The Featured Writers of ColumbusUnderground.com

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Jennifer Brown
Jennifer is a freelance writer and poet whose been published in Columbus Monthly, Kansas City Health & Wellness Magazine, Public Relations Tactics Magazines and Cellar Roots, to name a few. Her passion is all things local, specifically local food, from local farmers Jennifer’s an entrepreneur who started in the fall 2008 started JP Squared Communication, a change management and employee communications and marketing and copywriting consulting firm. Previously she’s worked for Limited Brands, General Motors and Airfoil Public Relations Jennifer’s passions extend to competing in triathlons, urban living, and hanging with her adopted dog Jackson Patrick.

Jennifer can be reached at:
website – www.jp2communication.com
website – www.twitter.com/jenniferpbrown
email – jbrown@jp2communication.com


Anne Evans
Anne writes Lifestyle Features among other stories for Columbus Underground. She also organizes litter cleanups, toy drives, backpack drives and other community service events for CU. In 1998, she moved to Columbus to attend Ohio State and fell in love with the city. It has just the right amount of energy to keep life exciting. She lives in a historic home in the King Lincoln District with her husband Walker and their son and daughter. In her free time, she likes to make paper crafts such as party invitations and decorations and holiday fun. You can read more about those on her blog Handcrafted Delights. If you’d like to be the focus of an upcoming ‘At Home‘ or ‘In My Garden‘ feature, please send her an email.

Anne can be reached at:
email – anne@columbusunderground.com
website – www.handcrafteddelights.com


Walker Evans
Walker founded Columbus Underground in November of 2001 and continues to write editorial content and conduct interviews on a regular basis. His favorite topics include urban development, downtown revitalization, transportation, local politics, and profiles on artistic or creative individuals who help to make Columbus a better place to live. Walker also hosts the Columbus Underground Podcast, which covers a wide range of topics. In his spare time, Walker serves on several boards and committees for several civic groups, and enjoys spending time with his family in the King Lincoln District, just outside of the Downtown area.

Walker can be reached at:
email – walkerevans@columbusunderground.com
website – www.walkerevanseffect.com


Alexandra Kelley Fox
Alex likes music. A lot. For more than a decade she created marketing and public relations campaigns for the advertising, design, nonprofit, publishing, real estate, and retail industries before launching her own business in March of 2009. She interviews local bands for Columbus Underground, sits on the board of the Short North Foundation, helps organize Pecha Kucha Columbus, and manages the Goodale Park Music Series.

Alex can be reached at:
website – www.alexandra477.com
email – alexandra477@me.com


Chris Gillespie
Chris bought her first house when young and single, mainly because she wanted 2 things she couldn’t get renting: a big dog and a garden. Not having a lot of expendable income, and being a bit of a science and nature geek, she gardened organically as way to save money and effort by working with nature instead of against it (the geek part liked testing hypothesis). She’s been gardening organically for over a quarter of a century, and has picked up a thing or two from successes and failures along the way. Constantly thrilled and inspired by the commitment of some to live in better harmony with the natural world, she hopes she can likewise encourage others to enjoy living more sustainably by providing hints, tips, and encouraging a sharing of experiences. She doesn’t consider herself a journalist, but she’s been known to write articles on a number of green topics from time to time for anyone who asks, and will continue to do so as long as folks find them entertaining or informative. St. Louis born and raised, she moved to Columbus in 2003, and fell in love with the Short North neighborhoods where she lives. Chris sits on the board of the Friends of Goodale Park, serves on the Victorian Village Home Tour committee, and has just agreed to join the board of the Short North Foundation.

Chris can be reached at:
email – chrisandcarl@sbcglobal.net


Mandy Henderson
Mandy is passionate about revitalizing culture by connecting people with the natural world, and just generally connecting things which don’t seem connectable. Although she now lives and works at a nature preserve near Chillicothe, Mandy lived in Columbus for over ten years and is spellbound by its creative renaissance. She is a pretty good mother, a pretty good cook, a decent artist and a very experienced weird gal and dilettante. She is a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design.

Mandy can be reached at:
email – mandy@arcofappalachia.org
phone – 937-365-1935


Melanie McIntyre
As Columbus Underground’s lead fashion writer, Melanie has shown an interest in sartorial matters since the tender age of two, when she first insisted upon dressing herself. However, the young girl’s penchant for mixing patterns and layering (tank tops over turtlenecks was a favorite) gave her mother pause; consequently, she was not allowed to wear her clothing choices in public. Today, Melanie is the Editorial Director for The Metropreneur living (and wearing whatever she pleases) in the Short North.

Melanie can be reached at:
email – mmcintyre@themetropreneur.com
website – threadstyle.blogspot.com


Jeff Regensburger
Jeff Regensburger is a painter, librarian, and drummer in the (currently dormant) rock combo The Patsys. He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts (Painting and Drawing) from The Ohio State University in 1990 and an Master’s Degree in Library Science from Kent State University in 1997. Jeff blogs sporadically, tweets occasionally, and paints as time allows.

Jeff can be reached at:
website: OnSummit.blogspot.com
twitter: @jeffrey_r


Michele Savoldi
Michele was bitten by the marketing and PR bug some 20 years ago when she worked in radio. Since then, she has worked in the industry either at an ad agency, corporate office, or non-profit organization. This variety of experience has led her to run her own company, columbus imPRessions. Michele is also the founder of The In-Kind Connection, a complimentary service that uses social media to connect non-profits to businesses and donors. She is enthusiastic about branding, fascinated with social networking, and passionate about making a difference for the greater good.

Michele can be reached at:
website – www.columbusimpressions.com
website – www.inkindconnection.com
email – michele@columbusimpressions.com


Kyle Schriner
Kyle loves Columbus’s urban neighborhoods and has lived in the Downtown area for the past five years. He is incredibly comfortable behind the lens of a camera, and he excels at capturing the beauty and quirkiness in the everyday things we often overlook in our fast-paced, techno-charged lives. Kyle is an avid traveler, and his wanderlust has taken him around the globe and back with little more than a backpack and a camera as traveling companions. From 9-5, Kyle is a mild-mannered math and science teacher, but in his spare time he also enjoys playing cribbage and Mille Bornes, exploring his neighborhood and beyond, and laughing out loud. He also makes a mean batch of soup when the weather turns chilly. Kyle claims that the secret to making great soup lies in boiling the bones, and that the secret to a great life is equal parts attentiveness, adventurousness and patience.

Kyle can be reached at:
email – kyleschriner@yahoo.com


Interested in becoming a featured writer on Columbus Underground? Get in touch with us at info@columbusunderground.com and share with us your ideas and your areas of expertise.