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Executive Chairman: Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong
Executive Editor: Norman Pearlstine
Managing Editor: Scott Kraft
Chief Transformation Editor and Creative Director: Kris Viesselman
Deputy Managing Editors: Colin Crawford, Kimi Yoshino
Assistant Managing Editors: Shelby Grad (Local and California), Mary McNamara (Arts and Entertainment), Michael Whitley (Design)
Editor of the Editorial Pages: Nicholas Goldberg
Op-Ed Editor: Juliet Lapidos
LATIMES.COM / DIGITAL
Digital Editors: Justin Abrotsky, Matt Ballinger, Kelly Corrigan, Agnus Dei Farrant, Denise Florez, Kelcie Pegher, Dave Lewis, Courtney Lewis, Sean Greene, Vanessa Martinez, Marc Olson, Tara Paniogue, Brian Park, Jessica Perez, Lora Victorio, Dan Watson, Alexandra Wigglesworth
Newsletter Editor: Scott Sandell
AUDIENCE ENGAGEMENT
Deputy Director: Samantha Melbourneweaver
Community Engagement Editors: Makeda Easter, Fidel Martinez, Jessica Roy, Steve Saldivar, Colleen Shalby
DATA DESK
Data Editor: Ben Welsh
Digital Editors: Iris Lee, Ryan Menezes, Anthony Pesce, Andrea Roberson
Staff Writer/Researcher: Maloy Moore
Staff Writer: Nicole Santa Cruz (The Homicide Report)
VISUALIZATION AND DATA
Director of Data Visualization: Len De Groot
Deputy Director of Data Visualization: Chris Keller
Senior Graphics and Data Journalists: Lorena Iñiguez Elebee, Thomas Suh Lauder, Priya Krishnakumar
Graphics and Data Journalists: Paul Duginski, Swetha Kannan, Kyle Kim, Jon Schleuss, Ellis Simani
FOREIGN AND NATIONAL
Assistant Managing Editor: Vacant
Deputy Editor: Mitchell Landsberg
Enterprise Editor: Steve Padilla
Assistant Editors: Efrain Hernandez Jr., Steve Marble, Michael Ottey, Alan Zarembo
Foreign Staff, Bureaus
Foreign Affairs Writer/Editor: Alexandra Zavis
Global Affairs Writer (D.C.): Laura King
Operations Chief: Mike Faneuff
Beijing: Robyn Dixon
Beirut: Nabih Bulos
Mexico City: Kate Linthicum, Patrick J. McDonnell
Mumbai: Shashank Bengali
National Staff, Bureaus
National Writers: Mark Z. Barabak, Barbara Demick, Molly Hennessy-Fiske (Houston), Jenny Jarvie (Atlanta), Jaweed Kaleem, Kurtis Lee, David Montero (Las Vegas), Matt Pearce
POLITICS
Deputy Politics Editor: Julie Westfall
California Politics Editor: Allison Wisk
Sacramento Bureau Chief: John Myers
Sacramento Bureau: Liam Dillon, Melanie Mason, Patrick McGreevy, George Skelton (Columnist)
Politics Writers: Michael Finnegan, Christine Mai-Duc, Seema Mehta, Javier Panzar, Phil Willon (Sacramento), Sarah D. Wire (California Delegation, D.C.)
