Meet the Team

The following individuals make up Quantum Global Media, 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 print journalist by day, and lives in Tampa, Fla.

Chief Technology Officer

Nick Chase, nchase@airlockalpha.com

Creative Director

Shane Churchman, schurchman@airlockalpha.com

News Editor

Michele Lellouche, mlellouche@insideblip.com
Michele Lellouche is the news editor of 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.

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 Griffin, bgriffin@airlockalpha.com
Bryant Griffin is the the news editor for Rabid Doll and the assistant news editor for Airlock Alpha. He served as a journalist in the U.S. Army, as well as while a civilian. In 2002, he joined Quantum Global Media Inc., contributing to many early design concepts before shifting his focus back to writing. Bryant hails from Tampa, Fla.

Sherri Lonon, slonon@airlockalpha.com
Sherri Lonon is assistant news editor for Rabid Doll 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.

Columnists

Tiffany Vogt, tvogt@airlockalpha.com
Tiffany Vogt is a contributing writer for Airlock Alpha, writing the column “The TV Watchtower” and lives in Los Angeles. She loves science fiction and is addicted to sci-fi films and television shows and attends as many conventions as her busy work schedule will allow.