tyrrell, Scott Wilson
Obituary Researcher: Kent Coloma
Night Archiving Supervisor: Valerie Hood
Archivists: James Kim, Celia Magdaleno
GRAPHICS
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Deputy Editor: Robert Burns
Assistant Editors/Coordinators: Ray Enslow, Tia Lai, Thomas Suh Lauder, Brady MacDonald, Wil Ramirez, Tom Reinken, Julie Sheer
Senior Artists: Lorena Iñiguez, Raoul Ra˜oa, Doug Stevens (DC)
Artists: Paul Duginski, Mark Hafer, Matt Moody
LEGAL
Deputy General Counsel: Karlene Goller
Executive Secretary: Maria Villarreal
LOS ANGELES TIMES-WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE
Managing Editor: Denise Bennett
News Editors: Carlos Seva (Features)
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
MORNING COPY DESK
Senior Copy Chief: Loree Matsui
Copy Chiefs: Brian Hanrahan, Amy Hubbard
Copy Editor: Steve Devol, LaKenya Finley
NEWS OPERATIONS
Senior Editor, News Operations and Technology: David Rickley
Executive News Editor: Barbara Thomas
Senior Staff Assistant: Rita Magsino
Technology Editors: James Angius, Diana Shantic, Steve Straehley, Katrina Ten
Newsroom Facilities Administrator: Susan Larriva
Switchboard Operator: Jerre Sanchez
Editorial Assistants: Heather Robertson, Lisa Van Lund, Leslie Wiggins, Lauren Williams
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Weekend Editor: Mary Braswell
Senior Editor/Page One: Joe Eckdahl
Deputy Night Editor: Marcy Springer
PHOTOGRAPHY
Deputy Managing Editor: Colin Crawford
Deputy Directors
Los Angeles, Orange County: Mary Cooney
Metro, State, Sports, Features: Calvin Hom
National, Foreign, A1: Steve Stroud
Senior Editors:
California: Robert St. John
Online Photography, Multimedia: Alan Hagman
Projects, Weekend, National: Mary Vignoles
Department Manager: Robbin Goddard
Photo Editors
Assignments: Marc Martin
Metro, State, Business: Jeremiah Bogert Jr.
Features:
Travel, Food: Richard Derk
Sunday Calendar, Envelope: Cindy Hively
Image, Home, Health: Ken Kwok
Daily Calendar: Hal Wells
Online: Jerome Adamstein
Online/News: Bryan Chan
Multimedia: Sean Connelley, Albert Lee
Online/Features: Kathy Pyon
Sports: George Wilhelm
Department Manager: Robbin Goddard
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, Irfan Khan, Glenn Koenig, Robert Lachman, Rick Loomis, Mel Melcon, Genaro Molina, Francine Orr, Michael Robinson Chavez, Allen J. Schaben, Al Seib, Luis Sinco, Wally Skalij, Brian Vander Brug, Spencer Weiner
Photo Specialists: Veronika Derugin, Scott Harrison
VIDEO
Director: Scott Anger
Videojournalists: Jeff Amlotte, Myung Chun, Sachi Cunningham, Don Kelsen, Katy Newton
Department Administrator: Elsa Luna
PROJECTS
Senior Editors: Roxane Arnold, Scott Kraft, Millie Quan
READERS' REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
Readers' Representative: Jamie Gold
Research Assistant: Maria Villarreal
SUPPORT STAFF
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Editorial Departments
Editor: Russ Stanton
Managing Editors: Davan Maharaj, Jon Thurber, Sean Gallagher
Associate Editor: Randy Harvey
Deputy Managing Editors: Colin Crawford (Visuals), Marc Duvoisin (Projects, Enterprise),
Assistant Managing Editors: Henry Fuhrmann (Copy Desks and Standards), Sallie Hofmeister (Arts and Entertainment), David Lauter (Local and California), Alice Short (Features), Michael Whitley (Design and Graphics)
Editor of the Editorial Pages: Nicholas Goldberg
Op-Ed and Sunday Opinion Editor: Sue Horton
