Editorial

  • Amy Goldschlager, Editor
    Amy joined findingDulcinea in October 2007. She has edited adult and children’s books for a variety of publishers, including Avon Books, the Penguin Group, Scholastic, Inc. and Interweave Press. As an editor at Muze, Inc., she provided capsule summaries of genre fiction for an online entertainment database. A former curator of the New York Review of Science Fiction reading series, she has reviewed books for both Publishers Weekly and Kirkus. Amy has a B.S., with honors, from Haverford College in Psychology, and an M.A. in Cognitive Science from The Johns Hopkins University.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Television Without Pity
      Salon.com
      Woot!
  • Adam Hofstetter, Senior Editor
    Adam has been Senior Editor for findingDulcinea since February 2007. He came from Kaplan Test Prep, where he managed the editing, layout and production of all course materials for Kaplan's graduate-level test prep courses as Managing Editor for Graduate Programs. Prior to his stint at Kaplan, Adam spent seven years editing and producing scientific journals, first for the American Institute of Physics and then for John Wiley & Sons. In 1998, he co-founded “Jerk of the Week”, a critically acclaimed sports commentary Web site that was praised in newspapers and magazines across the country. He has written for the New York Times Syndicate, Sports Illustrated’s Web site and ESPN's Web site; has authored several books; and has been interviewed on CNN and featured as a guest on several talk radio shows.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Joe Posnanski
      Hopstop
      Upromise
  • James Sullivan, Editor
    James has been with findingDulcinea since September 2006. James was integral in developing the concept and the structure of findingDulcinea’s content as it exists today. Prior to joining the Company, he lived in New Zealand, where he worked seasonal jobs to support his trekking, mountaineering, and writing. James graduated from Trinity College with a B.A. in Art History and Economics.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Bike Snob NYC
      APStylebook.com  
      all music
  • Colleen Brondou, Editorial Quality Assurance
    Colleen joined findingDulcinea in April 2007. Her 15 years of copywriting experience includes writing for a start-up robotics company, an online gourmet foods importer, an engineering firm and a law firm. She also spent four years as a Direct Online Marketing Manager for John Wiley & Sons, producing and managing all e-mail and online promotions for seven product lines. In 2005, she taught English to children and adults in Mexico, and practiced her Spanglish in Guatemala and Cuba. Colleen has a B.A. in Languages and Literature from Bard College. To learn more about Colleen read her blog, Cha Cha Chow.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Post Secret Blog
      Etsy
  • Sarah Amandolare, Senior Writer
    Sarah joined findingDulcinea in August of 2007, after stints as a reporter and freelance writer for newspapers in New York, Oregon and Washington, D.C. Before working in journalism, Sarah taught English in Italy and worked in a few greenhouses. She has a B.A. in English from Marist College. To learn more about Sarah visit her blog, Web Travels.

    Favorite Web sites:
      World Hum
      Simply Breakfast
      Guernica
  • Rachel Balik, Senior Writer
    Rachel has been with findingDulcinea since February of 2007. Before joining the team, Rachel was a copywriter at a financial services marketing firm. She has also worked in arts administration at New York's Roundabout Theatre Company and as a production assistant on off-Broadway shows.  Rachel's eclectic post-college years also include a stint as a yoga studio assistant and a summer spent assistant-teaching philosophy at Phillips Exeter Academy. She has a B.A. in English and Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania with a minor in Theatre Arts. For more about Rachel read her blog, Wicked Witch Of The Web.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Seeqpod 
      PopMatters
    The New York Times
  • Soojung Chang, Senior Writer
    Soojung joined findingDulcinea in March 2008. She has worked as a copy editor, reporter and layout editor for publications in the U.S. and abroad, including a one-year stint as an associate editor at The Cambodia Daily, an English-language newspaper in Phnom Penh. She has also worked with the Fort Wayne News-Sentinel in Indiana; The Korea Times in Seoul, and the college wire service UWIRE.com. Soojung was a reporter and editor at The Michigan Daily, the student newspaper of the University of Michigan, where she has a B.A. in political science. She has also worked as a grantwriter and was an AmeriCorps*VISTA volunteer in 2006.

