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JENNA BUEGE Senior Editor for VAX VacationAccess and world explorer , Jenna Buege loves writing about all things travel . When she ’ s not busy creating content , she spends her time exploring the great outdoors , cuddling with her two black cats and researching her next big ( sometimes strange ) adventure .
ALESANDRA DUBIN Alesandra Dubin is a news and lifestyle editor and writer based in Los Angeles . A veteran digital journalist , she ’ s covered travel , food , events , fashion and beauty , entertainment , home , parenting and viral content for more than 15 years , for both consumer and business audiences . Her work has appeared in Town & Country , Esquire , Cosmopolitan , Good Housekeeping , Parents , E !, BravoTV . com , BuzzFeed , TODAY . com and countless other online and print outlets .
ROSSILYNNE SKENA CULGAN Rossilynne Skena Culgan is a journalist and author whose writing can be found in Saveur Magazine , Atlas Obscura , Thrillist , Google Arts & Culture and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . She ’ s the author of the travel guidebook “ 100 Things to Do in Pittsburgh Before You Die ” and is currently writing a Pittsburgh history book . A Pittsburgh native , she now lives in New York City . No matter where she travels , she ’ s always keeping her eyes peeled for vintage signage .
JOY HARRINGTON Joy Harrington is an award-winning journalist who has written for The Well , Essence Magazine , the Los Angeles Times , Nashville Tennessean and Newport News Daily Press . She has a master ’ s degree in journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and lives in Washington , DC .
LESLIE LANG Leslie Lang is a Hawai ’ i-based writer who writes about technology as well as the Hawaiian Islands . Her latest book , “ What Would Our Kupuna Do ?: And What We Can do For Future Generations ” is co-written with Richard Ha and available on Amazon .
Thank you to our talented writers for your creativity , which helps bring The Compass to life each issue .
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