Jessica Dodell-FederASME NEXT Co-ChairAssociate Editor, Country LivingJFeder@hearst.com, 212.649.3401For the past two and a half years, Jessica has worked in the features department of Country Living magazine where she gets to confront her city-girl delusions and fear of wide-open spaces on a daily basis (she also occasionally writes about food, crafts, shopping, home maintenance, and travel.) In her free time, she loves to read, watch movies, visit foreign places, and of course, work on making ASME NEXT more awesome than it already is.
Dara PettinelliASME NEXT Co-ChairNickelodeon's ParentsConnect.comDPettinelli@gmail.comDara grew up in the 'burbs of Philadelphia and graduated with a degree in magazine journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in 2003. She started her career with editorial internships at Philadelphia magazine, Billboard and Rolling Stone. Before getting her first job as an editorial assistant at More magazine, Dara freelanced for what felt like forever. She took fact-checking gigs at Us Weekly and Golf, and wrote for Print and American Songwriter magazine. She most recently worked as an associate editor at The Knot, writing and editing for their new baby site, TheBump.com. She is stoked to be a part of ASME NEXT because it's such a great way to meet new people in the industry and lend a helping hand. Junior staffers unite!
Kristin AppenbrinkMembership Outreach Committee ChairAssistant Editor, Real SimpleKristin_Appenbrink@realsimple.com, 212.522.2704Kristin started her involvement with ASME as an intern during the summer of 2006. She interned at Real Simple and then returned after graduating a semester later. Now an assistant editor at Real Simple, Kristin works with the Body department and contributes to the Home & Organizing blog on RealSimple.com. She is excited to work on the membership outreach team and be a liason between the ASME NEXT board and the members. So questions, comments, feedback (please!)—send it her way.Daniela JelaskaPublicity/Web CommitteeAssistant to the Editor-in-Chief, MoreDaniela.Jelaska@meredith.com, 212.499.1752Daniela got her start in magazines back in elementary school. Before she understood what copyright infringement was, she cut and pasted from the pages of Jane, Seventeen and her dad's old issues of National Geographic to make her own kid 'zine. (It has since folded.) She went on to graduate from Boston University with a degree in journalism, dabbling in both print and broadcast along the way. SInce then she's interned at Cosmopolitan and held various freelance gigs at the likes of mediabistro and marthastewart.com.
Lauren TumasAssistant to the Managing Editor, InStyleLauren_Tumas@instylemag.com, 212.522.5211Lauren currently assists the Managing Editor of InStyle, where she also edits the “Feedback” and “At The Cover Shoot” pages and reports on events for InStyle.com. Prior to that she compiled research for stories at Vanity Fair and wrote “The Monologue Report,” a daily blog for VF.com. She loves being part of ASME NEXT so she can learn from the best talent in the industry.
Lorelei MarfilEditorial Freelancerlorelei.marfil@gmail.comLorelei is an editorial freelancer. Her background in men's and women's publications was cultivated working stints at Cargo, Lucky and InStyle.com. She currently resides in New York and is excited to be a part of ASME Next.
Julie MillerPublicity/Web Committee ChairAssociate Web Editor, SeventeenJulieMiller@hearst.comJulie was an ASME intern in 2005 and got her dream job at Seventeen in 2006. On a daily basis, she obsesses over teen heartthrobs, tests lip gloss and can beat anyone in a Jonas Brothers trivia challenge all in the name of work. Julie is a huge supporter of ASME and is really excited about being a part of ASME NEXT!
Jessica MischnerPublicity/Web CommitteeJessicaMischner@gmail.comJessica was born and raised in South Carolina and has lived in New York since 2004. Before coming to Plenty, where she covers food, design, and the people and ideas behind the green revolution, Jessica worked as an editorial assistant at Food & Wine, an associate editor at Plenty, and most recently, an associate editor at Metropolitan Home.
Seth PorgesProgramming Committee ChairAssociate Editor, Popular MechanicsSPorges@hearst.comSeth is an associate editor at Popular Mechanics, where he writes and edits much of the magazine's coverage of technology and new products. His magazine career was essentially launched with a fondly remembered ASME internship.
Natalie RodriguezProgramming CommitteeAssistant Editor, This Old HouseNatalie_Rodriguez@timeinc.com, 212.522.2110Natalie, a born-and-bred apartment dweller, began her career at This Old House as an intern in 2005 after having spent a semester at Fortune Small Business magazine. Having grown her home repair knowledge beyond tracking down the super (a skill in itself), she has worked her way up to assistant editor. Natalie currently writes and edits stories on healthy and safe home issues, news, product trends, budget DIY projects, and more in the magazine's columns, feature well, online website and blog. She earned her master's degree in May 2009 from Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism. She is excited about the future opportunities to help out fellow junior staffers as she joins the ASME NEXT board and programming committee.
Kate SchweitzerProgramming CommitteeOnline Editor, Us WeeklyKate.Schweitzer@usmagazine.com, 212.651.7828Kate began her magazine career as an ASME intern in 2005 and after blogging about her favorite TV shows and interviewing celebrity moms at iVillage.com, she moved on to become an editor at Prevention.com, overseeing the fitness and beauty channels. Most recently, she began working as an online editor for Usmagazine.com, the website of Us Weekly magazine, and she covers everything from breaking news to year-end retrospectives. She is so excited to be a part of ASME NEXT because the society helped launch her into New York publishing.
