Mary Kate Pleggenkuhle - Founder, Director

Running and Nike Enthusiast. Mermaid Songbird. Tattooed Beauty. Striving to maintain positivity through uncertainty.

Erin Bouwma - Lead Editor

Loves friends, family, reading, karaoke, bad television, peanut m and ms, and writing. More or less in that order. Never be embarrassed of your Tinder, we all have one.

Madelaine Walker - Social Media & Editorial Content Lead

Anthropology enthusiast, bookworm & couch potato. In search of a life I’ll be proud to recount in old age.

Sarah Maguire - Assistant Editor

Public Health guru specializing in sexual and women’s health issues. Usually spend my free time at dive bars, eating cheese, or in, on, or around large bodies of water.

Lisa Plachy - Assistant Editor

Converted feminist, dedicated food lover and aspiring yogi/runner/physical-activity-pursuer. Paid as a copywriter, fulfilled by poetry.

Becky Harrison - Contributor

Certified klutz, free spirited, go-get-em goof ball. Loves writing poetry and the beach. Strong believer in bucket lists.

Autumn Jones - Contributor

Francophile, psychic, and mother of dragons. Can say “Where’s the Taco Bell?” in five languages (including emoji).

Annaliese “Smalls” Stockmeier - Contributor

90’s Rom-Com Fanatic, Tabata Aficionada, and Chicago Foodie. The next Rick Steves. Please call me Smalls.

Chelsea Flora Spencer - Contributor

Multilingual artist, empath, and intuitive. Fashion stylist & designer. Hip-hop enthusiast and craft beer connoisseur. Elated new auntie.

Carly Lane - Contributor

Freelance writer, full-time reader, occasional gamer. Ravenclaw through and through. Lives for soft sweaters, kitty cuddles and all things containing chocolate and/or cheese.

Kaitlin Olivero - Contributor

Curly haired, art lovin’, loud talkin’, gal who’s 22 and ruthless. Most likely to become a Museum Director and to shop literally til she drops.

Alison Burdick-Evenson - Contributor

Broke-Ass PR Practitioner. Netflix Binger. Obsessive Animal Cuddler. Devoted Shopaholic. Wanna-Be-Nomad. I Live By The Motto “Death Before Decaf.”

Alexandra Daniels - Contributor

Aspiring novelist. Fangirl. Feminist. Funny person. LGBTQA ally. Still waiting on my Hogwarts letter…

Aylin Sofu - Contributor

Freelance writer, bartender, and love poet. Enjoys the simple things, but mostly: Donne, karaoke, cats & whiskey.

Bailey Sullivan - Contributor

Freelance writer, filmmaker, and dungeon master extraordinaire. Should not be trusted with breakable items.