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Andrew Wallenstein, Co-Editor-In-Chief
EDITORIAL
Lesley McKenzie, Managing Editor
Cynthia Littleton, Business Editor
Steven Gaydos, Executive Vice President, Content Executive Editor
Daniel Holloway, Executive Editor, TV
Brent Lang, Executive Editor, Film & Media
Shirley Halperin, Executive Editor, Music
Ramin Setoodeh, New York Bureau Chief
Henry Chu, International Editor
Jem Aswad, Senior Music Editor
Andrew Barker, Senior Features Writer
Peter Caranicas, Managing Editor, Features
Gordon Cox, Legit Editor
Brian Crecente, Video Games Editor
Mark David, Real Estate Editor
Matt Donnelly, Senior Film Writer
Shalini Dore, Features News Editor
Bill Edelstein, Associate Editor
Terry Flores, Senior Editor
Diane Garrett, Editor, Features
Tim Gray, Senior Vice President
Carole Horst, Managing Editor, Features
Ted Johnson, Senior Editor
Justin Kroll, Writer
Elaine Low, Senior TV Writer
Gene Maddaus, Senior Media Writer
Marc Malkin, Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle Editor
James McClain, Editor-at-Large, Real Estate
Dave McNary, Film Writer
Mackenzie Nichols, Staff Writer
Joe Otterson, TV Writer
Jenelle Riley, Deputy Awards & Features Editor
Janko Roettgers, Senior Silicon Valley Correspondent
Pat Saperstein, Deputy Editor
Malina Saval, Editor, Features
Michael Schneider, Senior Editor, TV Awards
Todd Spangler, New York Digital Editor
Brian Steinberg, Senior TV Editor
Sylvia Tan, Associate Editor
William Thorne, TV Writer
Danielle Turchiano, Senior Features Editor, TV
Elizabeth Wagmeister, Senior Correspondent
Chris Willman, Editor, Features
ONLINE
Stuart Oldham, Editor, Variety.com
Meredith Woerner, Deputy Editor, Variety.com
Maane Khatchatourian, News Editor
Alex Stedman, News Editor
Rebecca Rubin, News Editor
Meg Zukin, Social Media Editor
Erin Nyren, Associate News Editor
Preston Northrop, Supervising Producer
Nicholas Stango, Video Producer
James Aitken, Video Producer
CRITICS
Peter Debruge, Chief Film Critic
Owen Gleiberman, Chief Film Critic
Daniel D’Addario, Chief TV Critic
Caroline Framke, TV Critic
INTERNATIONAL FEATURE EDITORS
Leo Barraclough, London
John Hopewell, Madrid
INTERNATIONAL REPORTERS
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Rebecca Davis, Beijing
Patrick Frater, Hong Kong
Elsa Keslassy, Paris
ART
Robert Festino, Creative Director
Jennifer Dorn, Photo Director
Cheyne Gateley, Managing Art Director
Haley Kluge, Senior Designer
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Tarryn Silver, Production Designer
Daniel Doperalski, Digital Art Director
Michael Buckner, Chief Photographer
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NORTH AMERICAN SALES
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Millie Chiavelli, Senior VP Sales & Global Partnerships
Dawn Allen, VP of Film & Talent
Jason Greenblatt, VP Digital Sales
Michelle Fine-Smith, VP, Global Consumer Partnerships
Drew Miles, VP, Global Brand Partnerships, Variety Content Studios
David Taylor, Managing Director, Consumer & Entertainment
Lindsey Elfenbein, Senior Director Summits & Strategic Partnerships
Valerie Fatehi, Director, Strategic Partnerships
Amy Jo Lagermeier, Director, Strategic Partnerships
Cristina Quitania, Manager of Summits & Strategic Partnerships
Kimberly Cervantes, Sales Planning Manager
Sean Soper, Strategic Partnerships Coordinator
Henry Deas, Director of Markets & Festivals
Patrice Atiee, Director of Strategic Partnerships
Amanda Schulze, Media Planner
Isabella Dalena, Sales & Marketing Coordinator
Christie Ricci, Business Development Director
Judi Pulver, Director, Music Advertising
Joseph Meehan, Senior Manager, Business Development
Sadi Kuperman, Sales Coordinator, Film & Television
INTERNATIONAL SALES
Eric Legendre, Co-Managing Director
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Soumaya Cassam-Chenai, International Sales & Marketing Manager
Stefan Nicoll, Account Manager (Spain, Portugal, Latin America)
William Lin, Sales Executive, Asia
MARKETING
Dea Lawrence, Chief Marketing Officer
John Ross, Managing Director, Features and Events
Tim Boyer, Creative Director
Susanne Ault, Director of Programming
Miguel Allport, Senior Designer
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Robyn Ozaki, Designer
Adrian Fulle, Executive Producer, Variety Content Studio
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Dayna Wolpa, Director, Event Marketing
Jamie Aronson, Senior Manager, Event Marketing
Lauren Meyer, Brand Marketing Manager
Whitney Cinkala, Marketing Development Specialist
Tammy Yang, Marketing Communication Manager
Alex Bullard, Associate Manager, Features
Lauryn Kistner, Content Marketing Manager
Natasha Millman, Associate Manager, Event Marketing
Emma Schmidt, Manager, Event Marketing
Greg Kichaven, Features Coordinator
PRODUCTION AND CIRCULATION
Natalie Longman, Production Director
Mike Petre, Director, Distribution
Ellen Dealy, VP, Audience Marketing
Andrea Wynnyk, Production Manager and Graphic Designer
VARIETY BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
Mark Hoebich, President
Carolyn Finger, SVP
Geoff Elsner, Executive Director, Business Development
Brian DePasquale, Director, Research
Christine Morente, Director, Film Research
Jennifer Nieves, Director, Business Development
Chris Svehla, Director, TV Research
Sarah Brennan, Manager, Sales
Charlotte Mott, Manager, Business Development
Stephanie Diehl, Senior Coordinator, TV Research
Ryan Pigg, Senior Coordinator, Research
Julie Sesnovich, Senior Coordinator, Film Research
Keelan Brown, International TV Coordinator
Marina Delgado, Sales & Marketing Coordinator
Schuyler Fastenau,TV Research Coordinator
Bathilde Odolant, Film Research Coordinator
Hanna Pachman, Film Production Coordinator
Aubree Schaefer, TV Production Research Coordinator
Lindsay Strach, Research Coordinator
Bailey Wildman, TV Research Coordinator
OPERATIONS
Sheila Dixon Howard, Editorial Coordinator
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