Our Team
Management
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Mark E. Moran: Founder
Mark E. Moran has been Executive Senior Vice President and General Counsel of 24/7 Real Media, a leading global digital advertising services and technology company, since 1998. Prior to that, he spent 4 years as an associate Attorney at Proskauer Rose LLP and 7 years as a Financial Analyst at the Bank of New York. Mark received his law degree from Fordham Law School in 1994, an M.B.A. in Finance from Fordham Graduate School of Business in 1989, and a B.A. in Economics from the University of Virginia in 1984.
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Ari Kaplan: CEO and Executive Editor
Ari has been with Dulcinea Media since September, 2006. Ari is an attorney admitted in New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C. who practiced law for 9 years. He has published over 120 articles in legal and non-legal magazines and newspapers based in the United States and the United Kingdom. He has been a commentator for CNET Radio, hosted a public access cable television show in Manhattan, taught Internet Law at Baruch College and was interviewed on CNN in connection with the legal implications of digital downloading. Ari is also the author of the upcoming book about creative marketing techniques for law students and junior lawyers, which will be published by Thompson-West and released in the fall of 2007.
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Mike D. Jones: Web Site Director
Mike has been with Dulcinea Media since November, 2006. Mike has over 10 years experience in the tech-publishing industry, including writing, editing, programming, and Web development. He worked several years as Editor-In-Chief for Ziff-Davis' Education division. Over the past 6 years, he's concentrated on Web management, with experience in Web development, database design and development, Web programming, content strategy, publishing technology, SEO, and Web marketing.
Editorial
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Adam Hofstetter: Senior Editor
Adam comes to Dulcinea from Kaplan Test Prep, where he managed the editing, layout, and production of all course materials for Kaplan's graduate-level test prep courses as Managing Editor for Graduate Programs. Prior to his stint at Kaplan, Adam spent seven years editing and producing scientific journals, first for the American Institute of Physics and then for John Wiley & Sons. In 1998 he co-founded a critically acclaimed sports commentary Web site that was praised in newspapers and magazines across the country. He has written for the New York Times Syndicate and ESPN's Web site, has authored several books, and has been interviewed on CNN and featured as a guest on several talk radio shows. In addition to his duties at Dulcinea, he currently writes a weekly column for Sports Illustrated's Web site.
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Colleen Brondou: Web QA Coordinator
Colleen grew up surrounded by dairy farms in upstate New York. She attended Bard College where she developed a fondness for black clothing, cigarettes and Nutella. Armed with a useless B.A. in Russian Literature (and a pretty darn fast typing speed, gained in a high school keyboarding class) she was ready to conquer the world. Her illustrious career began as an in-school suspension monitor for a public school in wee Munnsville, New York. Subsequent career milestones include a receptionist gig with a barge company in New Orleans, an online marketing manager position for a giant book publisher in San Francisco, and a short stint as an English teacher in Chiapas, Mexico. Colleen has now settled into her dream job: as a Web QA person with Finding Dulcinea, she works from her home in Portland, Oregon while her stinky old dog Leo (a Hurricane Katrina survivor and all-around cool guy) snores at her side.
Find-it-Online Guides
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Haley Lovett: Senior Guide Writer
Haley has been with Dulcinea Media since September, 2006. Prior to that, Haley worked in educational publishing. Before her move to New York, Haley spent a year as a magazine publisher and produced a short documentary film. Haley received her B.S. in Electronic Media and Magazine Journalism from the University of Oregon.
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James Sullivan: Senior Guide Writer
James has been with Dulcinea Media since September, 2006. Prior to that, James worked for 7 months in New Zealand to support his trekking and mountaineering. He served as field manager and director of construction at Davis' Mega Maze for 4 seasons, and was the head track coach at the Chocksett Middle School in Massachusetts. When he's not writing guides James can be found composing experimental music and reading science fiction. He received a B.A. in art history and economics from Trinity College in '05.
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Erik Lessac-Chenen: Guide Writer
Erik joined the Dulcinea team in 2007 upon returning to his native New York. Prior to that he spent two years teaching English in Japan and traveling throughout Asia. Erik holds a B.S. in Physics from Stanford University, where he was a contributing writer to the schools humor magazine The Stanford Chaparral.
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Rachel Balik: Guide Writer
Rachel came to Dulcinea in February 2007, after leaving a position as a copywriter for a boutique marketing and design firm located in Manhattan. Prior to that, she worked as a production assistant on various off-Broadway shows, and in the Artistic/Literary Management office of the Roundabout Theatre Company. Rachel has also taught philosophy at Phillips Exeter Academy and assisted at the Shri Yoga studio in Tribeca. Before stumbling into the real world, Rachel graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an English/Philosophy double major, and a minor in Theater Arts.
Daily In-Sites & Features
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Liz Colville: Senior Features Writer
Liz graduated from Wesleyan University in 2005 with a B.A. in English and a concentration in creative writing. Since graduating she has worked at Ralph Lauren, the Kind Group, a marketing and branding firm, and at a specialty running store. She ran the NYC Marathon in 2006 and runs competitively in the New York club circuit. Alongside Dulcinea Media, she works as a music critic for Pitchfork Media and Stylus Magazine.
360 News
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Kate Davey: Senior News Writer
Kate has been with Dulcinea Media since June 2006. Prior to that, Kate worked for the International Court in The Hague, Netherlands where she focused on legal research and news analysis. Kate has also worked as a reporter for The Branford Review and performed research on the Homeland Security project at the Center for the Study of the Presidency. Kate earned her B.A. in Political Science from Providence College and her Masters in International Law from the National University of Ireland, Galway.
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Mark Martin: News Writer
Mark joined Dulcinea Media in February of this year. He studied at three British universities, including King's, London, and Oxford. For five years, after leaving his doctoral studies, he was a copy-editor for Cambridge University Press and Verso. Most of the titles he worked on were on international politics. He has contributed to a number of trade and literary magazines, and was a regular writer for the English magazine Public Health News. Mark left his native Britain in 2003 with his wife and dog, and has been enjoying life in the Five Boroughs ever since.
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Matt Bald: News Writer
Matt is originally from Portland, Oregon and has been with Dulcinea Media since December, 2006. Prior to that, Matt worked in New Orleans for four months helping with the Hurricane Katrina clean-up effort. He spent 35 days trekking and mountaineering in the Indian Himalayas with the National Outdoor Leadership School, and a summer fighting forest fires throughout the Pacific Northwest. Matt graduated from Brown University in 2005, where he was a contributing writer for the weekly newspaper The College Hill Independent, and earned a B.A. in English with a concentration in Literary and Cultural Theory.