Editor at Large: Jim Newton
LATIMES.COM / MULTIMEDIA
Managing Editor, Operations: Daniel Gaines
Blog Editor: Tony Pierce
Associate Producer, UGC/Blogs: Lindsay Barnett
Topic Specialist, Autos: Joni Gray
Senior Producer, Special Projects: Michael McGehee
Senior Producer, Social Media: Andrew Nystrom
Web Deputies: Patrice Roe, Diana Swartz
Broadcast Editor: Michelle Maltais
Deputy Innovation Editor: Tracy Boucher
News
Lead Homepage Editor: Tim Garrison
Associate Editor: Tenny Tatusian
Senior News Producers: Michael Owen, Paul Olund
News Producers: Clare Abreu, Christine Kang, Susanna Timmons, David Undercoffler Overnight Editors: David Johnson, Marc Olson
Staff Writer: Michael Muskal
Features
Producers: Lori Kozlowski, Jason La, Deborah Netburn, Whitney Friedlander
The Guide
Editor: Dean Kuipers
Deputy Editor: Chris Barton
The Guide Content Producers: August Brown, Jessica Gelt, Elina Shatkin, Margaret Wappler
Entertainment / The Envelope
Entertainment Editor: Vacant
Associate Entertainment Editor: Patrick Kevin Day
Entertainment Content Producers/Writers: Todd Martens, Denise Martin, Jevon Phillips, Lora Victorio
Database
Producers: Ben Welsh
FOREIGN
Editor: Bruce Wallace
Deputy Editor: Mark Porubcansky
Assistant Editors: Roger Ainsley, Paul Feldman, Efrain Hernandez Jr., Kari Howard
Operations Chief: Mike Faneuff
Foreign Bureaus
Baghdad: Ned Parker (Bureau Chief), Liz Sly
Beijing: Barbara Demick, David Pierson (Business)
Beirut: Borzou Daragahi
Cairo: Jeffrey Fleishman
Islamabad: Alex Rodriguez
Istanbul: Laura King
Jerusalem: Richard Boudreaux
Johannesburg: Robyn Dixon
London: Henry Chu
Mexico City: Ken Ellingwood, Tracy Wilkinson (Bureau Chief)
Moscow: Megan Stack
Nairobi: Edmund Sanders
New Delhi: Mark Magnier
Seoul: John Glionna
Copy Desk
Senior Copy Chief, News: Mark McGonigle
Copy Chief: Deborah McKown
Assistant Copy Chief: Lee Rogers
Senior Copy Editors: Laura Dominick, Kevin Leung, Arnold Paradise
Copy Editors: Rachel Dunn, Aisha Khan, John Penner
NATIONAL
Editor: Roger Smith
Deputy Editor: Ashley Dunn
Assistant National Editors: Mary Ann Meek, Steve Padilla, Connie Stewart (PM)
"Top of the Ticket" blogger: Andrew Malcolm
Correspondents: Robin Abcarian, Mark Barabak, Bob Drogin, Faye Fiore, PJ Huffstutter, Richard Simon, Ralph Vartabedian, David Zucchino
National Bureaus
Atlanta: Richard Fausset
Denver: Nick Riccardi
Las Vegas: Ashley Powers
New York: Geraldine Baum (Bureau Chief), Tina Susman
Seattle: Kim Murphy
Washington:
Bureau Chief: Kerry Luft
Deputy Bureau Chief: Aaron Zitner
Assistant Bureau Chiefs: Richard Cooper, Robert Ourlian, Tim Phelps
Staff Writers: Julian Barnes, Tom Hamburger, Janet Hook, Noam Levey, Josh Meyer, Greg Miller, Peter Nicholas, Jim Oliphant, Christi Parsons, Jim Puzzanghera, Paul Richter, David Savage, Mark Silva, Rich Simon, Jim Tankersley, Peter Wallsten, Andy Zajac
Copy Desk
Senior Copy Chief, News: Mark McGonigle
Copy Chief: Deirdre Edgar
Copy Editors: Anne Elisabeth Dillon, Jennifer Karmon, Richard Nelson, Eldes Tran, Susan Worrell
CALIFORNIA
Assistant Managing Editor: David Lauter
Deputy Editor: Steve Clow
Columnist: Steve Lopez
Staff Writers: Maura Dolan, Jessica Garrison, Patrick McDonnell, Jean Merl, Louis Sahagun,
Carol J. Williams
Web Deputy: Martin Beck
Sacramento, State Politics and Enterprise
Editor: Linda Rogers
Staff Writers: Eric Bailey, Cathy Decker, Michael Finnegan, Shane Goldmacher, Evan Halper (Sacramento Bureau Chief), Patrick McGreevy, Paul Pringle, Michael Rothfeld, George Skelton (Columnist)
