Our Team
Executive Leadership
Chicago Public Media originated as the home to WBEZ, Chicago’s NPR news source. In 2022, Chicago Public Media acquired the Chicago Sun-Times, forming the largest nonprofit local news organization in the nation.
Our leadership team includes:
- Melissa Bell, chief executive officer
- Drew Brody, chief operating officer
- Tracy Brown, chief partnerships officer
- Kimbriell Kelly, editor in chief
- Debra Chamra, senior vice president of finance and accounting
- Cindy Abbott, chief legal officer
- Lori Malatesta, chief people officer
- Aron Pilhofer, chief product and membership officer
Read more about the Sun-Times here and more about WBEZ here.
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Leadership
- Kimbriell Kelly, editor in chief
- Gilbert Bailon, executive editor, news platforms
- Dave Newbart, managing editor, news
- Paul Saltzman, managing editor, enterprise
- Jennifer Tanaka, managing editor, life and money
- Angela Massino, senior director, audience
- Kaitlyn Jakola, editorial director for strategy and operations
Audio
Newscasts and News Magazines
- Katie O’Connell, senior editor
- Emilie Syberg, PM news editor
- Araceli Gómez-Aldana, anchor/reporter
- Noah Jennings, PM producer
- Ari Mejia, midday producer
Talk Shows
- Dan Tucker, executive producer
- Sasha-Ann Simons, host, In the Loop
- Mary Dixon, host, Say More
- Patrick Smith, co-host, Say More
- Meha Ahmad, senior producer
- Cianna Greaves, senior producer
- Lynnea Domienik, producer
- Micah Yason, producer
- Andrea Guthmann, part-time producer
Programming
- Heidi Goldfein, vice president of programming
- Nudia Hernandez, Vocalo host/producer
- Clare Lane, anchor
- Melba Lara, anchor
- Lisa Labuz, anchor
- Alex Degman, anchor/reporter
- Chase Browning, producer
Visuals and Displays
- Ari Soglin, assistant managing editor, platforms
Print Production
- Joel Carlson, head of print production
- Bryan Barker, page one designer
- Eric White, assistant design editor
- Matt Corradino, page design editor
- John Silver, page design editor
- Akiko Slaughter, page design editor
- Kacie Trimble, page design editor
- Rich Zamudio, page designer
Photos and Visuals
- Brian Ernst, director of digital operations
- Ashlee Rezin, photo desk editor
- Manuel Martinez, visuals editor, enterprise
- Pat Nabong, assistant photo editor
- Zubaer Khan, video journalist
- Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere, visual journalist
- Anthony Vazquez, visual journalist
- Candace Dane Chambers, Report for America visual journalist
Interactives and Graphics
- Justin Myers, interactives editor
- Andjela Padejski, data journalist
- Mendy Kong, digital producer, visuals
Sun-Times customer service
Existing home delivery customers can manage their account here.
Phone: (888) 848-4637
Customer service hours:
- Monday - Friday: 7 a.m. – 3 p.m.
- Saturday: 7 a.m. – 12 p.m.
