Kathryn Minshew, Founder and CEO
Kathryn is The Daily Muse‘s number one swashbuckler. Prior to founding the company, Kathryn led Rwanda’s national strategic plan for HPV vaccine introduction with the Clinton Health Access Initiative and previously worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. She was also a co-founder and the Editor in Chief of Pretty Young Professional (PYP). When not at work, Kathryn is an avid globe-trotter and an adventurous cook. Say hi on Twitter @KMin
Alex Cavoulacos, Founder and COO
Alex was until recently a management consultant, solving critical strategic and operational questions for top firms worldwide. She graduated from Yale University, where she was the Executive Director of Global21 – a network of international affairs magazines at premier universities around the world. It was there that she first gained experience in publishing, managing a team of 300 on 6 continents, and reaching over 250,000 readers with print magazines. She was also a co-founder of PYP, where she brought smart content to young professional women. Follow her on Twitter @acavoulacos
Melissa McCreery, Founder and Editor-in-Chief
Melissa previously worked as Managing Editor of Pretty Young Professional (PYP) and was Executive Editorial Editor for The Harvard Crimson. She was also a management consultant for McKinsey & Company, where she learned the ins and outs of the business world—and many, many airports. Life-goals include running a marathon and filling up all the extra pages in her passport.
Dan Gailey, CTO
Dan is The Daily Muse’s Technical Magician. He’s a programming god, an accomplished punk rocker and has the hots for analog synthesizers. He also may or may not have been consulted as to the content of his Meet the Team bio. We feel lucky to call him one of our own.
You can follow Dan on social networks if you can find his pseudonym.
Josh Leong, Lead Designer
Josh is the Daily Muse’s new designer, until recently he was the designer for the new version of Microsoft Excel. A rare mix of interaction design, sharp visual sense, motion graphics and programming, Josh was a tricky unicorn to capture. Curiously, although unable to understand women on a personal level, he displays an uncanny ability to design products for them. You can find him in his off hours reading in a bookstore, cooking, and wandering around.
Editorial
Adrian Granzella Larssen, Managing Editor
Adrian takes words and turns them into kick-ass websites, pretty marketing materials, and award-winning articles. You can find her work on Forbes, Medicine + Health magazine, and the back of shampoo bottles. Before joining The Daily Muse, she was a marketing communications guru and covered career, fashion, and health topics as Pretty Young Professional’s Associate Editor. She is also insanely organized, plans a mean party, and can play Expert level on Rock Band drums. Follow Adrian on Twitter @adriangranzella
Molly Donovan, Associate Editor
Molly is The Daily Muse’s resident bookworm. She currently works at a Boston law firm and is begrudgingly learning to be a grownup. She likes coffee shops and (the bakery aisle of) grocery stores, reading about other places but not necessarily traveling to them, keeping things clean, and stalking the Harvard Opportunes, her beloved college a cappella group. Please help her be a better Tweeter @MHDonovan.
Emily Sicard, Associate Editor
Little brings Emily more of a thrill than taking a so-so sentence and making it shine or giving an alright paragraph more of a punch. She spent her first year out of college learning the difference between British expressions and grammatical errors while a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in a high school just outside of Madrid. Now, besides editing for The Daily Muse, she is attempting to overcome the madrileño lisp she came home with while assisting Spanish speaking members of the credit union where she works. Emily calls the shores of Lake Michigan home and loves curling up with a book (or knitting) and a mug of tea on a blustery day.
Kelly Hanlin McCormick, Associate Editor
Kelly is a book-reading, tea-drinking, vegetarian-eating momma who will be down-dogging until the end of time. She has designed cell phones, reported to the Pentagon, and amassed quite a ridiculous amount of wine knowledge, but prefers to focus her energy on writing, her five pets, and dark chocolate. When she’s not standing on her head, you can find this Midwestern girl playing house in her 100-year-old home and trying new recipes that may or may not work out, aspiring to convince one and all that she is a true domestic goddess at heart. Follow Kelly on Twitter @hanlinmccormick.
Erin Greenawald, Associate Editor
Although Erin is getting a degree in Environmental Studies from American University, she is interested in a huge variety of other things and loves learning about whatever you have to teach. When she’s not galavanting around the world or going to school, she can most likely be found doing anything related to food: cooking it, eating it, thinking about it, scouring the web for recipes, chasing down food trucks in DC, etc. She also loves music, quirky French movies, and editing articles for The Daily Muse! Keep up with her adventures @erinaceously
Dani Moritz, Editorial Intern
Dani is currently studying journalism, public relations and equine media at William Woods University in Fulton, MO. She is the founder and editor-in-chief of her school’s online newspaper, the Talon, and magazine, the Hoot. When she’s not slaving over the publications or hitting the books, she’s out at the barn spending time with her horse, playing board games with her fellow nerdy friends or trying to catch up with her family that is inconveniently located eight hours away.
JuJu Kim, Editorial and Web Graphics Intern
JuJu writes and produces interactive graphics for The Daily Muse. Besides indulging her inner Adobe Flash nerd, she enjoys shopping, watching Pittsburgh Steelers football games and baking dessert items. JuJu attends Northwestern University, where she writes and edits for the Daily Northwestern and studies journalism and psychology.
Chelsea Carlson, Graphic Design & Illustration Intern
Chelsea creates graphics and illustrations for The Daily Muse. A cappuccino aficionado, Chelsea studies art & media studies at the delightful Scripps College. Interests include Uno, nostalgia, horseback riding, hyperbole, and Earl Grey tea. Check out her work at www.artgeeky.com or give her a holler @artgeeky.
