Newsroom Contact Information by Department

News Administration [Return to top]

• John Drescher Senior VP/Executive Editor (919) 829-4515
• Dan Barkin Senior Editor/Online (919) 829-4562
• Steve Riley Senior Editor/Enterprise (919) 836-4940
• Linda Williams Senior Editor/News (919) 829-4524
• Carole Tanzer Miller Project Manager/Staff Development Editor (919) 829-8901
• Susan Spring Director of Newsroom Operations (919) 829-4860
• Ann Lee Administrative Assistant (919) 829-4564

Business Department [Return to top]

• Mary Cornatzer Business Editor (919) 829-4755
• Alan Wolf Assistant Editor (919) 829-4572
• Amy Rue Administrative Assistant (919) 829-4566
• John Murawski Telecom/Utilities (919) 829-8932
• David Ranii Media Business (919) 829-4877
• Sue Stock Retail (919) 829-4649

Copy Desk [Return to top]

• Leland Senn Copy Desk News Editor (919) 829-4549
• Millicent Fauntleroy Copy Desk Assistant News Editor and Slot Editor (919) 836-2837
• Stacy Chandler Copy Editor (919) 829-4816
• Bill DuPre Copy Editor (919) 829-4550
• Tracy Hill Copy Editor (919) 829-4550
• Stephen Hoar Copy Editor (919) 829-8914
• Walter "Tom" Jones Copy Editor (919) 932-2010
• Sheon Ladson Copy Editor (919) 829-8994
• Vann Trotter Copy Editor (919) 829-4550
• Bill Woodward Copy Editor (919) 829-8952
• Samuel Newkirk Copy Editor (919) 829-4544
• Teri Boggess Copy Editor (919) 829-4831
• Pam Nelson Copy Editor (919) 829-4568

Design [Return to top]

• Teresa Kriegsman Design Editor (919) 829-8941
• Jessaca Giglio Assistant Design Editor (919) 829-8985
• Tim Myers Assistant Design Editor (919) 829-4869
• Steve Allen Senior Designer (919) 829-4696
• Sherry Howe Senior Designer (919) 829-8933
• Andrea Jones Designer (919) 829-4634
• Jon Blasco Designer (919) 829-4696
• Jennifer Bowles Designer (919) 836-4917
• Andrew Roman Designer (919) 829-4946
• Page Maxwell Designer (919) 836-2894

Features [Return to top]

• Debra Boyette Features Editor (919) 836-4903
• Adrienne Johnson Martin Assistant Features Editor (919) 829-4751
• Samantha Mendiola Features Calendar (919) 829-4627
• Craig Jarvis Assistant Features Editor (919) 829-4576
• Luciana Chavez Features Reporter (919) 829-4864
• Craig Lindsey Movie Reporter and Critic(919) 829-4760
• David Menconi Music Reporter (919) 829-4759
• Samantha Smith Fashion and Style Reporter (919) 829-4563
• Andrea Weigl Food Writer (919) 829-4848

Graphics [Return to top]

• Tim Lee Graphic Journalist/Illustrator (919) 829-4851
• Frank Medlin Graphic Journalist (919) 829-4641

Metro [Return to top]

• Thad Ogburn Metro Editor (919) 829-8987
• Richard Stradling Deputy Metro Editor (919) 829-4739
• Deborah Jackson Night Metro Editor (919) 829-8920
• Stephen Merelman 1A Editor (919) 829-8950
• Barry SaundersColumnist (919) 836-2811
• Ruth Sheehan Columnist (919) 829-4828

General Assignment [Return to top]

• Mandy Locke Reporter (919) 829-8927
• Thomasi McDonald Police (919) 829-4533
• Jay Price Military affairs (919) 829-4526
• Martha Quillin Reporter (919) 829-8989

Wake County [Return to top]

• Jim Nesbitt Wake County Editor (919) 829-8955
• Matthew Eisley Wake Community Editor (919) 829-4538
• Carol Jenkins Assistant Wake Community Editor (919) 836-4954
• David Bracken Raleigh City Hall (919) 829-4548
• Matt Ehlers Reporter (919) 829-4889
• Thomas Goldsmith Generations (919) 829-8929
• T. Keung Hui Wake Schools and Public Education (919) 829-4534
• Leah Friedman Triangle Troubleshooter (919) 829-4546
• Sarah Ovaska Wake Courts (919) 829-4622
• Josh Shaffer Southeast/Southwest Raleigh/NC State (919) 829-4818
• Bruce Siceloff Transportation/Airport/Road Worrier (919) 829-4527