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Bureau Chief: David Lauter
Deputy Bureau Chief: Bob Drogin
Editors: Jackie Calmes, Edmund Sanders
Staff Writers: Noah Bierman, David S. Cloud, Jennifer Haberkorn, Evan Halper, Don Lee (Business/Economy), Noam Levey, Chris Megerian, Jim Puzzanghera (Business), David G. Savage, Eli Stokols, Jazmine Ulloa, Tracy Wilkinson, David Willman
CALIFORNIA
Assistant Managing Editor: Shelby Grad
Deputy Editors: Mary Ann Meek, Steve Clow
City Editor: Hector Becerra
Columnists: Robin Abcarian, Steve Lopez
City-County Government
Staff Writers: Nina Agrawal (County), Soumya Karlamangla (Public Health), Laura J. Nelson (Transportation)
City Hall Bureau Staff Writers: Emily Alpert Reyes, Dakota Smith, David Zahniser
City Desk
Assistant Metro Editors: Jill Jones (Nights), Carlos Lozano (Weekends), Monte Morin (Mornings)
Staff Writers:
Nights/Rewrite Alene Tchekmedyian
Eastside: Brittny Mejia
General Assignment: Corina Knoll, Benjamin Oreskes, Sarah Parvini, Doug Smith
General Assignment/LGBT: Hailey Branson-Potts
Homelessness: Gale Holland
Immigration, Central L.A.: Andrea Castillo
Investigations: Adam Elmahrek, Kim Christensen, Jack Dolan, Rong-Gong Lin II, Richard Marosi, Ben Poston, Paul Pringle, Harriet Ryan
Long Beach/Southeast L.A.: Ruben Vives
Mornings: Joseph Serna
Narrative: Christopher Goffard
Orange County: Anh Do
South Los Angeles: Angel Jennings
Courts/Police/Crime
Editors: Jack Leonard, Carla Rivera
Staff Writers: Cindy Chang (LAPD), Marisa Gerber (Criminal Courts), Matt Hamilton (Civil and Criminal Courts), Maya Lau (L.A. Sheriff's Department), Joel Rubin (Federal Courts and Agencies), Paige St. John (Prisons)
Crime Staff Writers: James Queally, Richard Winton
Education, Latino Affairs
Editor: Nita Lelyveld
Staff Writers: Esmeralda Bermudez (Latino Affairs/Enterprise), Howard Blume (LAUSD), Sonali Kohli, Anna M. Phillips (Education Affairs), Teresa Watanabe (Higher Education)
Editor: Karen Kaplan
Staff Writers: Melissa Healy, Amina Khan, Deborah Netburn
Enterprise, State Bureaus, Immigration
Editor: Steve Clow
Staff Writers: Cindy Carcamo (Immigration), Thomas Curwen (Narrative), Maura Dolan (San Francisco/State Supreme Court), Paloma Esquivel (Inland Empire), Frank Shyong (San Gabriel Valley/Asian Affairs)
Enterprise, Projects
Staff Writers: Victoria Kim (Koreatown/Central L.A.), Joe Mozingo (Enterprise)
Environment, High-Speed Rail
Editor: Ben Muessig
Staff Writers: Tony Barboza (Air Quality), Bettina Boxall (Environment/Water), Louis Sahagun (Southern California Environment), Ralph Vartabedian (High-Speed Rail, Enterprise), Rosanna Xia (California Coast)
Support
Department Administrator:
EDITORIAL PAGES / OPINION
Editor of the Editorial Pages: Nicholas Goldberg
Deputy Editorial Page Editor: Jon Healey
Sunday Opinion and Op-Ed Editor: Juliet Lapidos
Deputy Op-Ed Editor: Susan Brenneman
Senior Editorial Writer: Michael McGough (D.C.)
Editorial Writers: Kerry Cavanaugh, Mariel Garza, Robert Greene, Carla Hall, Scott Martelle
Letters Editor: Paul Thornton
Columnists: Doyle McManus, Patt Morrison
Senior Digital Editor: Matthew Fleischer
Executive Assistant: Linda Hall
BUSINESS
Editor: Vacant
Deputy Editor: Dan Beucke
Assistant Editors: Nancy Rivera Brooks, Laurence Darmiento, Ben Muessig (Technology/Metro), Lauren Raab, Richard Verrier (Company Town)
Columnists: Michael Hiltzik, David Lazarus
