{"id":8,"date":"2020-10-28T10:25:45","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T14:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev1.xtramagazine.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2025-11-20T11:25:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:25:58","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/xtramagazine.com\/team","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Team"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Managing Director<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Jennifer McGuire<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Jennifer (she\/her) is responsible for the vision, voice and strategy of all content and content-driven product development across platforms at Pink Triangle Press (PTP), which publishes Xtra<\/em>. Prior to PTP, McGuire was a visiting fellow with the Reuters Institute of Journalism at Oxford University. Before that she held many key roles at the CBC, Canada\u2019s public broadcaster, including the leadership of CBC Radio, Local CBC, and from 2009-2020 she was the general manager and editor-in-chief of CBC News, the longest serving in CBC history. McGuire is known for leading the development of The Current<\/em> and other iconic CBC shows. She lives in Toronto. She speaks English and is functional in French. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

jennifer.mcguire@ptp.media<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Editorial Director<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Angela Mullins<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Angela (she\/her) is responsible for all editorial content at Xtra Magazine<\/em> and across Pink Triangle Press. Before coming to PTP, she worked as a senior editor at the Toronto Star,<\/em> leading the creation of the Star<\/em>\u2019s first national news team. Most recently, she created and led a Star<\/em> newsroom department responsible for impact-driven journalism to serve and reflect underrepresented communities. Formerly, she held leadership roles at a variety of news publications across Canada and the U.S., including deputy editor of the national Metro News<\/em> chain, and has been at the forefront of many award-winning projects in print and digital publications. Angela speaks English and lives in Toronto. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

angela.mullins@ptp.media<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Managing Editor, Xtra<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Tara-Michelle Ziniuk<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tara-Michelle Ziniuk (she\/her) is the managing editor of Xtra; she was previously senior editor, politics. Prior to working at Xtra, she was editor of This Magazine<\/em> and Toronto editor at The Dominion<\/em>\/Media Co-op. She has been published in Joyland<\/em>, Maisonneuve<\/em>, Today\u2019s Parent<\/em>, Reader\u2019s Digest<\/em>, Bitch<\/em>, Herizons<\/em>, Quill & Quire<\/em> and various other outlets. She speaks English and lives in Toronto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guest Editor, Ken Popert Fellowship<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Saima Desai<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Saima is an editor, writer and indie media diehard. She\u2019s written for The Breach, THIS Magazine, NOW Toronto, and The Tyee. She\u2019s a senior editor at The Grind and The Breach; sits on the editorial collective of Between The Lines Books; and was previously the editor of Briarpatch Magazine, where she won Issue Grand Prix at the 2022 National Magazine Awards for Briarpatch\u2018s Land Back issue. At Briarpatch, she edited the magazine\u2019s annual Labour Issue and mentored young BIPOC writers and editors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

saima.desai@xtramagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Senior Editor, Audience Engagement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Mel Woods<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mel (they\/them) is a writer, editor and audio producer based in Vancouver. Prior to joining Xtra<\/em>, they worked as an associate editor for HuffPost Canada<\/em>, covering viral and trending stories. Their freelance reporting and personal writing has appeared in The Walrus, Briarpatch, Vice, the Globe and Mail, Slate<\/em> and the CBC. Their work has been recognized by the Canadian Online Publishing Awards, the Digital Publishing Awards, the Canadian Association of Journalists, the RTDNA Awards and the Online Journalism Awards. They speak English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

mel.woods@xtramagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Associate Editor, Culture<\/h2>\n\n\n
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KC Hoard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

KC Hoard (he\/him) is the associate editor, culture at Xtra<\/em>. He has worked as an editor for The Walrus<\/em> and Maclean\u2019s<\/em>. He first wrote for Xtra<\/em> in 2020. The article was a defence of the Cats<\/em> movie. He stands by it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Contributing editor<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Oliver Haug<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Oliver (they\/them) is a freelance writer based in the Bay Area, California. Their work focuses on LGBTQ2S+ issues and sexual politics, and has appeared in Bitch<\/em>, them<\/em>, Ms<\/em> and elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

oliver.haug@xtramagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n \"Bluesky\n@cohaug.bsky.social<\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tobin Ng<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Tobin (they\/them) is an Ottawa-based journalist, editor and fact checker. Prior to joining Xtra, they handled longform stories as an associate editor at Maisonneuve. Their reporting on LGBTQ2S+ communities has appeared in Maclean’s, Broadview and This. Tobin speaks English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

tobin.ng@xtramagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Social Video Producer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cody Corrall<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Cody (he\/they) is an English-speaking social media strategist, writer, and podcast producer based in Chicago. Before Xtra, he developed and executed audience engagement efforts at TechCrunch, BuzzFeed News and WTTW News. Their work as a film and television critic focuses on the intersection of genre and identity and has been published in the Chicago Reader, CINE-FILE, Thrillist, Paste Magazine and more. He is also the co-host and producer of Into the Twilight, a podcast about vampire media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

cody.corrall@xtramagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Editorial Designer<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Elham Numan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Elham (she\/her) is a multi-disciplinary graphic designer and illustrator. She also contributes design and illustrative work at St.Joseph Communications’ Patron Studio. Before joining Xtra<\/em>, she was a designer at FLARE<\/em>. Her design and illustrative work has appeared in FLARE<\/em>, Today’s Parent<\/em>, Chatelaine<\/em>, to name a few. Elham is based in Toronto and speaks English. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

elham.numan@ptp.media<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Copy Editor<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Shannon Whibbs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Shannon is a freelance editor for publishers and publications such as Dundurn Press, Book*hug Press, House of Anansi, Wattpad, Rotman Management, Harlequin, Kirkus Media and the former NOW Magazine<\/em>. She teaches editing at Humber Polytechnic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Copy Editor<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Sofia Osborne<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Sofia (she\/her) is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, and audio producer. Her writing has appeared in The Tyee<\/em>, Maisonneuve<\/em>, Montecristo<\/em>, and more. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of British Columbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Advertising & Partnership Manager<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Lorilynn Barker<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Lorilynn (she\/her) oversees all advertising sales operations and advertising strategies supporting the revenue generation for Xtra<\/em>, and Daily Xtra Travel<\/em>. Lorilynn also works with our community and business partners building relationships and partnerships within our communities, locally, as well as globally. Lorilynn has been with Pink Triangle Press for 10 years, and has worked as an account manager and team lead before her role as advertising manager. She lives in Ottawa and speaks English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

lorilynn.barker@xtramagazine.com <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marketing & Brand Manager<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Mitchell Cheeseman<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Mitchell (he\/him) oversees the marketing strategies and promotional activities that support Xtra<\/em>. Previously, he was a member of Xtra<\/em>\u2019s advertising team where he managed the production of branded content campaigns for advertising clients. He is based in Toronto and speaks English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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mitchell.cheeseman@xtramagazine.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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