Meet the Team
The following individuals make up GenreNexus, which runs Airlock Alpha. Feel free to contact them with questions, comments or concerns in their areas of expertise pertaining to the site.
Site Coordinator/Founder
Michael Hinman, mhinman@airlockalpha.com
Michael Hinman is the founder and site coordinator for Airlock Alpha and the entire BlipNetwork. He owns Quantum Global Media Inc., the parent corporation of the BlipNetwork. He's a marketing consultant by day and a veteran print journalist. He lives in Tampa, Fla.
Chief Technology Officer
Nick Chase, nchase@airlockalpha.com
Creative Director
Shane Churchman, schurchman@airlockalpha.com
News Editor
Robert Yaniz, ryaniz@insideblip.com
Robert Yaniz is the news editor of Inside Blip. A movie buff, he hails from Tampa, Fla.
Assistant News Editor
Alan Stanley Blair, ablair@airlockalpha.com
Alan Stanley Blair is the news editor for Airlock Alpha and assistant news editor for its sister site, Inside Blip. Contributing from his home in Scotland, he is currently studying for a diploma in freelance journalism and feature writing.
Staff Writers
Debra Andrede, dandrede@insideblip.com
Debra Andrede is a columnist for Inside Blip, and has has written both fiction and non-fiction, in print and on the Web. She's a part-time student, part-time accountant, part-time writer and full-time TV fan. She currently enjoys living in Colorado
Ava DiGioia, adigioia@insideblip.com
Ava DiGioia writes fiction and non-fiction. Her alter ego is being a real but not yet desperate housewife and mom to two teens. She's a Georgia girl who lives in the Dallas.
Bryant L. Griffin, bgriffin@airlockalpha.com
Bryant L. Griffin is the news editor for Rabid Doll and a writer for the entire GenreNexus. He was a journalist in the U.S. Army and currently works as an editor and news reporter in the civilian world. In 2002, he joined Nexus Media Group Inc., contributing to many early design concepts before shifting his focus back to writing. Bryant hails from Tampa, Fla.
Michele Lellouche, mlellouche@insideblip.com
Michele Lellouche is a staff writer for Inside Blip, and has been professionally published in nonfiction and also dabbles in fiction. She's an attorney in Florida, but you can't dial 1-800 anything to ask her for help if you've been in an accident.
Sherri Lonon, slonon@airlockalpha.com
Sherri Lonon is a staff writer for the entire GenreNexus, and is a veteran journalist writing out of Tampa, Fla. She's had a passion for horror, fantasy and science-fiction since she could crawl. While she swoons for a well-written, directed and acted story no matter the genre, her personal favorites are vampire stories with real bite.
Katie Sawyer, ksawyer@airlockalpha.com
Katie Sawyer is a writer for the BlipNetwork who has an degree in English literature from Arizona State University, and is currently pursuing her master's degree in education. Her love of sci-fi started as a young girl, when she bought her first Star Wars novel. Since then her many obsessions have grown to include the Whedonverse, "Battlestar Galactica" and "World of Warcraft." She lives in Phoenix.