- Sunday: 8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Email: customerservice@suntimes.com
News
- Dave Newbart, managing editor, news
News Desk
- Kwame Opam, deputy managing editor
- Norm Parish, deputy managing editor
- Saji Mathai, assistant editor
- Rosemary Sobol, assistant editor
- David Struett, reporter/assistant editor
- Kaitlin Washburn, news reporter
- Michael Puente, news reporter/weekend anchor
- Kade Heather, news reporter
- Violet Miller, news reporter
- Mary Norkol, news reporter
- Cindy Hernandez, news reporter
- Mohammad Samra, news reporter
Sports
- Chris De Luca, deputy managing editor, sports
- Jeff Agrest, deputy sports editor
- Gene Farris, assistant sports editor
- Joe Cowley, Bulls reporter
- Patrick Finley, Bears reporter
- Steve Greenberg, sports reporter/columnist
- Maddie Lee, Cubs reporter
- Jason Lieser, Bears reporter
- Michael O’Brien, high school sports reporter
- Ben Pope, Blackhawks reporter
- Kyle Williams, Report for America reporter
- Alissa Hirsh, Sky reporter
Government, Politics and Safety
- Alex Rodriguez, senior editor, politics
- Derek John, interim senior editor, public safety
Government and Safety
- Mitchell Armentrout, reporter/assistant editor
- Robert Herguth, Watchdogs reporter
- Mawa Iqbal, Statehouse reporter, Illinois Public Radio
- Frank Main, Watchdogs reporter
- Tina Sfondeles, national political reporter
- Fran Spielman, City Hall reporter
- Neil Steinberg, columnist
Public Safety
- Johanna Zorn, interim editor, public safety
- Dave McKinney, politics reporter
- Anna Savchenko, public safety reporter
- Tom Schuba, Watchdogs reporter/assistant editor
- Jon Seidel, federal courts reporter/assistant editor
- Sophie Sherry, public safety reporter
- Mariah Woelfel, City Hall reporter
Contact the newsroom
If you have a tip, an idea for a story, or feedback on journalism, you can contact us at tips@suntimes.com or news@wbez.org, or reach out to our reporters and editors directly.
Enterprise
- Paul Saltzman, managing editor, enterprise
- Kate Grossman, assistant managing editor, enterprise
Education
- Emmanuel Camarillo, education reporter
- Sarah Karp, education reporter
- Lisa Kurian Phillip, higher education reporter
Projects
- Lauren FitzPatrick, Watchdogs reporter
Race, Class and Communities
- Alexandra Salomon, RCC senior editor
- Nader Issa, RCC assistant editor/reporter
Health
- Elvia Malagón, health reporter/assistant editor
- Kristen Schorsch, health reporter
Communities
- Adriana Cardona-Maguidad, communities reporter
- Esther Yoon-Ji Kang, communities reporter
Environment
- Brett Chase, environment reporter/assistant editor
- Juanpablo Ramirez-Franco, Grist reporter
Data Journalism
- Alden Loury, senior editor, data projects
- Amy Qin, data journalist
- Dan Mihalopoulos, investigations reporter
- Chip Mitchell, reporter
Life and Money
- Jennifer Tanaka, managing editor, life & money
Features
- Dorothy Hernandez, assistant editor, features
- Mitch Dudek, features reporter
- Stefano Esposito, features reporter
Arts and Culture
- Cassie Walker Burke, senior editor, arts and culture
- Ambar Colón, arts and culture reporter
- Mike Davis, arts and culture reporter
- Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis, digital producer
- Courtney Kueppers, arts and culture reporter
- Erica Thompson, arts and culture reporter
Money
- Subrina Hudson, Money editor
- Lee Bey, architecture columnist
- Abby Miller, Money reporter, development
- Mariah Rush, Money reporter
- Amy Yee, Money reporter, business and economy
- Stephanie Zimmermann, Watchdogs reporter
Curious City
- Susie An, Curious City editor
- Erin Allen, host/reporter
- Justin Bull, producer
Audience
- Angela Massino, senior director, audience
- Michael Lansu, director
- Satchel Price, deputy director
- Saman Creel, editor
- Morgan Ciocca, digital producer
- Bianca Cseke, newsletter reporter
- Matt Moore, newsletter reporter
- Esther Bergdahl, digital producer
- Vanessa Lopez, audience engagement specialist
Community Engagement
- Alex Keefe, editor
- Steven Arroyo, producer
- Lauren Frost, Prisoncast! producer
Perspectives
- Rummana Hussain, columnist/editor
La Voz Chicago
- Jackie Serrato, editor
Editorial Operations
- Kaitlyn Jakola, editorial director, strategy & operations
- Ariel Van Cleave, deputy director, strategy & operations
- Meg Flynn, editorial operations associate
- Ellery Jones, assistant editor, innovation
- Justine Tobiasz, archivist
Copy and Standards
- Angie Myers, assistant editor, copy desk
- Bob Mazzoni, sports copy editor
- Humberto Perez, sports copy editor