City Desk
City Editor: Shelby Grad
Staff Writers: Hector Becerra, Ari Bloomekatz, Cara DiMassa, Bob Pool
Assistant City Editor: Steve Marble
Staff Writers: Christopher Goffard, Jeff Gottlieb, Martha Groves, Corina Knoll, Kay Saillant, Ann Simmons
Assignment Editor: Nita Lelyveld
Staff Writers: David Kelly, Hector Tobar (Columnist), Alexandra Zavis
Assistant City Editor: Carlos Lozano
Staff Writers: Anna Gorman, Ching Ching Ni, My-Thuan Tran, Teresa Watanabe
Morning Editor: Amanda Covarrubias
Staff Writers: Andrew Blankstein, Ruben Vives
Night Editor: Monte Morin
Weekend Editor: Stephanie Chavez
Staff Writers: Sandy Banks (Columnist), Esmeralda Bermudez
City Government
Editor: Bill Nottingham
Staff Writers: Richard Connell, Robert J. Lopez, Maeve Reston, Dan Weikel, Phil Willon, David Zahniser
County Government/Data Projects
Editor: Megan Garvey
Staff Writers: Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Rong-Gong Lin II, Garrett Therolf, Kimi Yoshino
Courts/Law Enforcement
Editor: Matt Lait
Staff Writers: Scott Glover, Scott Gold, Victoria Kim, Jack Leonard, Joel Rubin, Richard Winton
Data Analysis
Editor: Doug Smith
Staff Writers: Maloy Moore, Sandra Poindexter
Education
Editors: Beth Shuster, Rebecca Trounson
Staff Writers: Howard Blume, Larry Gordon, Duke Helfand, Gale Holland, Mitchell Landsberg, Seema Mehta, Carla Rivera, Jason Song
Mexico Project and Environment
Editor: Geoff Mohan
Staff Writers: Bettina Boxall, Julie Cart, Rich Marosi, Sam Quinones, Margot Roosevelt, Louis Sahagun
Narrative
Editor: Vacant
Staff Writers: Thomas Curwen, Carla Hall, Joe Mozingo
Orange County
City Editor: Jill Jones
Staff Writers: Tami Abdollah, Mike Anton, Tony Barboza, Paloma Esquivel, Dana Parsons
Projects
Editor: Julie Marquis
Staff Writers: Kim Christensen, Jason Felch, Ken Weiss, Alan Zarembo
State
Editor: John Hoeffel
Staff Writers: Steve Chawkins, Maria La Ganga, Tony Perry, Lee Romney
Support:
Department Administrator: Shirley Bermudez
Metro Assistants: Joe Jauregui, Carlos Santana
Copy Desk
Senior Copy Chief, News: Mark McGonigle
Copy Chief: Elizabeth Troy
Assistant Copy Chiefs: Rubaina Azhar, James La Vally, Paul Ybarrondo
Copy Editors: David Bowman, Bob Browning, Vivien Chamichian, Christine DeLaCruz, Kathy Gosnell
Larry Harnisch, Steve Hensch, Timothy Lemm, Saji Mathai, Jessica Parks
OBITUARIES
Editor: Claire Noland
Deputy Editor: Keith Thursby
Staff Writers: Dennis McLellan, Valerie J. Nelson, Elaine Woo
EDITORIAL PAGES / OPINION
Editor of the Editorial Pages: Nicholas Goldberg
Editor at Large: Jim Newton
Assistant Editorial Page Editor: Janet Duckworth
Executive Assistant: Linda Hall
Op-Ed and Sunday Opinion Editor: Sue Horton
Deputy Op-Ed Editor: Susan Brenneman
Senior Editorial Writer: Michael McGough (DC)
Editorial Writers: Robert Greene, Jon Healey, Karin Klein, Marjorie Miller, Lisa Richardson, Daniel Turner
Letters Editor: Eryn Brown
Columnists: Doyle McManus, Patt Morrison, Tim Rutten
Articles Editor: Cherry Gee
Assistant Articles Editor: Paul Thornton
Copy Desk
Copy Chief: Paul Whitefield
Copy Editors: Bruce McLeod, Warren Wolfswinkel
BUSINESS
Editor: John Corrigan
Columnist: Michael Hiltzik
Deputy Editor/Sunday Editor: Marla Dickerson
Staff Writers:
Ken Bensinger (Auto Industry)
Alana Semuels (Regional Economy)
Deputy Editor/Morning Assignment Editor: Jim Granelli
Staff Writers:
Jim Puzzanghera (D.C.)
