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600 S. Tryon St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

Executive Team
Executive Team Member Title Phone
Ann Caulkins President and Publisher (704) 358-5000
Rick Thames Editor/VP, News (704) 358-5000
Cheryl Carpenter Managing Editor (704) 358-5004
Jim Lamm VP, Circulation (704) 358-5000
Taylor Batten Editorial Page Editor (704) 358-5000
Kelly Mirt VP, Advertising (704) 358-5333
Ken Riddick VP, Interactive (704) 227-6307
Richard Rinehart VP, Operations (704) 358-5686
Charles Machalicky Interactive Director (704) 227-6313
Risa McGrew VP, Human Resources (704) 358-5715


Advertising Management
Salesperson Title/Area Phone
Kelly Mirt VP, Advertising (704) 358-5333
Joyce Marco Director of Interactive Marketing (704) 358-5284
Donna Gordon Director, Retail Advertising (704) 358-5280
Darren Frank Director, National Advertising (704) 358-5310


Where to email news items
Type of news E-mail
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Business news obsbiz@charlotteobserver.com
Features news living@charlotteobserver.com
Entertainment news clt@charlotteobserver.com
Sports news obsports@charlotteobserver.com
Community news mynews@charlotteobserver.com
School news observerschoolnews@gmail.com
Religion news ebattenobserver@gmail.com
Letters to the editor opinion@charlotteobserver.com
Buzz buzz@charlotteobserver.com
I'm So Clever clever@charlotteobserver.com
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Newspaper delivery issues subscribe@charlotteobserver.com
For questions about magazines, contact Editorial Director Sarah Crosland scrosland@charlotteobserver.com, (704) 358-6498


Newsroom Staff

Administration

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
Rick Thames Editor/VP, News (704) 358-5001
Cheryl Carpenter Managing Editor (704) 358-5004
Natalie Elting Newsroom Administrative Assistant (704) 358-5002
Elaine Jacobs Director/Newsroom Finance (704) 358-5101
June Lancaster Asst to the Editor & Managing Editor (704) 358-5043
Peggy Bellows Publishing Center Director (704) 358-5162
Jen Rothacker Editor for Innovative and New Products (704) 358-5081
Dee-Dee Strickland Senior Editor/Online (704) 358-5149
Tom Tozer Senior Editor for Regional Publications (704) 358-5009
Jim Walser Senior Editor/Investigations (704) 358-5104


Business

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
John Arwood Business Editor (704) 358-5176
Andrew Dunn Reporter/Banking (704) 358-5235
Caroline McMillan Reporter/ShopTalk (704) 358-6045
Ely Portillo Reporter/Retail (704) 358-5041
Deon Roberts Reporter/Banking (704) 358-5248
Celeste Smith Reporter/General Assignment (704) 358-5087


Editorial Pages

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
Taylor Batten Editor of Editorial Pages (704) 358-5934
Fannie Flono Associate Editor (704) 358-5079
Peter St. Onge Associate Editor (704) 358-5029
Kevin Siers Editorial Cartoonist (704) 358-5018
Nancy Webb Editorial Assistant (704) 358-5106


Features

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
Mike Weinstein Senior Features Editor (704) 358-5053
Cristina Bolling Reporter/Style  
John Bordsen Travel Editor (704) 358-5251
Nancy Brachey Columnist/Gardening  
Olivia Fortson Social Editor (704) 358-5222
Tim Funk Reporter/Faith & Values (704) 358-5703
Karen Garloch Reporter/Health (704) 358-5078
Theoden Janes Pop Culture Reporter (704) 358-5897
Pam Kelley Reading Life Editor (704) 358-5271
Kathleen Purvis Food Editor (704) 358-5236
Lindsay Ruebens Reporter/Young Achievers (704) 358-5294
Helen Schwab Restaurant Writer (704) 358-5250
Karen Sullivan Editor/Smarter Living (704) 358-5532
Lawrence Toppman Theatre/Dance/Movie Critic (704) 358-5232
Mark Washburn TV/Radio/Museums Writer (704) 358-5007
Roland Wilkerson Assistant Features Editor (704) 358-5903


Metro

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
Hope Paasch Metro Editor (704) 358-5143
Ames Alexander Reporter/Investigations (704) 358-5060
April Bethea Online Reporter (704) 358-6013
Eric Frazier Assistant Metro Editor (704) 358-5145
Michael Gordon Assistant Metro Editor (704) 358-5095
Steve Harrison Reporter/City Govt (704) 358-5160
Ann Doss Helms Reporter/Education (704) 358-5033
Bruce Henderson Reporter/Environment (704) 358-5051
Fred Kelly Reporter (704) 358-5027
Elizabeth Leland Reporter (704) 358-5074
Steve Lyttle Online Reporter (704) 358-6107
Doug Miller Assistant Metro Editor (704) 358-5107
Jim Morrill Reporter/Politics (704) 358-5059
Gavin Off Reporter/Investigations (704) 358-6038
Franco Ordonez Reporter/Washington bureau (202) 383-0010
David Perlmutt Reporter/General Assignment (704) 358-5061
Dannye Powell Columnist (704) 358-5230
Mark Price Reporter/Philanthropy (704) 358-5245
Greg Ring Night Editor (704) 358-5015
Cameron Steele Reporter/Night Cops (704) 358-5067
Jim Walser Senior Editor/Investigations (704) 358-5104
Cleve Wootson Reporter/Public Safety (704) 358-5046
Gary Wright Reporter/Courts (704) 358-5052


