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Los Angeles Times
(Employee Name)
(Department Name)
2300 E. Imperial Highway
El Segundo, CA 90245

Executive Chairman: Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong

News
Executive Editor: Terry Tang
Managing Editor: Hector Becerra
Editor at Large: Scott Kraft
Deputy Managing Editors: Shelby Grad, Amy King, Monte Morin
Assistant Managing Editors: John Canalis, Steve Clow, Angel Jennings, Iliana Limón Romero, Laurie Ochoa, Ruthanne Salido

Opinion
Op-Ed Editor: Philip Gray

Business
Executive Team

Director of Audience and Platforms: Seth Liss
Deputy Director of Audience and Platforms: Hunter Clauss
Senior Audience Editors: Vanessa Franko, David Viramontes
Audience Editors: Riya Chopra, Kate Sequeira

Platforms & News Partnerships
Senior Editor: Janine Schaults
Multiplatform Editors: Eduardo Gonzalez, Jevon Phillips
Platforms Analyst: Defne Karabatur

Editorial Video
Senior Editor for Video: Lara Hochuli
Video Journalists: Jeff Amlotte, Quincy Bowie Jr., Tom Carroll, Rebecca Castillo, Albert Brave Tiger Lee

Newsletters | Subscription Center
Head of Newsletters: Karim Doumar
Multiplatform Editor: Kevinisha Walker
Essential California Staff Writers: Andrew J. Campa, Jack Dolan

Business and Hollywood Inc. Editor: Richard Verrier

Business
Deputy Business Editor: Eric Bellman
Columnist: Michael Hiltzik

Staff Writers
Commercial Real Estate: Roger Vincent
Economy, Insurance, Aerospace: Laurence Darmiento
Electric Vehicles, Aviation: Caroline Petrow-Cohen
Healthcare, Business Investigations: Melody Petersen
Technology/AI: Ella Chakarian, Nilesh Christopher, Queenie Wong

Hollywood Inc. | The Wide Shot Newsletter
Senior Editor: Bryan Logan-Sher

Staff Writers
Corporate Media, Investigations: Meg James
General Assignment: Cerys Davies
Hollywood Investigations, Litigation: Stacy Perman
Hollywood Studios, Video Game Industry: Samantha Masunaga
Streaming, AI, Talent Agencies: Wendy Lee
TV Business and Media: Stephen Battaglio

California | Newsletters: Essential California, California Politics, L.A. on the Record

Deputy Managing Editor: Monte Morin
California Politics Editor: Phil Willon
Education Editor: Stephanie Chavez
Legal Affairs and Criminal Justice Editor: Keegan Hamilton
News Coverage Editor: John Corrigan

Columnists: Gustavo Arellano, Steve Lopez, Patt Morrison, George Skelton

City Desk
Staff Writers
Homelessness: Doug Smith
Immigration: Rachel Uranga
Income and Affordability: Audrey McGlinchy
Investigations: Connor Sheets
Los Angeles City Hall: Noah Goldberg, Melissa Gomez, Itzel Luna, David Zahniser
Olympics: James Rainey
Real Estate: Jack Flemming
Transportation and Mobility: Colleen Shalby

Courts, Police and Crime
Editor: Keegan Hamilton
Staff Writers
D.A. and Criminal Courts: James Queally
Federal Courts: Brittny Mejia
General Assignment: Matthew Ormseth
Legal Affairs: Rebecca Ellis, Sonja Sharp
Los Angeles Police Department: Libor Jany

Education
Editor: Stephanie Chavez
Staff Writers
Early Childhood Development and Education: Emily Woodruff
Higher Education and K-12 Trends: Andrew Khouri
Los Angeles Unified School District: Howard Blume
University of California and Higher Education: Jaweed Kaleem

Investigations and Enterprise
Investigations: Paige St. John, Alene Tchekmedyian
Narrative: Christopher Goffard

Sacramento Bureau
Editor: Phil Willon
Columnist: George Skelton
Staff Writers: Taryn Luna, Nicole Nixon, Dakota Smith

Assistant Managing Editor for Culture and Talent: Angel Jennings
Deputy Editor for Culture and Talent: Anh Do

Los Angeles Times Internships | Application
The deadline is Nov. 15 for the spring and summer programs.

Los Angeles Times Fellowship

Data and Graphics Director: Hanna Sender
Assistant Editors: Sean Greene, Vanessa Martinez
Data and Graphics Journalists: Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Sandhya Kambhampati, Gabrielle LaMarr LeMee, Hailey Wang

De Los | Instagram | TikTok | The Latinx Files Newsletter | The De Los Podcast

Assistant Managing Editor: Angel Jennings
Editorial Director: Fidel Martinez
Assistant Editor: Suzy Exposito
Design Director: Martina Ibáñez-Baldor
Art Director: Diana Ramirez Santacruz
Staff Writers: Carlos De Loera, Andrea Flores, Katerina Portela

Los Angeles Times en Español
Graphic Design: Salvador Mancia
Staff Writers
Entertainment: Sergio Burstein
Metro: Soudi Jimenez, Selene Rivera