Paola Mata, Copy Editor
Paola has a keen eye for spotting errors, and is especially passionate about punctuation. When she is not obsessing over missing commas in subway ads or secretly correcting pop song lyrics, Paola enjoys exploring the streets of her beloved New York City, where she regularly feeds her addictions to dining out, moviegoing, and skincare products. Paola owns three bicycles, loves rock climbing, and can dance for hours. Having recently moved to the small town of South Orange, New Jersey, these days Paola is busy with organizing and personalizing her new apartment and working toward (finally) getting a driver’s license. Follow her on Twitter @pmatanyc.
Lucy Huffman, Photo Editor
Lucy always has a camera nearby. She helps to edit and arrange our photos here at The Daily Muse. After studying art history and Italian in Tuscany she taught in Berlin and traveled around the world as many times as she could documenting along the way. She’s now in Brooklyn, most of the time; enjoying her local farmers market, studying to become a sommelier, and trying to work up the nerve to go skydiving.
Stephanie Wesolowski, Photo Editor
Since studying fine arts and digital photography in both Chicago and DC, Stephanie can usually be found with a camera glued to her face, or immersed in her most recent Photoshop project. Currently assistant manager of Sharpshooter at the Newseum, she is also a freelance photographer in DC. Steph enjoys shooting high fashion, colorful lights, and urban decay. Some of her other hobbies include listening to large quantities of music, inventing new cocktails, and sampling exotic or unusual meats. You can check out her work at www.SWesolowskiPhoto.com
Danielle Karagannis, Photo Editor
Danielle has always had an itch for photography and anything related to this medium. Danielle primarily photographs photo shoots and self-projects. Besides being a photo editor for The Daily Muse, Danielle is a freelance photographer and currently freelances for The Greatist, as well as hunting for other phototog opportunities and various odd jobs. Besides photography, Danielle enjoys playing the piano, guitar, and running, while juggling other passions as finishing up graduate school at NYU this May. Can view Danielle’s portfolio at www.daniellekaragannis.com
Yuhan Chiueh, Photo Editor
Yuhan has self diagnosed herself with a case of wanderlust and totes around at least three cameras during her travels. After graduating from Duke University, she has moved on to exploring the boroughs of New York City and experimenting with Lomography photography. Besides moonlighting as a photo editor at The Daily Muse, Yuhan spends her days as a marketing analyst at a website startup and daydreaming about her next big trip. She swears that liking horses is her only Texan trait and enjoys playing piano, haggling at flea markets and a good cup of tea (scones optional but definitely welcome). You can check out her travel photography at www.yuhanchiueh.com
Business Development / Market Research
Liz Elfman, Business Development Associate
Liz is bringing her passion for business strategy to The Daily Muse. While earning her MA in London, she developed a love of startups, all things Cadbury, and blustery English weather. Prior experience includes public sector consulting at IBM, and strategy and editorial work for The Atlantic. She dearly loves to read, play piano, and embrace her inner video game nerd. Connect with her in the Twitterverse @lizelfman
Liz Presson, Business Development Associate
Liz is passionate about all things start-up, tech and digital which makes The Daily Muse the perfect place for her to utilize her business development and networking skills. Obsessed with solving problems and making lists, Liz really digs working with businesses that strive to create positive change in the world. She brings the experience of working with three diverse start-ups and will apply that savvy to help develop opportunities for the Daily Muse network. You can find her on Twitter @HeyElleCP.
Claire J. Dunn, Market Research Coordinator
Claire helps shape The Daily Muse by asking all the right questions and analyzing the answers. Her professional background in instructional technology and passion for media research led her across the pond, where she lived in London while earning her MA (and a serious case of wanderlust.) Now back in her home Lonestar State, Claire enjoys time spent playing the harp, baking, exploring country roads, and attempting NY Times crossword puzzles. Give her a hint @clairepartee
Social Media
Susan Mayes Ostrander, Head of Social Media
Social media maven Susan gains great joy from concocting clever Tweets and Facebook posts and brainstorming catchy headlines. A native Philadelphian and Penn State alum, she has a resourceful background in communications and graphic design. Susan was married in Vegas by Elvis, proudly sporting a $49.99 white cocktail dress from Tar-zhay. She also has yet to meet a plate of nachos she hasn’t liked. Follow her on twitter @shmayes
Hannah Baker, Online Community Manager
Hannah is a jack of all trades. Hailing from the Peach State she was formerly a teacher in a special education classroom; then in a bilingual charter school; and currently works in television post-production. She stumbled upon The Daily Muse team when they were part of PYP (Pretty Young Professional) and loves being part of such an original and innovative group of young ladies (and gents). When not stylin’ and profilin’ around DC, Hannah enjoys crafting up a storm, wishing she had a hedgehog, and being amazing at Bananagrams. Follow Hannah @hanfranbabebake
Melinda Price, Social Media Intern
Melinda is The Daily Muse’s top intern (she was formerly a Senior Editorial Intern), on top of her already fabulous life. A senior at Miami University, Melinda keeps her schedule busy with the Public Relations Student Society of America, greek life, Intern Queen, the school’s fashion magazine, Big Brothers Big Sisters, and, of course, The Daily Muse. She’s a dog-person who also loves caffeine and social media. One day Melinda hopes to publish a book and live on the East Coast. Tweet at her @MelindaPrice
Other Awesome People
Alec Turnbull, Technical Advisor
Alec was instrumental in the creation of The Daily Muse as you know it. He’s previously worked on sites for Fortune 500 companies and currently splits his time between New York and San Francisco as a web developer. He makes a mean massaman curry.