Contributors

Elizabeth N. Riley
Founder/Contributor

Elizabeth is a native Texan who earned her Bachelor of Arts in American Studies from the University of Texas in 2006. As an undergraduate, she explored the issue of gender and the media working alongside Radio, Television and Film professor Janet Staiger. Elizabeth moved on to get her Master’s in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2008 where she pursued an interest in urban issues reporting, magazine publishing and graphic design. 

Web site: www.elizabethnicoleriley.com
Contact: elizabeth.n.riley@gmail.com

Jennifer A. Freeman
Contributor

Jennifer grew up in Indianapolis, Ind., but had a brief stint down South where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from the University of South Carolina. After undergrad, she made the trek to Chicago to receive her Master’s in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Jennifer plans to spend her career in magazine writing and editing while exploring the rest of the world. She hopes to one day start her own magazine, but if the journalism gig doesn’t work out, she wants to follow in the footsteps of her idol, Dolly Parton. 

Website: www.jennfree.com
Contact: jenn.free@gmail.com 

Whitney Jackson
Contributor

Eleanor Perry-Smith
Contributor

Eleanor is a product of Denver, Colorado, and enjoys all parts of the creative process. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English Creative Writing with an emphasis on poetry from the University of Colorado. After quenching some wanderlust and bowling a few hundred games, she ventured back to reality through freelancing and eventually graduated with a Master’s in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2008.

Web site: www.eleanorperrysmith.com

Aranya Tomseth
Contributor

Aranya calls Northern Virginia home, but thanks to her father’s Foreign Service career and her mother’s Thai heritage, she has had the good fortune to travel the world and live in other countries. After graduating from the University of Virginia in 1998, Aranya worked as a reporter for a local newspaper in McClean, Virginia. In 2001, she moved to New York City and held a plethora of jobs including bartender, freelance music writer, Rolling Stone intern and RCA Records publicist. The experience made her realize that she missed being a journalist, and she eventually returned to her old job as a community reporter. Realizing her true calling, she graduated with a Master’s in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University in 2008. She currently works for Chicago Magazine Home + Garden.

Web site: www.aranyatomseth.com
 Contact: atomseth@gmail.com