Martin Zimmerman (General Assignment/Markets)
Web Editor/Liaison Editor: Pat Benson
Assistant Editor (Retail, Consumer News, Small Business): Sharon Bernstein
Columnist: David Lazarus
Staff Writers:
Andrea Chang (Retail)
Nathan Olivarez-Giles (Consumer News)
Ron White (Ports/Transportation/Oil)
Assistant Editor (Markets): Art Buckler
Staff Writers:
Walter Hamilton, (Wall Street/Financial Markets -- NY)
Tom Petruno (Financial Markets, "Money & Co." columnist)
E. Scott Reckard (Banking/Mortgage Industry)
Assistant Editor: Patrick McMahon
Staff Writers:
Lisa Girion (Healthcare)
Jerry Hirsch (Food, Morning General Assignment)
Tiffany Hsu (General Assignment)
Marc Lifsher (Sacramento)
Stuart Pfeifer (White-Collar Crime)
Technology Editor: Peter Pae
Staff Writers:
David Colker (Consumer Electronics)
Jessica Guynn (Google/Silicon Valley -- SF)
Hugo Martin (Tourism)
Alex Pham (Technology/Video Games)
David Sarno (Technology/Social Networking)
Assistant Editor (Real Estate): Nancy Rivera Brooks
Columnist, Autos: Dan Neil
Columnist, Hot Property: Lauren Beale
Staff Writers:
Peter Hong (Residential Real Estate)
Roger Vincent (Commercial Real Estate)
Copy Desk
Senior Copy Chief, News: Mark McGonigle
Copy Chief: Brad Hanson
Assistant Copy Chiefs: Brad Bonhall, Minh Dang
Copy Editors: Carol Covey, Steve Eames, Wanda Lau, Jennifer Martin, Lauren Raab, Don Ragland, Dwayne Rogers
SPORTS
Editor: Mike James
Deputy Editors: John Cherwa, Mike James
Senior Assistant Sports Editor: Debbie Goffa
Assistant Sports Editors: Athan Atsales, Dan Loumena, Houston Mitchell, Barry Stavro
Action Sports: Pete Thomas
Baseball: Kevin Baxter (Angels), Mike DiGiovanna (Angels), Dylan Hernandez (Angels, Dodgers), Jim Peltz (Dodgers), Bill Shaikin (National)
Basketball: Mike Bresnahan (Lakers), Lisa Dillman (Clippers), Mark Heisler (National), Mark Medina (Sparks), Brad Turner (Lakers)
College Basketball: Chris Dufresne (National), Chris Foster (USC), David Wharton (UCLA)
Boxing/Mixed Martial Arts: Lance Pugmire
Columnists: Jerry Crowe, Bill Dwyre, Helene Elliott, Bill Plaschke, T.J. Simers,
Eric Sondheimer (High School Sports), Kurt Streeter
Football: Chris Dufresne (National College), Sam Farmer (NFL), Gary Klein (USC), Chris Foster (UCLA)
Golf: Vacant
High School Sports: Ben Bolch
Hockey: Vacant
Investigations: Lance Pugmire
Motor Sports: Jim Peltz
Olympics: Lisa Dillman, Diane Pucin
Outdoors: Pete Thomas
Soccer: Grahame L. Jones (Chivas USA, National/Galaxy, Sol/Women's)
Tennis: Vacant
Totally Random: Mike Penner
TV/Radio News: Diane Pucin
Department Administrator: Kelly Burgess
Copy Desk
Senior Copy Chief: Loree Matsui
Copy Chief: Dave Bennett
Assistant Copy Chiefs: Jim Barrero, Rebecca Hudson
Copy Editors: Kathie Bozanich
Mike Davis, Fernando Dominguez, Steve Horn,
Hans Tesselaar, Evita Timmons
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Assistant Managing Editor: Sallie Hofmeister
Editor: Craig Turner
Deputy Arts and Culture Editor: Sherry Stern
Daily Calendar Editor: Richard Nordwind
Sunday Calendar Editor: Bret Israel
Deputy Editors: Elena Howe, John Lippman, Lee Margulies, Kelly Scott
Arts Editor: Lisa Fung
Morning Entertainment Editor: Scott Sandell
Assistant Entertainment Editor: Martin Miller
Film Editor: Tim Swanson
Pop Music Editor: Gina McIntyre
Television Editor: Vacant
Columnists
Film: Patrick Goldstein