Deputy Managing Editor and Creative Director: Amy King
Senior Deputy Design Directors: Jim Cooke, Allison Hong, Faith Stafford
Deputy Design Directors: Jess Aquino de Jesus, Martina Ibáñez-Baldor
Senior Art Directors and Designers: An Amlotte, Tim Hubbard, Brandon Ly, Hamlet Nalbandyan, Nicole Vas
Art Directors and Designers: Avery Fox, Parisa Hajizadeh-Amini, Bakr Muhammad, Judith Pryor, Diana Ramirez Santacruz, Elsie Ramos, Kay Scanlon, Jamie Sholberg
Per Diem Art Directors: Lesley Busby, Josh Chen, Jade Cuevas, Jaya Nicely, JaTasia Powers, Tate Rudisill

Assistant Managing Editor, Administration: John Canalis
Director of News Development/Contest Coordinator: Tracy Boucher
Administrative Director: Gail Marshall
News Operations Specialist: Katrina Ten
Department Administrators: Elsa Luna, Carlos Santana
Editorial Assistant: Julius Miller
Contest Entry Assistant: Julie Johnston
Finance Senior Manager: William McElhaney

Director: Cary Schneider
Archivists: James Kim, Katrina Ten

Deputy Managing Editor and Creative Director: Amy King
Entertainment and Features Editor: Brittany Levine Beckman
Deputy Editors: Nate Jackson, Maane Khatchatourian
Assistant Editor, Planning: Kevin Crust

Arts | Essential Arts Newsletter
Assistant Editor: Jessica Gelt
Theater Critic: Charles McNulty
Staff Writer: Laura Zornosa

Books | Los Angeles Times Book Club Newsletter
Senior Editor, Books: Sophia Kercher

Culture
Culture Columnist and Critic: Mary McNamara

The Envelope | The Envelope Newsletter
The Envelope Editor: Matt Brennan
Columnist: Glenn Whipp

Movies
Film Editor: Joshua Rothkopf
Film Critic: Amy Nicholson
Staff Writers: Mark Olsen, Josh Rottenberg

Pop Music
Critic: Mikael Wood
Staff Writer: August Brown

Television | Screen Gab Newsletter
TV Editor: Maira Garcia
Television Critic: Robert Lloyd
Staff Writers: Greg Braxton, Yvonne Villarreal

Climate California | Boiling Point Newsletter | Boiling Point Podcast

Deputy Managing Editor: Monte Morin
Environment, Health and Science Deputy Editor: Ingrid Lobet

Staff Writers
Air Quality and Environmental Health: Tony Briscoe
California Coast: Rosanna Xia
Climate and Energy: Blanca Begert
Climate Investigations: Susanne Rust
Climate Policy and Technology: Hayley Smith
Health and Science: Corinne Purtill
Water: Ian James
Wildfire: Noah Haggerty
Wildlife and Outdoors: Lila Seidman

Deputy Managing Editor and Creative Director: Amy King
Entertainment and Features Editor: Brittany Levine Beckman

Home | L.A. Affairs | Plants | Wellness | L.A. Times Plants Newsletter
Deputy Features Editor and L.A. Affairs: Marques Harper
Senior Editor, Wellness: Sophia Kercher

Staff Writers
Home Design and Plants: Lisa Boone
Outdoors: Jaclyn Cosgrove
Wellness: Deborah Vankin

Travel & Experiences | Things to Do in L.A. | Weekend | The Wild Newsletter | Mr. Todd’s Wild Ride Newsletter
West Coast Experiences Editor: Michelle Woo
Features Columnist: Todd Martens
Staff Writers: Kailyn Brown, Christopher Reynolds

Food | Instagram | Newsletters: Tasting Notes, Cooking

Deputy Managing Editor and Creative Director: Amy King
General Manager: Laurie Ochoa
Deputy Food Editor: Betty Hallock
Senior Editor and Writer, Guides: Danielle Dorsey
Cooking Editor: Cody Reiss
Restaurant Critics: Bill Addison, Jenn Harris
Staff Writers: Stephanie Breijo, Daniel Hernandez

Image | Fashion

Staff
Editor in Chief: Elisa Wouk Almino
Design Director: Jess Aquino de Jesus
Assistant Editor: Julissa James
Art Director: Elizabeth Burr
Writer: Claire Salinda
Intern: Annika Duneja

Contributors
Fashion Director at Large: Keyla Marquez
Writers: Harmony Holiday, Dave Schilling, Goth Shakira
Photographers: Jennelle Fong, Tyler Matthew Oyer

General Counsel: Jeff Glasser
Senior Counsel: Cat-Uyen Vo
Executive Assistant: Erica Trask

Deputy Managing Editor: Shelby Grad
Assistant Managing Editor: Ruthanne Salido
Managers: Dave Bennett, Blake Hennon
Leads: Rubaina Azhar, Minh Dang, R. Marina Levario
Editors: David Bowman, Anne Elisabeth Dillon, Rachel Dunn, June Hsu, Kevin Leung, Nick Leyva, Gerard Lim, Lynn Meersman, Dwayne Rogers, Lee Rogers, Evita Timmons, Kevin Ueda, Curtis Zupke
Per Diem Editors: Caroline Liss, Laura Nott, Scott Silverstein, Ananya Thyagarajan