National

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
Ronnie Glassberg Front Page Editor (704) 358-5819
Jane Pope National Editor (704) 358-5017


Online

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
Dee-Dee Strickland Senior Editor (704) 358-5149
Kathy Sheldon Site Manager, CharlotteObserver.com (704) 358-5024
Tony Lone Fight Multimedia producer/editor (704) 358-5781
Bob Henry Senior Producer/ThatsRacin.com (704) 358-5638
Michael Reader Producer, sports/news (704) 358-5780
David Enna Producer, news (704) 358-5778
Mandy Raven Site Administrator, MomsCharlotte.com 704-358-5081
David Puckett Graphics Editor (704) 358-5926


Photography

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
Bert Fox Director of Photography (704) 358-5233
David T. Foster III Photographer (704) 358-5231
Ortega Gaines Photographer/Photo Editor (704) 358-5188
Mark Hames Photo Editor (704) 358-5821
Davie Hinshaw Photographer (704) 358-5198
Robert Lahser Photographer (704) 358-6205
Diedra Laird Photographer (704) 358-5859
John Simmons Photographer (704) 358-5182
Jeff Siner Photographer (704) 358-5877
Todd Sumlin Photographer (704) 358-5154
Jeff Willhelm Photographer/Photo Editor (704) 358-6207


Regionals

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
Elisabeth Arriero Reporter/Lake Norman News (704) 358-5945
Adam Bell Reporter/Union County News (704) 358-5696
Joe Depriest Reporter & Columnist/Metro/Neighbors (704) 868-7745
Dan Duffey Neighbors Editor/The City, Gaston and Catawba (704) 358-5932
Cliff Harrington Neighbors Editor/South (704) 358-6048
Corey Inscoe Prep/Internet Reporter/South Charlotte News (704) 358-5923
Lukas Johnson Reporter/Cabarrus News (704) 786-2180
Joe Marusak Reporter & Columnist/Metro/Neighbors (704) 987-3670
Sergio Tovar Prep/Internet Reporter/Lake Norman & Cabarrus News (704) 358-5941
Hilary Trenda Reporter/Lake Norman News (704) 358-5089
Tom Tozer Editor/South Charlotte News (704) 358-5924
Scott Verner Neighbors Editor / North & Cabarrus (704) 358-5933


Research for newsroom journalists.

Library lib@charlotteobserver.com


Sports

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
Gary Schwab Senior Sports Editor (704) 358-5120
Mike Persinger Executive Sports Editor (704) 358-5132
Rick Bonnell Reporter/Bobcats (704) 358-5129
Scott Fowler Columnist (704) 358-5140
Jonathan Jones Reporter/Panthers/General Assignment (704) 890-4543
Carmen Murphy Sports Clerk (704) 358-5116
Joe Person Reporter/Panthers (704) 358-5123
Harry Pickett Deputy Sports Editor (704) 358-5127
David Scott Reporter/Panthers (704) 358-5889
Tom Sorensen Columnist (704) 358-5119
Jim Utter Reporter/NASCAR (704) 358-5113
Langston Wertz Reporter/Preps (704) 358-5133


Carolinas Publishing Center

Staff Member Title/Area Phone
Peggy Bellows Publishing Center Director (704) 358-5162
Robin Johnston Senior Presentation Editor (704) 358-5247
Ann Allen Copy Editor (704) 358-5150
Rogelio Aranda Copy Editor (704) 358-5013
Ricky Barger Copy Editor (704) 358-5126
Jason Benavides Designer (704) 358-5175
Kathleen Curry Copy Editor (704) 358-5211
Eric Edwards Design Team Leader (704) 358-5072
Alix Felsing Copy Desk Team Leader (704) 358-5003
Kelvin Hart Sports Team Leader (704) 358-5109
Mike Homan Designer (704) 358-5084
Rebekah Lewis Designer (704) 358-5209
Marjo Rankin Copy Editor (704) 358-5124
Ellyn Ritterskamp Copy Editor (704) 358-5025
Trent Roberts Day Copy Team Leader (704) 358-5155
Jack Russell Designer (704) 358-5242
Thomas Torrence Copy Editor (704) 358-5136
Sharon White Copy Editor (704) 358-5096