About the staff
TheCelebrityCafe.com Magazine
Readership: 4.8 million unique readers per month.
Publishes Celebrity Interviews, Travel Stories, Movie Reviews, CD Reviews, Book Reviews, Contests, Trivia Games.
Longest running entertainment publication on the Internet (since 1995).
Received dozens of accolades from major Internet rating sources.
Rated in top 20,000 websites based on traffic in Alexa.
Rated as one of the top 3 entertainment magazines by Google.
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Our Staff
Dominick A. Miserandino
Editor-in-Chief/Publisher
Dominick A. Miserandino is the founder and executive editor of TheCelebrityCafe.com. TheCelebrityCafe.com has received accolades for its entertainment coverage for years.
Miserandino, is also the author of two travel/humor books, "How to Survive Your First Year of Marriage by Traveling" and "Mother-in-Laws, Shopping, and Baby Talk, Oh My!," and has been published in over 50 newspapers around the world.
A frequent guest on radio and television shows, Dominick is one of the most widely traveled journalists in the country, often scooting off to popular and not-so-popular destinations on behalf of TheCelebrityCafe.com's travel section and for media appearances.
Miserandino is a board member of the Press Club of Long Island, a pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.
Michael Mardings
Assistant Editor
Michael traded the rainy climate of his home town London for smoggy Los Angeles, where he moved recently. He considers himself a rather "cosmopolitan fellow."
Susannah Kopecky
Asst. Editor Writer/Book
Reviewer/Music Reviewer
Susannah Kopecky was once awarded "Most likely to be standing in line
reading a book." A devoted reader and prolific writer, she is curious
about the world around her and savors the humor in life. If it's
happening... she probably knows about it. If it's written... she has
probably read it.
Michelle Vaccaro
Staff Writer
Michelle is a New York native who has been involved in a variety of aspects of the media including radio, television, marketing, and concert production. She started out as an audio/radio major in college and is currently working in the television industry at a national high-definition news station. She likes to keep her finger on the pulse of the entertainment industry and her ear out for the latest celebrity gossip.
Janet Pope
Travel Writer/ Book Reviewer/ Editor
Janet is not a jaded travel writer, but is still "amazed" by everything she sees. Perhaps that comes from years of teaching four year olds. Though a recent Long Islander, she still writes with the heart of a down to earth Brooklynite. Janet has a varied background in teaching, theater, and of course, writing. In her spare time, Janet works as a licensed New York State librarian, thus her love of reading and adventure. She has also done work for Fodor's Travel guides. On her travels, Janet's trusty researcher and photographer (and luggage schlepper), is her husband Donald, also an international travel writer.
John Neal
Editor
John is an award-winning writer and editor. When he's not writing or editing stories, he helps his wife raise their two children.
Steve Ruback
Feature Writer
Steve is a native of Upstate New York and writes news for TheCelebrityCafe.com and ToTheCenter.com. He is close to graduating with a B.A. in Music Industry from SUNY Oneonta. When he's not writing, Steve enjoys working out for hours at a time as if his life depended on it and spending time with friends.
Roxanna Bain
Features Writer
With a varied background ranging from working with Soap Opera Stars, to creating and hosting radio shows, to developing children's projects, Roxanna now finds writing to be the real love of her life. Her latest passion is creating new Lifestyle/Reality television shows and she is looking forward to becoming a producer as soon as the networks share her vision. In the meantime, she enjoys writing about existing television shows and stars; and is proud to display her work among the talented writers at TheCelebrityCafe.com. Her goal is to someday cruise the world and become a travel writer for exotic resorts.
Maria Spanadoris
Music Editor
Maria prides herself on being your typical "girl next door," hailing originally from Helena, Arkansas. She isn't thrilled with the notoriety Dominick's recent book brought the place, though. She has written for countless publications around the world prior to joining our staff, and we are glad to have her aboard.
Joyce Faulkner
Features Writer
Joyce Faulkner is a Pittsburgh based freelance writer and the author of "Losing Patience" a collection of short fiction currently available on Amazon. Her column is called 'The Weekly Shriek'.
J. M. Cornwell
J. M. Cornwell is a nationally syndicated freelance journalist, editor, award winning author and licensed Extra amateur radio operator living and working in the Colorado Rockies amidst books, electronics and ghosts.
Sari Nicole Kent
Staff Writer
Sari Nicole Kent grew up in California but is well traveled also having lived in New York, New Jersey and Maryland. At 25 years old, she recently graduated from Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland with a degree in Journalism/New Media. From growing up in California, she got the Hollywood bug early and decided writing about celebrities and the "industry" for publications like Variety and Hollywood Reporter would be just one of her many journalism goals. She is currently deciding whether or not to pursue graduate school for film/television writing besides writing CD reviews, bios and features for TheCelebrityCafe.com and its affiliates.
Donald Miserandino
Travel Writer/ Photographer/ Product Reviewer
Donald likes to say that his writing, editing and photography career first began as editor of his college yearbook( many years ago.). But his love of learning and discovery has been a lifelong pursuit. Recently, the highlight of his travels, without a doubt, are his trips to Malaysia and Switzerland. He will gladly show anyone who asks, all of the 900+ photos that he took at each location.
