Contributors and Contact Info
Ben Burns, publisher/people editor bburns@grossepointetoday.com; 313-882-2810 Ben is responsible for overall operations, and directs our People coverage. He's also our gatekeeper and arbiter for matters of taste, policy, ethics and accuracy, as well as recruiter for columnists for our Comment page. (If you want to write one, he's your first contact.) Finally, he writes his popular GP FYI, a human-interest column focusing on Pointers here and elsewhere, past and present.
Sheila Young Tomkowiak, associate publisher/design director sheila@grossepointetoday.com; 313-881-1734 Sheila handles the design and information architecture of the site, and makes sure it runs properly. She is responsible for the GP List, Classifieds and contact listings. A shameless recruiter of staff members and community contributors, Sheila also is relentless in pursuit of recommendations for the GP List. Contact Sheila if you have trouble registering to or using the site, with suggestions or questions about the GP List and Classifieds.
Nancy Nall Derringer, editor/columnist nderringer@grossepointetoday.com; 313-417-0122 Nancy oversees news coverage for all sections and writes an occasional column. A relative newcomer to the area – she and her family moved to the Woods in 2005 – she brings a non-native perspective to the editorial troika. A prolific blogger since 2001 (at her personal site, nancynall.com), she's interested in how to improve our reporting with digital technology. Contact Nancy with news tips or story ideas.
Michael (Mick) McKiernan, web programmer mick@tech-sa.com Mick built the site and keeps its back rooms tidy. If you have any problems with the site, please contact Sheila: sheila@grossepointetoday.com; 313-881-1734. If things are working perfectly or if you need someone to design a website, feel free to contact Mick directly.
Alex Cruden, copy editor AlexCruden@comcast.net Alex recently left the Detroit Free Press after 34 years, most of them spent running its copy desks. A resident of the City, he helps bring high standards and consistency to our stories. Contact Alex to argue the fine points of grammar and style, or to debate the serial comma.
Larry Peplin, photographer larry@larrypeplin.com; 313-882-0063 If you admired a photo on our site, chances are it was shot by Larry. He spent the first part of his career as a news photographer at the Times Herald in Port Huron, before establishing Peplin Photographic in 1979, which he runs out of his home in the Park.
Reporters/Contributors
Ann Marie Aliotta: amaliotta@att.net
Tom Andrew: tomandrew@comcast.net
Marti Benedetti: martibenedetti@yahoo.com
Mike Duffy: duffrocks313@gmail.com
Suzanne Fleming: Sueflem720@aol.com
Marty Hair: martyhair@gmail.com
Chris Kaczanowski ckaczanowski123@comcast.net
Beth Quinn
Margie Reins Smith: ms0006@comcast.net
Student Reporters
Zersha Hambright
Tiffany Kaiser
Shannon M. Komondy
Tracie McDaniel
Andrew Thurlow
Ammi White
Volunteers
Ken Cendrowski, logo design
Larry Froelich, listings