Media: James Rainey
Critics
Architecture: Christopher Hawthorne
Art: Christopher Knight
Classical Music: Mark Swed
Movies: Betsy Sharkey, Kenneth Turan
Pop Music: Ann Powers
Television: Robert Lloyd, Mary McNamara
Theater: Charles McNulty
Staff Writers
Art: Suzanne Muchnic
Arts: Mike Boehm, Diane Haithman
Arts & Entertainment: Reed Johnson
Celebrity Justice: Harriet Ryan
Company Town Online: Joe Flint
Digital Media: Dawn Chmielewski
General Assignment: Ben Fritz, Yvonne Villarreal
Hollywood Labor Force: Richard Verrier
Kids' Reading Room Assistant: Jennifer James
Movies: Rachel Abramowitz, Claudia Eller, John Horn, Susan King
Pop Music: Geoff Boucher, Chris Lee, Randy Lewis
Television: Greg Braxton, Scott Collins, Maria Elena Fernandez, Matea Gold (NY), Meg James
Television Listings Assistant Editor: Ed Stockly
Copy Desk
Senior Copy Chief: Loree Matsui
Copy Chiefs:
Daily Calendar: Judy Cramer
Food, Health, Home, Image, Travel: Christie D'Zurilla
Sunday Calendar: Steve Elders
Brand X, The Envelope: Roberta Olson
Assistant Copy Chiefs: Anne Colby, Frank Farrar, Ruthanne Salido
Copy Editors: Alison Dingeldein, Mark Geers, Blake Hennon, Marina Levario, Lynn Meersman,
Daryl Miller, Mark Sachs, David Shear, Tim Trepany, Linda Whitmore
FEATURES
Assistant Managing Editor: Alice Short
Associate Editor: Susan Denley
Senior Feature Correspondents: Susan Carpenter, Mary MacVean
Department Administrators/Researchers:
Lisa Boone (Home/Food/Health/Travel)
Marilyn Ruiz (Features/Image)
Elena Villanueva (Daily and Sunday Calendar/Books)
WEEKLY SECTIONS
BOOK REVIEW
Editor: David L. Ulin
Deputy Editor: Nick Owchar
Assistant Editor: Orli Low
Staff Writer: Susan Salter Reynolds
BRAND X
Editor: Deborah Vankin
Assistant Editors: Alexandra Le Tellier, Alie Ward
FOOD
Editor: Russ Parsons
Deputy Editor: Betty Hallock
Assistant Editor/Interactive: Rene Lynch
Restaurant Critic: S. Irene Virbila
Test Kitchen Manager: Noelle Carter
HEALTH AND SCIENCE
Editor: Tami Dennis
Deputy Editor: Rosie Mestel
Staff Writers: Melissa Healy, John Johnson Jr., Karen Kaplan, Thomas H. Maugh II, Shari Roan, Jeannine Stein
HOME
Home Editor: Craig Nakano
Columnist: Chris Erskine ("Man of the House")
Staff Writers: David Keeps, Barbara Thornburg
IMAGE
Editor and Fashion Critic: Booth Moore
Staff Writers: Melissa Magsaysay, Adam Tschorn
TRAVEL
Editor: Catharine Hamm
Deputy Editor: Chris Erskine
Assistant Editor: Jane Engle
Staff Writers: Christopher Reynolds, Susan Spano
MONTHLY SECTION
L.A. (The Los Angeles Times Magazine)
Editor: Nancie Clare
Creative Director: Rip Georges
Managing Editor: Helene Goldsen
Senior Editor: Jod Kaftan
Design & Culture Editor: Rus Mayer
Art Director: Hansen Smith
Photo Editor: Hannah Harte
Photo Assistant: Jonathan Brown
Assistant Editor: Allison Kornberg
Copy Chief: Maidel Bennett
Office Manager: Raha Lewis
Editorial Assistant: Amanda Moret
OTHER EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS
DESIGN
Assistant Managing Editor: Michael Whitley
Deputy Directors: Wes Bausmith, Paul Gonzales, Steven Hawkins, Derek Simmons, Kelli Sullivan
Assistant Directors: Mark Sims
Senior Design Editors: Richard Collins, Dan Santos, Vic Seper, Lorraine Wang, Mark Yemma
Design Editors: Gerard Babb, James Brooks, Kirk Christ, Laila Derakhshanian,
Bret Edgar, Gary Fong, Tim Hubbard, Larry Jones, Mike McKay, Jan Molen, An Moonen,
