Meet Catriona Kendall
Catriona is a 2019 graduate of Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, with a degree in culture and politics. After graduating early from Georgetown, Catriona lived in Tanzania and then New Zealand for several months before returning home to New Jersey to greet the pandemic. She is a member of the copy desk.
Meet Mike Brice
Mike is our new digital director. He comes to The Blade with a varied background as a reporter, corporate communicator, and public relations leader with experience in digital strategy.
Meet Joe Hainthaler
Joe is a Senior Editor, succeeding Greg Braknis in Editorial. He has worked in York, Pa., Lancaster, Pa., and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Meet Corey Crisan
Corey joins The Blade as an agate editor and copy editor. He previously worked at The Vindicator in Youngstown.
Meet Sam Sharp
Sam is an editor on the copy desk. She started with The Blade in a part-time sports agate postion. Sam is a recent graduate of Bowling Green State University.
Meet Danielle Gamble
Danielle joins the digital team after working as city editor and paginator for three years at the Olean Times Herald in Western New York. She is a graduate of Bedford High School and the University of Toledo.
Meet Precious Fondren
Precious is a new features-music reporter. This summer she was an intern at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. She also had internships at North MetroTV, Minnesota Public Radio, and Kare11.
Meet Jen Lyon
Jen joins The Blade after serving as the news editor for Lorain County Printing and Publishing. She oversaw the print production of the Elyria Chronicle-Telegram and Medina Gazette.
Meet Brooks Sutherland
Brooks is a general assignment reporter after covering City Hall at the Boston Herald for a year. Brooks grew up in Adrian and is a graduate of Adrian College and Northeastern University.
Meet Kaitlin Durbin
Kaitlin previously covered public safety at The Gazette in Colorado Springs. An Ohio native, she is a Ohio Northern University graduate.