Donald likes to travel with his wife Janet, since she usually takes better notes.
Ann Walsh
Features/Editor
Ann Walsh was born in Halifax, Canada, and grew up on Long Island in the small town of Bayport. She held various positions, including working as a personal assistant to Christie Brinkley and managing the household staff for her and then-husband Billy Joel. Ann had frequent interaction with well known celebrities. Ann is a self-described media and news junkie, enjoys event planning and in her next life will be a co-anchor on The Today Show or Live with Regis and Ann.
Tracy Mazur
Features/Editor
Tracy Mazur is a Pittsburgh area native, a legal assistant, and a self-confessed karaoke addict who spends her spare time paying overdue library book fines, writing, and planning her next trip to the Rock n' Roll Hall of Fame. She credits her sense of humor to her three teenagers, and has no expertise whatsoever to offer in this area. She is a contributing writer for features, book and movie reviews, as well as a trivia editor at www.thecelebritycafe.com, and a copy editor/writer for our new travel site, www.trekkertime.com.
Satyra Riggins
Features/Editor
Satyra Riggins was born in Arkansas, lived in Washington, DC for ten years, and now resides in North Carolina with her family. She is currently a paralegal who uses writing and creativity to burn off the stresses of the legal world. Satyra is a self-proclaimed entertainment news junkie whose peruses the Internet and grocery store magazine racks on a daily basis. Her hobbies include reading, writing, traveling, and spending time with family. Satyra is married and the mother of one daughter. She has written for trade journals as well as other online magazines.
Marissa Willman
Features
Marissa is a senior at California State University, Fullerton, where she is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Communications with an emphasis in print journalism. She has been involved with journalism since high school, when she edited her school newspaper. In addition to writing with TheCelebrityCafe.com, Marissa has interned with the Desert Sun, a medium-sized local daily newspaper, and freelanced for companies such as Turner Broadcasting System. She will graduate in January.
Mic Mell
Features
Mic Mell is a composer, entertainment business consultant and freelance writer. Never content to be a one trick pony, Mic is always searching for new experiences, and he is a firm believer that one's life defines the tone of one's art.
Daniel A. Russ
Features
Daniel is an undergraduate senior nearing completion of an English
degree at the University of Michigan in Flint, Michigan. An avid
reader, gamer, writer and media industry consumer, Daniel has been
breaking his teeth, both literally and figuratively, for a variety of
media publications over the last two years in an effort to find a real
job. Currently, he is seeking to avoid ever having to employ
salesmanship or manual labor to pay rent ever again, using only
wordsmithing to survive. Although it's currently working, the student
loans won't last forever.
Alexandra Perich
Features
I am a Senior at Fairfield University, CT. I am majoring in English
with a concentration in Journlism. Born and raised in New York, I love
shopping, fashion, designer labels, following the latest style and
beauty trends, physical fitness, reading magazines, reading chick-lit
novels, and following celebrity entertainment. I'm looking forward to
graduating in May and jumping into the hustle and bustle of the NY
magazine industry.
Christina Miralla
Features
Spunky, entertaining and motivated that’s me in a nutshell. I am your typical stiletto-wearing Sex and the City fanatic who is obsessed with Grey’s Anatomy! As a native New Yorker with a Southern heart, I’m a fun-loving, action-seeking kind of girl with a B.A. in Communications who is pursuing a Graduate degree in Journalism. When I’m not writing or keeping up with the latest fashions, I spend my time traveling and dancing to my heart’s content. From celebrity break-ups and make-ups to hot album releases and everything in between, I’ll make sure to keep you all in the knowJ.
Michael Pascua
Features
Michael Pascua is a native New Yorker, born in the Bronx and currently residing in Yonkers. He is recent graduate of SUNY New Paltz where he got Bachelors in Communications and Business. He's been exploring the world of journalism since. Michael is a big fan of anything media based, but has a bad weakness for Reality Television. When he's not in front of the TV or writing, Michael writes music, sings, and works on his ever failing Franken-computer.
Tracy Elledge
Reviews
Tracy Elledge was born and raised in Sierra Vista, AZ and after
writing music reviews for the The Sierra Vista Herald for two years,
she traveled up north to Flagstaff to study journalism and public
relations. Through her studies, she spent a year in Stirling, Scotland
learning about international journalism. After graduation, she landed
in Seattle, WA, and has been there ever since. She has unnatural fears
of swans and portcullises, and is an unabashed car singer.
William Keogan
Editor and Book Reviewer
Bill, a librarian at St. John's University and one of our resident academics, has written for magazines, newspapers and reference books. Although he loves to surf the Internet, Bill is hedging his bets by hoarding books in preparation for the next Dark Age. His favorite authors include David Lodge, Garrison Keillor, and Lawrence Block. Outside of working in libraries, editing and writing, Bill has no life and may be a figment of his wife's imagination.
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