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Elaine Wolff, EditorElaine relocated from Minnesota to Texas in pursuit of a bold scheme to mate blunt Midwestern taciturnity with charming Southern disingenuousness to create a new human (bless her heart) both polite and truthful. She has had some difficulty suppressing the gene for cussing, but nonetheless has managed to produce some award-winning art and media criticism. Elaine is a St. Mary’s University graduate (and a former editor of The Rattler), a UT Law School dropout, and a veteran of Austin’s KO.OP Radio, where she developed her passion for journalism based on art and politics — two vital subjects that go together like … Midwesterners and Texans.
Chuck Kerr, Editorial Designer
Chuck has been playing the drums since age 5, and talking since age 6. After studying abroad in London, and a brief stint at Clown College, he formed his own straight-ahead jazz group, the Chuck Kerr Quartet. Playing music by night and designing the Current by day, he doesn’t sleep much these days — but feels fortunate to be making a living doing things he’d probably do for free anyway. When he grows up, he wants to be Spider-Man.
Ashley Lindstrom, Associate Editor, Media
At first glance, you may not associate the word “snarky” with me, but I suggest you get used to it, friend. Don’t be fooled by the bright-eyed, bushy-tailed exterior. Okay, be fooled - it’s true, I’m almost constantly in a state of wonderment over something (like a bulldog chasing my car to work), but I have, on occasion, been described as cynical or sarcastic. So beware: the combination can be deadly. I was born in San Antonio and raised on a steady diet of movies, theater, crafts and other such diversions, continuing into my years at Trinity University, where I studied communication with a focus in journalism. In other news, I’m a stress-baker. I took four years of classical vocal training somewhere between the ages of 12 and 18, but never learned to read music. My laugh is my most distinctive attribute. And I would never say no to cheese.
Jennifer Herrera, Associate Editor, Arts
Simple and sweet is how Jennifer Herrera would like to describe herself —however she’s a bit more complex than that. A self-proclaimed journalism newbie, Jennifer’s interest include arts, entertainment, and eating at local restaurants no food inspector would dare enter. Jennifer is a graduate of Our Lady of the Lake University with a double major in English and communication arts (with a focus in journalism, of course). An alum of OLLU’s student newspaper, The Lake Front, she paved her path to the Current with a local urban publication and a brief post-graduation stint in freelancing and copywriting. In 20 years or so, Jennifer will make freelancing a full-time gig, but in the meantime she’s pretty content with how things have worked out.
Gilbert Garcia, Associate Editor, Music
Gilbert is a native of Brownsville, Texas, who spent his formative years honing his math nerdiness by calculating baseball statistics in his head. He received a bachelor’s degree in government from Harvard University and a master’s in Journalism from the University of Texas. He has worked as a music editor/staff writer for the Dallas Observer, Phoenix New Times, and the San Antonio Current, and won several awards for his features. “The Tao of Esteban” was included in the Da Capo Press anthology Best Music Writing: 2001. He has also released two CDs of original music with the Memphis band Mea Culpa.
Nicole Chavez, Associate Editor, Listings
From fashion shows and First Friday to live bands and poetry slams … if it’s happening, I want to know about it. The Current’s a scenester, so let me know what you’re doing and get listed. A native New Mexican, I left a state with four seasons for the South Texas heat and St. Mary’s University, where I was a member of the school’s Division II National Championship Softball team. Four years and an English Communications degree later, I landed up at the Current in 2004. I’ve worked in radio, delivered papers, and been a collegiate Sports Information Director. I’m also a music groupie, so after hours you’ll probably catch me out on the local music scene.
Greg Harman, Staff
Writer
From radwaste salt domes under New Mexico’s deserts to the
ravaged oil patch of West Texas and the lingering fallout of Agent
Orange exposure in Mississippi, Greg Harman has been writing about the
state of our environment since his high-school fanzine days. After
several years studying the watering holes between Texas and Wyoming,
Harman finagled an English degree out of Texas Wesleyan University in
Fort Worth and began accepting honest pay for wedding words on
flickering screens … a long way from his Kaczynskiesque
Greyhound-station scribbling days. Since then, he has been the state
Sierra Club’s darling of the year, winked at by the
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, and most recently honored by
the Houston Press Club. He plans to quit the news-writing business just
as soon as victimization and despair cease to be a natural outflow of
economic progress. He wants you to be happy and not drive so
blinkin’ fast.
Jaime Monzon,
Web Administrator
Jaime's main passion was always music. He has played in the local music scene for the last 10 years with bands such as Drughoney, FIN, and his current band Ledaswan. Promoting these bands required a website and that's where he discovered his other passion. After building sites for different bands, he decided to go to The Art Institute to further his knowledge. He graduated in June, happened to see the posting for the San Antonio Current, and knew that was where he wanted to be. You can catch him playing with his band Ledaswan often in various clubs throughout SA.
katjagruene said, "perennial candidate...hope that means i'll be... "