Deputy Managing Editors: Shelby Grad, Monte Morin
Associate Editor: Cindy Chang

Deputy Editors
News: Joseph Serna
Entertainment, Sports: Dawn Burkes

Assistant Editors
News: Amy Hubbard, Hugo Martín, Luke Money, Kris Wernowsky
Entertainment, Sports: Deborah Day

News and Culture Critic: Lorraine Ali

Staff Writers
News: Hailey Branson-Potts, Andrew J. Campa, Terry Castleman, Hannah Fry, Karen Garcia, Clara Harter, Salvador Hernandez, Suhauna Hussain, Jenny Jarvie, Iris Kwok, Rong-Gong Lin II, Summer Lin, Grace Toohey, Ruben Vives, Richard Winton, Alex Wigglesworth, Fedor Zarkhin
Entertainment: Tracy Brown, Alexandra Del Rosario, Emily St. Martin
Sports: Steve Henson, Chuck Schilken

Deputy Managing Editor: Shelby Grad
Director: Lora Victorio
Deputy Director: Beto Alvarez

Executive Editor: Terry Tang
Executive Assistant: Demi Duenes

Op-Ed | To learn how to submit an op-ed, click here
Op-Ed Editor: Philip Gray
Deputy Op-Ed Editor: Matthew Kitchen
Letters Editor: Alex Stedman
Columnists: Robin Abcarian, Jackie Calmes (D.C.), LZ Granderson

Photography

Executive Director of Photography: Kim Chapin
Deputy Editors: David M. Barreda, Marc Martin
Photo Editors: Jerome Adamstein, Calvin B. Alagot, Taylor Arthur, Alex Horvath, Kelvin Kuo, Raul Roa
Department Manager: Robbin Goddard
Photojournalists: Jason Armond, Ronaldo Bolaños, Myung J. Chun, Gina Ferazzi, Robert Gauthier, Christina House, Genaro Molina, Allen J. Schaben, Eric Thayer

Politics | California Politics Newsletter

Assistant Managing Editor: Steve Clow
Washington Bureau Chief: Michael Wilner
California Politics Editor: Phil Willon
Associate Editor: Steve Padilla

Columnists: Mark Z. Barabak, Anita Chabria, George Skelton

Staff Writers
Los Angeles: Seema Mehta, Kevin Rector
Sacramento Bureau: Taryn Luna, Nicole Nixon, Dakota Smith
Supreme Court: David G. Savage
Washington, D.C., Bureau: Andrea Castillo, Ana Ceballos, Justine McDaniel

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Sports | The Sports Report Newsletter

Sports Editor: Iliana Limón Romero
Deputy Sports Editor: Ed Guzman
Senior Sports Editor: Austin Knoblauch
Assistant Sports Editors: Dan Loumena, Houston Mitchell
Columnists: Bill Plaschke, Bill Shaikin, Mirjam Swanson
General Assignment: Eduard Cauich, Jad El Reda

Baseball | Dodgers | Angels | Dodgers Dugout Newsletter
Columnists: Bill Plaschke, Bill Shaikin
Staff Writer: Maddie Lee

Basketball | Lakers | Clippers | Sparks | Lakers! Newsletter
Staff Writers: Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Broderick Turner

Colleges | UCLA | USC | Times of Troy Newsletter | UCLA Unlocked Newsletter
Staff Writer: Ryan Kartje

Football | Chargers | Rams
Staff Writers: Sam Farmer, Gary Klein

High School Sports | Prep Rally Newsletter
Columnist: Eric Sondheimer

Hockey | Kings | Ducks
Staff Writer: Kevin Baxter

Horse Racing
Special Contributor: John Cherwa

Olympics
Staff Writer: Thuc Nhi Nguyen

Soccer | Angel City FC | Galaxy | LAFC
Staff Writer: Kevin Baxter

Daily Pilot | TimesOC | TimesOC Newsletter

Assistant Managing Editor: John Canalis
Executive Editor: Carol Cormaci
Designer: Paula Taylor
Photographer: Don Leach

Assistant Editor and Writer
Costa Mesa: Sara Cardine

Staff Writers
Features: Sarah Mosqueda, Gabriel San Román
Huntington Beach, Sports: Matthew Szabo
Laguna Beach, Fountain Valley, Sports: Andrew Turner

Editor at Large: Scott Kraft
Deputy Managing Editor: Shelby Grad
A1 and Top Stories Editor: Mary Ann Meek
A1 and Top Stories Deputy Editor: John Penner
Column One Associate Editor: Steve Padilla

Associate Editor: Steve Padilla
Deputy Editor, Foreign/National Wires: Michael Ottey

Staff Writers
Beirut: Nabih Bulos
Mexico City: Kate Linthicum, Patrick J. McDonnell