Ken Baron has been a New York City-based editor for more than a dozen years, working at such magazines as Departures, Travel & Leisure, Golf Connoisseur, Golf & Travel, and others. In addition to his journalistic writing, he has published a number of poems, won a prestigious screenwriting award, and created a long-running television show for VH1.
Doni Belau is one of our Paris experts.
In 2000, after many visits to the French city, she and her husband bought an apartment in the 6th Arrondissement. In 2009, she started her website and blog, GirlsGuideToParis, which currently has nine writers, bloggers and reviewers based in Paris.
Jenna Blumenfeld writes about food, health and culture. A former restaurant critic, she is passionate about trying new foods and regional cuisines. Jenna started her vegetarian cooking blog, Oven Zest two years ago, where she regularly posts new recipes and culinary trends.
In addition to writing freelance, Jenna is a modern dancer in New York City.
Alona Cherkassky has spent the last 12 years working in broadcast journalism and television production. Since graduating from Columbia University, she has traveled extensively to South and Central America, and most recently, to South East Asia. Alona has been an associate producer for numerous television shows for clients such as The History Channel, The Travel Channel, A&E, and most recently, UNICEF. Alona currently divides her time between San Francisco and New York City.
Elaine Clayton is an author and illustrator of several children's books as well as an editorial illustrator, portrait artist and muralist. She has illustrated books by Gregory Maguire (the author of WICKED) and is currently illustrating a series of novels for young readers by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jane Smiley.
Her work has appeared in The New York Times and other publications. She earned a Master of Fine Arts at School of Visual Arts in New York City and has taught in independent schools in Atlanta and Boston. Elaine has an on-line open sketchbook called Illuminara.com.
Jeanne Farewell is the author of a novel, Old Rye,
and a short story collection, Nantucket Snow. Her essays, stories, and book reviews have been published in literary journals and magazines in the U.S., London, and on the Victorian Web.
Also a pianist, Jeanne has performed in
the U.S, China, Europe, and in the U.K., and has given lecture-recitals about
music that is based on art and literature, sometimes incorporating her own
illustrations.
Maryann Fernandez is Founder & President of Philanthropy Indaba where she develops customized philanthropic journeys and service opportunities for individuals and families. She has been a consultant to several non-profit organizations including world-renown Ashoka: Innovators for the Public, which has funded over 2,000 social entrepreneurs worldwide. Prior to that, she spent over a decade in the wealth management industry.
Cara Greenberg is a veteran writer/editor specializing in travel, affordable real estate, interiors, and gardens. She is a regular contributor to Garden Design and Hamptons Cottages & Gardens, and has been published in The New York Times, Budget Travel, and many other national magazines and newspapers. She is the author of the seminal design book Mid-Century Modern: Furniture of the 1950s. Her own blog, casaCARA: Old Houses for Fun & Profit, has a devoted following. She owns vintage properties in Brooklyn, Philadelphia, and New York's Hudson Valley; her primary residence is East Hampton, N.Y. 
Karen Berman Greenblatt has had a lifelong passion for traveling which started when her grandparents took her on road trips through Florida. A 10th grade school trip to London and Paris was the first trip abroad. Then she backpacked through Europe with friends after college, honeymooned in Greece and, later, made a promise with her husband that each year until they had children they would go on some sort of adventure. They did, and since having kids, continue to.
Oliver Hartman has spent the past five years traveling and working in media. Since graduating from Clark University, he has lived in Boston, Hawaii, Nicaragua, Argentina, Switzerland, San Francisco, and New York. He has worked at Travel + Leisure Magazine and contributed to numerous online culture and travel publications, in addition to revising the last two editions of the British Automobile Association’s Guide  to New York City.
Carson Kressley is a fashion designer and TV star (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy and ABC's True Beauty). He is also the author of The Essential Style Guide for Men and The Women Who Love Them (2004) and You're Different and That's Super (2005), a children's book. Carson has a regular column for FarewellTravels.com, Carson Kressley's Fashionable Traveler.
Michael Kundu, a freelance adventure photojournalist for 18  years, has been published in Canoe and Kayak, Paddler, Adventure West, Eco-Traveler, and magazines throughout Canada and Europe. Michael’s underwater video work with orca whales was featured in documentary films aired by ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates in Seattle. Michael, his wife Nola and their teen sons Erik and Lars are avid adventure travelers operating from their home in Lake Stevens, Washington.
Paula Meyer MS RD CSSD CDN is a Registered Dietitian with a Master’s Degree from New York University’s Steinhardt School Department of Food Studies, Nutrition and Public Health. In addition to her private practice in Westport CT, Paula works as a Clinical Dietitian specializing in medical nutrition therapy at Stamford Hospital and at the Cystic Fibrosis Care Center at Tully Health Center in Stamford. Paula is credentialed through the ADA as a Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics and serves as a consultant to numerous US Rowing athletes as well as for several sports teams and universities in the New York metropolitan area.
Lynn Schnurnberger is the author and co-author of five books, including the bestselling novels The Botox Diaries and Mine Are Spectacular!
She has written for, among others, The New York Times, New York and People magazines and has appeared regularly on TV shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America and Entertainment Tonight.
Justine Seligson, our teen columnist, is a middle school student.
Ann Shepphird is the co-founder of GardenstoTables.com, a website for gardeners and cooks and others passionate about supporting sustainable agriculture. She is also the editor of Association News magazine, executive editor of SportsTravel magazine and has contributed freelance stories to a number of publications.
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