Susan Goldberg, Editor in Chief, National Geographic Magazine; Editorial Director, National Geographic Partners
Executive Team
Debra Adams Simmons, Executive Editor; David Brindley, Managing Editor/Magazines; Whitney Johnson, Director/Visuals & Immersive Experiences; Indira Lakshmanan, Senior Executive Editor/News & Features; Emmet Smith, Creative Director; Alissa Swango, Managing Editor/Digital; Michael Tribble, Managing Editor/Special Projects
News & Features
David Lindsey, Executive Editor; Patricia Edmonds, Senior Director/Short Form; Peter Gwin, John Hoeffel, Editors at Large; Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, Nadia Drake, Robert Draper, Cynthia Gorney, Contributing Writers
Gretchen Ortega, Executive Assistant; Nia Cheney, Editorial Project Manager (Freelance)
Animals
Rachael Bale, Executive Editor; Christine Dell'Amore, Oliver Payne, Senior Editors; Douglas Main, Senior Writer/Editor; Natasha Daly, Writer/Editor; Dina Maron, Rachel Fobar, Wildlife Watch Reporters
Environment
Robert Kunzig, Executive Editor; Lori Cuthbert, Editor (Freelance); Laura Parker, Craig Welch, Senior Writers; Alejandra Borunda, Sarah Gibbens, Writers
History & Culture
Debra Adams Simmons, Executive Editor; Glenn Oeland, Senior Editor; Kristin Romey, Archaeology Writer/Editor; Rachel Hartigan, Senior Writer/Editor; Nina Strochlic, Writer; Sydney Combs, Associate Producer; Tucker Toole, History Resident
Science
Victoria Jaggard, Executive Editor; Nsikan Akpan, Jay Bennett, Editors; Michael Greshko, Maya Wei-Haas, Writers
Travel
George W. Stone, Executive Editor; Amy Alipio, Deputy Managing Editor; Anne Kim-Dannible, Jennifer Barger, Senior Editors; Brooke Sabin, Rachel Brown, Associate Editors; Starlight Williams, Research Editor
Copy Desk
Amy Kolczak, Deputy Managing Editor; Cindy Leitner, Mary Beth Oelkers-Keegan, Senior Copy Editors; Caroline Braun, Copy Editor (Freelance)
Research
Alice S. Jones, Director; Elizabeth S. Atalay, Taryn L. Salinas, Heidi Schultz, Brad Scriber, Researchers
Photography
Kathy Moran, Deputy Director
Animals
Alexa Keefe, Assistant Managing Editor; Kaya Berne, Photo Editor; Alexandra Moreo, Associate Photo Editor
Environment
Anne Farrar, Assistant Managing Editor; Dominique Hildebrand, Associate Photo Editor
History & Culture
James Wellford, Assistant Managing Editor; Mallory Benedict, Jennifer Samuel, Photo Editors
Science
Kurt Mutchler, Assistant Managing Editor; Todd James, Senior Photo Editor; Samantha Clark, Photo Editor
Travel
Maura Friedman, Associate Photo Editor (Freelance); Whitney Matewe, Photography Resident
Julie Hau, Photo Editor; Elena Sheveiko, Gail Fletcher, Vi Nguyen, Photo Coordinators; Becky Hale, Mark Thiessen, Staff Photographers; Tom O’Brien, Photo Engineer; Breann Birkenbuel, Project Associate
Cartography
Martin Gamache, Director; Ted Sickley, Director/Cartographic Databases; Yanli Gong, Manager/Cartographic Databases; Matt W. Chwastyk, Christine Fellenz, Senior Editors; Riley D. Champine, Rosemary P. Wardley, Editors; Scott Zillmer, Editor/Maps
Infographics
John Tomanio, Director; Alberto Lucas López, Fernando G. Baptista, Senior Artists; Manuel Canales, Monica Serrano, Jason Treat, Senior Editors; Irene Berman-Vaporis, Editor; Diana Marques, Associate Manager/Production; Taylor Maggiacomo, Christina Shintani, Soren Walljasper, Associate Editors; Nina Wescott, Graphic Resident
Interactive Storytelling
Kennedy Elliott, Director; Brian Jacobs, Ryan Morris, Senior Editors; Oscar Santamarina, Editor; Eve Conant, Senior Editor/Short Form
Design
Marianne Seregi, Director; Elaine Bradley, Hannah Tak, Senior Editors; Sandi Owatverot, Nicole Thompson, Production Leads; Tim Parks, Editor (Freelance); T.J. Tucker, Contributing Designer
Video
Jennifer Murphy, Deputy Director; Dan Steinmetz, Senior Editor; Zach Baumgartner, Producer; Milaena Hamilton, Associate Producer; Kaitlyn Mullin, Senior Producer/Immersive Content (Freelance)
Mobile Storytelling
Sadie Quarrier, Deputy Director; Cosima Amelang, Tiffany D’Emidio, Rebekah Barlas, Shweta Gulati, Producers/Editors
Podcasts
Davar Ardalan, Executive Producer; Eli Chen, Senior Editor; Amy Briggs, Peter Gwin, Hosts; Jacob Pinter, Brian Gutierrez, Laura Sim, Producers
Digital Platforms & Social Media
Chris Thorman, Vice President; Josh Raab, Director/Instagram; Jeff Heimsath, Senior Editor; Shiva Minovi, Social Media Specialist; Becky Davis, Vanina Harel, Managers/Publisher Operations; Ashley Kalena, Manager/YouTube; Sarah Gardner, Manager/Audience Development; Lena Shareef, Senior Producer/Audience Development; Nathan Strauss, Producer/Audience Development
Newsletters
David Beard, Executive Editor; Jen Tse, Senior Photo Editor
Platform Growth & Engagement
Janey Adams, Director; Francis Rivera, Senior Strategist; Kimberly Pecoraro, Producer; Amy McKeever, Senior Writer/Editor
Production Services
Clay Burneston, Director; Bill Reicherts, Director/Admin; Mike Lappin, Senior Manager/Production; John Chow, Manager/Imaging; Sean Philpotts, Director/Production
International Editions
Darren Smith, Deputy Director; Beata Nas, Translation Manager; Leigh Mitnick, International Editor
National Geographic History magazine
Amy Briggs, Executive Editor
National Geographic Kids and Family
Rachel Buchholz, Editor in Chief and Vice President, Kids and Family Magazines and Digital; Laura Goertzel, Digital Director; Eileen O’Tousa-Crowson, Design Director; Kay Boatner, Senior Editor/Digital Producer; Shannon Hibberd, Senior Photo Editor; Allyson Shaw, Editor/Digital Producer
Newsstand Special Issues
Bridget E. Hamilton, Editorial Manager; Elisa Gibson, Senior Editor/Design; Linda Makarov, Senior Designer (Freelance); Michael O’Connor, Production Editor (Freelance)
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