Staff writers: Andrew Khouri (California Economy), James Rufus Koren (Banking and Finance), Don Lee (D.C., Economy), Neal Leitereg ("Hot Property"), Hugo Martin (Tourism), Samantha Masunaga (Aerospace), Daniel Miller (Enterprise), Russ Mitchell (Autos), Geoffrey Mohan (Agriculture), James F. Peltz (General Assignment), Melody Petersen (Investigations), David Pierson (Technology), Jim Puzzanghera (D.C.), Roger Vincent (Commercial Real Estate), Ronald D. White (Business Profiles)
Company Town Staff Writers: Stephen Battaglio, Ryan Faughnder, Meg James, David Ng
SPORTS
Editor: Angel Rodriguez
Deputy Editor: Mike Hiserman
Assistant Sports Editors: Athan Atsales, Dan Loumena, Houston Mitchell, Hans Tesselaar
Baseball: Mike DiGiovanna (
Basketball: Tania Ganguli (Lakers), Brad Turner (Clippers)
Colleges: Ben Bolch (UCLA), J. Brady McCollough (USC)
Boxing/Mixed Martial Arts: Lance Pugmire
Columnists: Helene Elliott, Dylan Hernandez, Bill Plaschke, Eric Sondheimer (High School Sports)
Enterprise/General Assignment/Opinion: Mike DiGiovanna, Nathan Fenno, David Wharton
Football: Sam Farmer (NFL), Gary Klein (L.A. Rams), Dan Woike (L.A. Chargers)
Hockey: Helene Elliott (National), Curtis Zupke (
Horse Racing: John Cherwa
Olympics: David Wharton
Soccer: Kevin Baxter (Galaxy/International)
Web Producers/Writers: Eduardo Gonzalez, Christian Orozco, Chuck Schilken, Shotgun Spratling
Administrative Assistant: Vera Castaneda
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
Assistant Managing Editor: Mary McNamara
Senior Calendar Editor: Richard Nordwind
Arts and Entertainment Editor: Laurie Ochoa
Arts and Culture Editor: Craig Nakano
Entertainment News Editor: James Reed
Deputy Entertainment News Editor: Tracy Brown
Digital Editor: Kate Stanhope
The Envelope Editor: Elena Howe
Film Editor: Geoff Berkshire
Pop Music Editor: Todd Martens
Social Media Assistant Editor: Christina Schoellkopf
Deputy Television Editor/Writer: Greg Braxton
Department Administrator: Elena Villanueva
Critics
Art: Christopher Knight
Classical Music/Dance: Mark Swed
Jazz: Chris Barton
Movies: Justin Chang, Kenneth Turan
Pop Music: Mikael Wood
Television: Lorraine Ali, Robert Lloyd
Theater: Charles McNulty
Staff Writers
Art, Theater, Classical Music, Dance: Jessica Gelt, Deborah Vankin
Entertainment News: Christie D'Zurilla, Nardine Saad
Culture Writer: Carolina A. Miranda
The Envelope: Glenn Whipp
Pop Music: August Brown, Gerrick Kennedy, Randy Lewis, Randall Roberts
Senior Writer: Jeffrey Fleishman
Television: Chris Barton, Meredith Blake (N.Y.), Libby Hill, Yvonne Villarreal
Web Producer/Writer: Jevon Phillips
Television Listings Assistant Editor: Ed Stockly
FEATURES
Department Administrator: Marilyn Ruiz
Editor: Carolyn Kellogg
Food
Acting Food Editor: Jenn Harris
Test Kitchen Director: Noelle Carter
Staff Writers: Andrea Chang, Amy Scattergood
Editor, Home and Mind & Body: Rene Lynch
Staff Writer: Lisa Boone
Fashion Editor: Marques Harper
Deputy Fashion Editor: Adam Tschorn
Editor: Catharine Hamm
Deputy Editor: Chris Erskine
Assistant Editor: Anne Harnagel
Staff Writer: Christopher Reynolds
OTHER EDITORIAL DEPARTMENTS
TOP STORIES/PAGE ONE
Deputy Managing Editor: Scott Kraft
Weekend Editor: Ashley Dunn
Senior Editor: Millie Quan
DESIGN
Assistant Managing Editor: Michael Whitley
Deputy Directors: Wes Bausmith, Paul Gonzales, Steven Hawkins, Kelli Sullivan
Senior Designers: An Amlotte, Tim Hubbard, Dan Santos
Designers: James Brooks, Betty Chavarria, Jason Clark, Jade Cuevas, Allison Hong, Martina Ibanez Baldor, Allison Mann, Jan Molen, Bakr Muhammad, Hamlet Nalbandyan, Van Nightingale, Judy Pryor, Elsie Ramos
EDITORIAL FINANCE, BUSINESS AND ADMINISTRATION