Topics [Return to top]

• Sarah Avery Health and Science (919) 829-4882
• Kristin Collins Immigration/Demographics (919) 829-4881
• Yonat Shimron Religion (919) 829-4891

Capitol and State [Return to top]

• Bill Krueger Capitol Editor (919) 829-4522
• Jane Stancill Assistant Capitol Editor (919) 829-4559
• Barbara Barrett Washington Correspondent (202) 383-0012
• Michael Biesecker Justice/Mental Health/Prisons (919) 829-4698
• Lynn Bonner Education/Environment/DHHS (919) 829-4821
• Rob Christensen Governor/Politics/Columnist (919) 829-4532
• Benjamin Niolet Under the Dome Blog/State Legislature (919) 829-4521
• Mark Johnson State Legislature (919) 829-4774

Interactive Media [Return to top]

• Web site issues (919) 836-5708
• Eric Frederick Managing Editor of newsobserver.com (919) 829-8956
• Judson Drennan Online Project Manager (919) 360-1994
• Bob Brueckner Interactive News Producer (919) 836-2886
• Charles Jeffries Interactive News Producer (919) 812-8543
• Mike Williams Triangle.com Editor (919) 836-4973
• Kevin Keister Online Sports Editor (919) 829-4508

Special Projects [Return to top]

• Dan Kane Investigation (919) 829-4861
• J. Andrew Curliss Investigation (919) 829-4840
• Joe Neff Investigation (919) 829-4516

Western Triangle [Return to top]

• Mark Schultz Durham/Orange Editor (919) 932-2003
• Dave Hart Chapel Hill News Associate Editor (919) 932-8744
• Sheri Shuler-Farmer Editorial Assistant (919) 932-2011
• Anne Blythe Courts (919) 932-8741
• Stanley Chambers Jr. Durham police (919) 932-2025
• Jesse DeConto Chapel Hill, Orange County Government (919) 932-8760
• Eric Ferreri Duke, NCCU and UNC (919) 932-2008
• Jim Wise Durham, Durham County Government (919) 932-2004
• Sadia Latifi Durham/Chapel Hill-Carrboro/Orange County Schools (919) 932-2002

Nation and World News [Return to top]

• Jon Wallace Wire Editor/International News (919) 593-6234
• Jaime Larson-McLoone Assistant Nation & World Editor (919) 829-4550

News Research [Return to top]

• Teresa Leonard Director of News Research (919) 829-4866
• Denise Jones Research Manager (919) 829-8918
• David Raynor Database Manager (919) 829-4798
• Brooke Cain Researcher (919) 829-4579
• Peggy Neal Researcher/Archivist (919) 829-8931
• Lamara Williams Researcher/Archivist (919) 829-4543

Photo [Return to top]

• Scott Sharpe Director of Multimedia (919) 829-4927
• Matthew Fortner Picture Editor (919) 829-4710
• John Hansen Picture Editor (919) 829-4896
• Ethan Hyman Photographer (919) 829-4735
• Takaaki Iwabu Photographer (919) 829-4735
• Juli Leonard Photographer (919) 829-4792
• Chuck Liddy Photographer (919) 812-7311
• Travis Long Photographer (919) 812-7564
• Corey Lowenstein Photographer (919) 829-4735
• Harry Lynch Jr. Photographer (919) 932-2006
• Shawn Rocco Photographer (919) 812-8291
• John Rottet Photgrapher (919) 932-2019
• Chris Seward Photographer (919) 812-7307
• Robert Willett Photographer (919) 829-4735

Sports [Return to top]

• Gary Schwab Sports Editor (919) 829-4552
• Steve Bawden Assistant Sports Editor (919) 829-8943
• Steve Ruinsky Assistant Sports Editor (919) 829-4530
• Lorenzo Perez Assistant Sports Editor (919) 829-4643
• Chip Alexander Carolina Hurricanes (919) 829-8945
• Luke DeCock Columnist (919) 829-8947
• Michael Farrell Statistics Editor (919) 829-4644
• J.P. Giglio College football Writer (919) 829-8938
• Robbi Pickeral College Basketball Writer (919) 829-8944
• Edward G. Robinson Reporter (919) 829-4781
• Javier Serna Reporter (919) 836-4953
• Tim Stevens Reporter (919) 829-8910
• Caulton Tudor Columnist (919) 829-8946