    Favorite Web sites:
    Comedy Central
      Menupages
      Rotten Tomatoes
  • Lindsey Chapman, Writer
    Lindsey joined findingDulcinea in June of 2007. Previously, she worked for three years at an investment research firm, where she studied the energy industry, the stock market, and managed a small writing team. Lindsey also spent a short time as a legal assistant. She has a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Montana. To learn more about Lindsey visit her blog, Mommy Multitasking.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Disney's Parentpedia
      World Energy News
  • Emily Coakley, Senior Writer
    Emily joined findingDulcinea in November of 2007. For five years, she worked as a reporter in Pennsylvania and then in North Carolina. Her beats have included health care and local government. She also edited a healthcare policy newsletter in Washington, D.C.. Emily has a B.A. in Journalism and Psychology from The George Washington University. For more about Emily, read her blog, Precise Soup.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Washington Post
      Food Network
  • Chris Coats, Senior Education Writer
    Christopher joined findingDulcinea in February 2008 as a Senior Education Writer. Previously, Chris acted as Managing Editor for Absolute Magazine in Marbella, Spain, for three years. Chris was an education volunteer for Peace Corps, on the island of Yap, in the Federated States of Micronesia. Chris has a B.A. in Journalism and Latin American Studies from the University of Texas.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Real Clear Politics
      The Hype Machine
      Five Thirty Eight
  • Liz Colville, Senior Writer
    Liz joined findingDulcinea in December of 2006. She has worked at JackRabbit Sports, a specialty running store, the Kind Group, a marketing and branding firm, and at an e-commerce start-up. She has also worked as a freelance music critic for Pitchfork Media and the former Stylus magazine. She has a B.A. in English, with a concentration in creative writing, from Wesleyan University. For more about Liz read her blog, Netcetera.

    Favorite Web sites:
      New York Magazine
      BuzzFeed
      Flotrack
  • Isabel Cowles, Senior Writer
    Isabel has been writing for findingDulcinea since the Spring of 2007. Before joining the team, Isabel worked as a freelance editor for Alfred A. Knopf and harvested heirloom tomatoes from an organic farm. Isabel has a B.A. in Comparative Literature and Cinema Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. Read TASTE, Isabel’s personal blog about her cooking-related trials and errors.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Maps of War
      Food Network
      The Victory Garden 
  • Denis Cummings, Writer
    Denis joined Dulcinea Media in August 2007. He’s an avid hockey fan and his passion for sports shows through in his writing of findingDulcinea’s sports content. Denis has a B.A. in History from Boston College.

    Favorite Web sites:
      ESPN
      Every Day Should Be Saturday
      The Onion
  • Shannon Firth, Writer
    Shannon has been with findingDulcinea since February 2008. For four years, she worked at various literary agencies helping represent books by the bravest, most vulnerable and dedicated souls alive. She’s written countless pitch letters, read hundreds of unpublished manuscripts, and learned from New York’s golden literati. Shannon has a B.A. in Psychology and English from Georgetown University.

    Favorite Web site:
      Overheard In New York
  • Josh Katz, Writer
    Josh Katz joined findingDulcinea in July 2007. Josh wrote a weekly column for Cornell's daily newspaper for three years, covering topics such as the conflict in the Middle East and college life. Josh later worked for a production company making a historical documentary for PBS, and then spent some time as a paralegal. He has a B.A. in History and American Studies from Cornell University. For more about Josh read Ever Heard Of It?, Josh’s personal blog.

    Favorite Web sites:
      AOL Sports Fanhouse
       Council on Foreign Relations
      Boston Globe Zoo Babies
  • Cara McDonough, Senior Writer
    Cara has been with findingDulcinea since February of 2008. Previously, she worked in North Carolina as a newspaper reporter at both weekly and daily newspapers, writing a variety of pieces that included features, hard news and a weekly column.  She was also a freelance writer for a number of magazines and Web sites, and has experience in radio broadcasting, including hosting her own radio show for a community station. Cara has a B.A. in English, with a minor in Philosophy, from Boston University. To read more about Cara visit her blog, caramcduna.com.

    Favorite Web sites:
      NPR      
      Kottke.org
  • Jen O'Neill, Education Writer
    Prior to joining findingDulcinea in September 2007, Jennifer O’Neill worked in collaboration with United Way and the NYC Department of Education to manage and write policy for the largest dropout prevention initiative in New York City. Her other varied professional experience includes: co-founding and running The Academic Support Center at LaSalle Academy in Manhattan’s East Village neighborhood, teaching at the high school level and fundraising for community based organizations, along with marketing and writing for various nonprofit organizations. Jennifer is a native of Vancouver, Washington. She lived in the Bay Area for four years as she received her B.A. from St. Mary’s College of California in Business Administration, with a minor in Communication.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Huffington Post
      Thillist.com
      NPR's This American Life
  • Anne Szustek, Senior Writer
    Anne joined findingDulcinea in September 2007. She interned with U.S. Senator Paul D. Wellstone and for the U.S. Department of State at the American Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, and the American Consulate General in Istanbul, Turkey. Following graduation, she worked briefly as an English teacher in Istanbul and at an online travel-booking engine before working for financial publisher Oxford Business Group, where she reported on southeastern Europe and the Middle East. Anne has a B.A. in Linguistics and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations and a M.A. in Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Chicago.

    Favorite Web sites:
      Fashion Week Daily