GNB Masthead Changes

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Promotions, New Staff

I am pleased to announce the following Group News Blog masthead changes:

Current Staff:

Sara Robinson, to Managing Editor.

The Littlest Gator, to Staff Writer.

Evan Robinson, to Staff Writer.

New Staff:

Maggie Jochild, to Staff Writer.

Minstrel Boy, to Staff Writer.


Sara Robinson is an extraordinary futurist and writer. She is a Fellow of the Campaign for America's Future where she blogs at the Blog for Our Future. She will complete her MS in Futures Studies from the University of Houston in 2009 and holds a BA in Journalism from the USC Annenberg School of Communication. She is a principle blogger at Orcinus and a co-founder of Group News Blog. Over the last year, Sara's many years of new media and journalism experience have saved and guided us, over and over.

The Littlest Gator is the Managing Director of an extraordinary restaurant, first opened in Tokyo's trendy Omotesando District, with a second version now open in Kona, Hawaii. She manages a staff of 50 people. The restaurant's commitment to local, fresh food is so enormous they have purchased their own farm on Hawaii so as to ensure the quality of their supply, its variety, and to guarantee it is grown without harmful chemicals. The food they are unable to use themselves in their restaurants on Hawaii and Japan, they sell to local customers.

Evan Robinson was one of Electronic Arts' first computer game developers and later became a Technical Director, one of the people who says if a product ships or not. He went on to be a Senior Computer Scientist at Adobe, ultimately accountable for a core portion of Adobe Acrobat. He spent twenty years in Silicon Valley, working his way up to being a Technical Director, Engineering Manager, and Consultant. He holds a MBA in Management of Technology.

Maggie Jochild is a poet and a writer. She is currently writing "The Great American Lesbian Novel", Ginny Bates. Maggie is a radical dyke second wave feminist activist. She was one of the most widely active agitators of the 80s on the west coast, and helped start The White Night Riot.

Minstrel Boy is a professional musician, a member of the Apache Nation, and makes delicious truffles. He made three tours with Seal Team Two in Viet Nam.

Jesse Wendel, Publisher
Group News Blog

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About Us

Masthead Bloggers

Evan Robinson
Evan Robinson spent twenty years in Silicon Valley as a programmer, technical director, engineering manager, and consultant. He holds a MBA in Management of Technology and studies Kenpo in two countries. He lives in Vancouver, BC with his wife, two teenagers, one dog and many computers.

Hubris Sonic
Hubris Sonic, a former Special Forces NCO, has twenty years experience in custom software design, and owns several software companies. Married, he lives in Tokyo.

Jesse "Doc" Wendel
Jesse Wendel, a retired flight & field paramedic (civilian and U.S. Army) has almost thirty years experience in enterprise computer science. A writer/director, he is producing "What's Your Pattern?", a documentary asking "why do people date the same types over and over again?" Father of four, he lives near Seattle.

Lower Manhattanite
Lower Manhattanite has close to twenty years experience as a writer/performer for television, radio, and stage productions, and is also a graphic designer. Married, he is raising three children (hell...teenagers) in New York City.

Maggie Jochild
Maggie Jochild earns money as a medical transcriptionist, awards as a poet, and is currently slighting both to write a novel currently at 1800 pages. She is single, and raised a daughter with another woman. She is 3rd generation lesbian, 6th generation Texan, and 12th generation Southern.

Minstrel Boy
The Minstrel Boy buckled on his sword, slung his harp behind him and fought in Vietnam. 3 tours, 3 woundings, bigtime heroin habit. He had a long career playing music of any genre, film scores, and whoring jingles stoned. Finally sober, he makes Chocolate Truffles in Southern California. ADD can work for you too.

Sara Robinson
Sara Robinson, a twenty-year veteran of Silicon Valley, is a strategic foresight analyst. When she's not studying change theories and reactionary movements, she's a Fellow at Campaign for America's Future, and sings the alto part over at Orcinus. She lives in Vancouver, BC with her husband and two teenagers.

The Littlest Gator
The Littlest Gator (tlg), restaurateur, writer, progressive activist and cultural creative, married and living in Tokyo. She approaches each day believing we can make the world a better place, and wants to share a cup of tea with everyone.

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