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Web Editor
Stephen Hui

Assistant Editor
Miranda Nelson

Online Staff Writers
Yolande Cole, Stephen Thomson

Digital Brand Manager
Navdeep Chhina

Senior Online Analyst
Brandi Bertrand

Web Site Administrator
Miles Keir

Web Manager
Josh Solomon

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EDITORIAL

Editor and Publisher
Dan McLeod

Vice President, Operations
Matt McLeod

Editor
Charlie Smith

Senior Editor
Martin Dunphy

Copy Chief
Amanda Growe (On Leave)

Section Editors
Janet Smith (Arts/Fashion)
Mike Usinger (Music)
Steve Newton (Time Out)
Carolyn Ali (Travel/Food)
Craig Takeuchi (Movies)
Brian Lynch (Books)
Stephen Hui (Technology)

Editorial Administrator
Doug Sarti

Associate Editors
Gail Johnson, John Lucas, Alexander Varty

Staff Writers
Matthew Burrows, Carlito Pablo, Jessica Werb

Editorial Assistants 
Michelle da Silva, Jennie Ramstad

Proofreaders
Patty Jones, Pat Ryffranck

Contributing Writers

Art Department Manager
Janet McDonald

Senior Designer
Mark Pilon

Contributing Artists

PRODUCTION

Production Supervisor
Mike Correia

Production
K.T. Dean, Steven Jacquier, Sandra Oswald

AD SERVICES

Ad Services Associate
Lyndsey Krezanoski

Ad Services Assistant
Jon Cranny

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Information Technology Director
Dennis Jangula

SALES AND MARKETING

National Sales Director
Tony Barnes

Multimedia Sales Consultants
Alex Dow, David Pearlman, Patrick Ruel, Dawn Searle, Alisha Stewart (On Leave)

Arts Category Manager
Laura Moore

Agency Rep (Vancouver)
Paul Graham

National Advertising (Toronto)
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Promotions
Navdeep Chhina

Sales and Promotion Assistant
Tanya Lovrich, Jessica Moorhouse

CLASSIFIEDS

Classified Sales Manager
Sharon Smith

Multimedia Sales Consultants
Glenn Cohen, Andrew Lai, Robyn Marsh, Andrea Polz, Kathy Skelton

DISTRIBUTION

Director of Circulation
Yolanda Stepien

Distribution Manager
James Ingham

ADMINISTRATION

Credit Manager
Shannon Li

Accounting Supervisor
Tamara Robinson

Accounting
Chantelle La Violette, Karam Sandhu

RECEPTION

Receptionist
Maya Beckersmith

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