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Past Staffers & Columnists

Over the years, we've had quite a few people help make Gapers Block the great site that it is. On this page, you'll find a list of staffers and columnists who are no longer with us. Each and every one of them is still a part of GB in important ways.

Past Staffers

* Founding member

Aaron Rubens
Aaron Krager
Abbey Gillespie
Adam Lee
Aharona Ament
Alba Machado
Alex Valera *
Alex Golub *
Alexa DeTogne
Alexandra Moskovich
Alexis Finch
Alice Maggio *
Alison Hamm
Alissa Strother
Amy Carlton *
Amy Lillard
Anne Elizabeth Moore
Andie Thomalla Cavedo
Andy Angelos
Andrew Carlin
Andrew Figgins
Antonio Garcia
Ashley Barlow
Ashley Lisenby
Austin Bernhardt
Aviva Gibbs
Becky Brett
Ben Schulman
Bobbi Bowers
Bonnie Page
Brad Maier
Brandon Forbes
Brandon Heckman
Bree Tuch
Brenda Janish
Brent Kado
Brian Lauvray
Brian Leli
Brian Livingston
Brian Sobolak
Brittany Julious
Bruno Behrend
Bryan Delano III
Caitlin Bergh
Carl Giometti
Caroline Kraft
Catherine Rigod
Cee Angi
Charlotte Lynn
Chris Baran
Chris Brunn
Christian Scheuer
Christine Blumer
Christopher Jones
Claire Glass
Clarisa Ramirez
Colin Hettinger
Craighton Berman
Craig Bonnell
Dan Kelly
Dan Morgridge
Dan Murphy
Dan X O'Neil
Daniel Mandel
Daniel Melnick
Daniel Tucker
Daphne Sidor
Dave Elfving *
Dave Knapik
David Hammond
David Polk
Deb Oestreicher
Dee Stiffler
Deysi Quevas
Diego Báez
Donny Rodriguez
Drew Myler
Dyan Flores
Eden Robins
Eleanor Blick
Ellen Hayes *
Elizabeth McQuern
Emilie Syberg
Emily Thornton
Emily Wong
Emma Gase
Eric Rampson
Erik Cameron
Erika Price
Erin Watson
Evan F. Moore
Felix Jung
Gavin Robinson
Geoff George
Gemma Petrie
Glenn McBride
Gordon McAlpin
Gram Sanford
Harvey Morris
Helge Pedersen
Holly Maloney
Ines Bellina
Jack McCormick
Jacob Lesniewski
Jaime Calder
Jake Grubman
James Ewert
James Orbeson
Janna Dons
Jason Behrends
Jason Maslanka
Jason Olexa
Jeff Webber
Jessica Odenbach
Jenni Prokopy
Jennifer Haffner
Jennifer Schaefer
Jenny Comisky
Jeremy Piniak
Jerry Morrison
Jes Davis *
Jessica Gingold
Jill Jaracz
Joanna Kanakis
Joe Wroblewski
Joey Delisi
John Accrocco
John Lendman
John Lombardo
John Wilmes
JP Pfafflin
Julianna Mendelsohn
Julie Davis
Julie Zarlenga
Justin Freeman
Kara Elliott-Ortega
Kara Luger
Kara VanderBijl
Karyn Dossinger
Katie Donbavand
Katie Johnson
Katie Karpowicz
Katie Osgood
Katherine Raz
Kathryn Pulkrabek
Kelly Reaves
Ken Meier
Kerrianne O'Malley
Kevin Morris
Kevin Skomsvold
Kris Vire *
Kristin Barrick
Lacey Gerard
LaShawn Williams
Lauri Apple
Laura Mayer
Laura Pearson
Laura Sant
Lauren Haberman
Leah Sallen
Leah Williams
Leigh Hanlon *
Levois
Lindsey Fleischer
Lisa White
Liz McLean Knight
Lori Barrett
Luke Seemann
Mahogany Turner
Marcie Hill
Marcherie Davis
Marissa Flaxbart
Marc Fishman
Marla Seidell
Mark Addison Smith
Mark Byrne
Margo O'Hara
Marvin Benjamin
Mary Smith
Matt McCarthy
Matt Muchowski
Matt Peck
Matt Willens
Megan Daley
Megan Doherty
Megan Moran
Meghan Murphy Gill
Melinda McIntire
Mica Alaniz
Micah Maidenberg
Michael Longhini
Michael Schmitt
Michael Workman
Michelle Meywes
Michelle Taransky
Miden Wood
Mikaela Jorgensen
Mike Doyle
Mike Foucher
Mike Martens
Mina Bloom
Mitchell Bandur
Moises Montenegro
Monica Reida
Nathaniel Grotte
Nenad Tadic
Nicholas Ward
Niki Fritz Nilay Patel
Norman Doucet
OneMan
Paris Schutz
Pat Jurgaitis
Paul Smith
Paul Goyette
Paul McAleer *
Peter Zelchenko
Phineas X Jones *
Prescott Tolk
Rachel Anspach
Rachel Humphrey
Rachel Zanders
Raf Miatkowski
Raf Onak
Ramona Gupta
Rebecca Hyland
Renee Barone
Richard Carnahan
Richard Lorenc
Rick Abplanalp
RJ Porter
Rosamund Lannin
Ruthie Hansen
Ruthie Kott
S. Sigers
Sandy Weisz
Sarah Best
Sarah Luckett
Sean Ludford
Sean U'Ren
Shanna Quinn
Sharon Bautista
Shaz Rasul
Sheila Burt
Shylo Bisnett *
Stef Piermattei
Steve Gillies
Steve Kline
Steve Pasek
Sunny McDaniel
Suzanne Richie
Sydney Corryn
Taylor Long
Tim Carnan
Tim Lacey
Tim Mannion
Tim Rolph
Timna Axel
Timothy Morin
Troy Hunter
Tyler Davis
Tyler Gillespie
Vanessa Day
Veronica Bond
Vicky Lim
Whitney Merritt
Yu Kizawa
Zach Thomas
Zack Seward

Past Columnists

Blagg the Axman, Tales of Blagg the Axman
Dee Stiffler, Pop Goes the World
Lori Upchurch, Kids Ride Free
Sean U'Ren, Chicago to LA
Shylo Bisnett, Public Notice
Jeff Webber, Cubs in Five
Dan & Patrick O'Neil, Bulls in Five
Steve Gozdecki, Sox in Five
Anne Elizabeth Moore, Sky in Five
Ron Slattery, Old Style
John Hospodka, Three Questions For
Gordon McAlpin, Movie Makeout
Alejandra Valera, Car Seat
Kim Conte, Fork It Over

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