Reuben Munoz, Judy Pryor, Joey Santos, Bill Sheehan, Pam Wilson
EDITORIAL DEVELOPMENT
Director: Susan Denley
Senior Editor, Metpro and Internships: Randy Hagihara
EDITORIAL FINANCE, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION
Director: Sean Reily
Senior Finance Manager: Kate Bernstein
Finance, Rights and Permissions Manager: Bill McElhaney
Department Administrator: Jennifer Preece
EDITORIAL LIBRARY
Director: Cary Schneider
News Researchers: Vicki Gallay, Robin Mayper, John Tyrrell, Scott Wilson
Obituary Researcher: Kent Coloma
Night Archiving Supervisor: Valerie Hood
Archivists: James Kim, Celia Magdaleno
GRAPHICS
Editor: Les Dunseith
Deputy Editor: Robert Burns
Assistant Editors/Coordinators: Ray Enslow, Tia Lai, Thomas Suh Lauder, Brady MacDonald, Wil Ramirez, Tom Reinken, Julie Sheer
Senior Artists: Lorena Iñiguez, Raoul Ra˜oa, Doug Stevens (DC)
Artists: Paul Duginski, Mark Hafer, Matt Moody
LEGAL
Deputy General Counsel: Karlene Goller
Executive Secretary: Maria Villarreal
LOS ANGELES TIMES-WASHINGTON POST NEWS SERVICE
Managing Editor: Denise Bennett
News Editors: Carlos Seva (Features)
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
MORNING COPY DESK
Senior Copy Chief: Loree Matsui
Copy Chiefs: Brian Hanrahan, Amy Hubbard
Copy Editor: Steve Devol, LaKenya Finley
NEWS OPERATIONS
Senior Editor, News Operations and Technology: David Rickley
Executive News Editor: Barbara Thomas
Senior Staff Assistant: Rita Magsino
Technology Editors: James Angius, Diana Shantic, Steve Straehley, Katrina Ten
Newsroom Facilities Administrator: Susan Larriva
Switchboard Operator: Jerre Sanchez
Editorial Assistants: Heather Robertson, Lisa Van Lund, Leslie Wiggins, Lauren Williams
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Weekend Editor: Mary Braswell
Senior Editor/Page One: Joe Eckdahl
Deputy Night Editor: Marcy Springer
PHOTOGRAPHY
Deputy Managing Editor: Colin Crawford
Deputy Directors
Los Angeles, Orange County: Mary Cooney
Metro, State, Sports, Features: Calvin Hom
National, Foreign, A1: Steve Stroud
Senior Editors:
California: Robert St. John
Online Photography, Multimedia: Alan Hagman
Projects, Weekend, National: Mary Vignoles
Department Manager: Robbin Goddard
Photo Editors
Assignments: Marc Martin
Metro, State, Business: Jeremiah Bogert Jr.
Features:
Travel, Food: Richard Derk
Sunday Calendar, Envelope: Cindy Hively
Image, Home, Health: Ken Kwok
Daily Calendar: Hal Wells
Online: Jerome Adamstein
Online/News: Bryan Chan
Multimedia: Sean Connelley, Albert Lee
Online/Features: Kathy Pyon
Sports: George Wilhelm
Department Manager: Robbin Goddard
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, Irfan Khan, Glenn Koenig, Robert Lachman, Rick Loomis, Mel Melcon, Genaro Molina, Francine Orr, Michael Robinson Chavez, Allen J. Schaben, Al Seib, Luis Sinco, Wally Skalij, Brian Vander Brug, Spencer Weiner
Photo Specialists: Veronika Derugin, Scott Harrison
VIDEO
Director: Scott Anger
Videojournalists: Jeff Amlotte, Myung Chun, Sachi Cunningham, Don Kelsen, Katy Newton
Department Administrator: Elsa Luna
PROJECTS
Senior Editors: Roxane Arnold, Scott Kraft, Millie Quan
READERS' REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
Readers' Representative: Jamie Gold
Research Assistant: Maria Villarreal
SUPPORT STAFF
Meredith Goodman (Editor)
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