Finance, Rights and Permissions Manager: Bill McElhaney
Rights and Permissions: Erica Varela
EDITORIAL LIBRARY
Director: Cary Schneider
News Researcher: Scott Wilson
Night Archiving Supervisor: Valerie Hood
Archivist: James Kim
INTERNSHIPS, METPRO AND EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Director of News Development: Tracy Boucher
Metpro Class of 2017-18: Maria Alejandra Cardona, Jaclyn Cosgrove, Jade Cuevas, Yadira Flores, Iris Lee, Michael Livingston, Kent Nishimura, Danielle Parenteau-Decker, Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, Ellis Simani
Metpro Class of 2016-17: Nina Agrawal, Jessica Q. Chen, Makeda Easter, Melissa Etehad, Sonaiya Kelley, Bakr Muhammad, Elsie Ramos, Andrea Roberson, Jared Servantez, Alene Tchekmedyian
Editorial Assistants: Kailyn Brown, Victoria Hernandez, Diego Medrano, Christian Orozco
LEGAL
Vice President, Legal: Jeff Glasser
LOS ANGELES TIMES EN ESPANOL / HOY
Editorial Director: Alejandro Maciel
Digital Editor: Claudia Nunez
Sports Editors: Eduard Cauich, Jad El Reda
Entertainment Editor: Javier Calle
Staff Writers: Sergio Burstein (Entertainment), Soudi Jimenez (Metro), Selene Rivera (Metro)
Graphic Design: Gerardo Alatriste, Salvador Mancia
MULTIPLATFORM / COPY DESK
Director: Loree Matsui
Managers: Rubaina Azhar, Steve Elders, Richard Nelson, Ruthanne Salido, Tim Trepany, Warren Wolfswinkel
Supervisors: Minh Dang, Blake Hennon, Paul Ybarrondo
Editors: David Bowman, Rebecca Bryant, Kristina Bui, Steve Devol, Anne Elisabeth Dillon, Alison Dingeldein, Fernando Dominguez, Rachel Dunn, Steve Eames, Steve Horn, Angela Jamison, Kevin Leung, Marina Levario, Gerard Lim, Lynn Meersman, Daryl Miller, Danielle Parenteau-Decker, John Penner, Don Ragland, Dwayne Rogers, Lee Rogers, Mark Sachs, Jared Servantez, B.J. Terhune, Evita Timmons, Kevin Ueda, Andre Vergara, Susan Worrell
NEWS OPERATIONS
Executive News Editor: James Angius
Technology Editors: David Campbell, Diana Shantic, Katrina Ten
READERS' REPRESENTATIVE OFFICE
Readers' Representative (Interim): Judy Cramer
TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE/LOS ANGELES
News Editors: Denise Bennett, Katie Foran-McHale, Phil Goldberg, Carlos Selva
Photography Editor: Timothy Schnupp
VISUAL JOURNALISM / PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO
Deputy Managing Editor: Colin Crawford
Director of Photography:
Multimedia, Projects, National, Foreign: Mary Cooney
California, Sports, Features, Business, Entertainment: Calvin Hom
Deputy Director, National, Foreign, Page One: Alan Hagman
Senior Editors, California: Jeremiah Bogert Jr., Robert St. John
Photo Editors:
Assignments: Marc Martin
Business: Jerome Adamstein
California: Sammy Jo Hester
Daily Calendar: Hal Wells
Image, Home, Health, Travel, Food: Kathy M.Y. Pyon
Sunday Calendar, Envelope: Ken Kwok
Department Manager: Robbin Goddard
Technology/Multimedia Systems: Jason Neubert
Photo Systems: David Muronaka
National/Foreign Photo Correspondent: Carolyn Cole
Senior Photographer/Features: Kirk McKoy
Photographers: Maria Alejandra Cardona, Jay L. Clendenin, Gary Coronado, Ricardo DeAratanha, Katie Falkenberg, Gina Ferazzi, Robert Gauthier, Christina House, Irfan Khan, Glenn Koenig, Mel Melcon, Genaro Molina, Kent Nishimura, Francine Orr, Allen J. Schaben, Al Seib, Luis Sinco, Wally Skalij, Brian van der Brug, Marcus Yam
Video Assignment Editor: Robert Meeks
Video Journalists/Editors: Jeff Amlotte, Jessica Q. Chen, Myung Chun, Yadira Flores, Albert Lee, Mark Potts
Department Administrator: Elsa Luna