Seattle Sun newspaper employee history

Past Employees and Volunteers 1997 - 2004

The Seattle Sun newspaper
Formerly, The Jet City Maven


	STAFF OVER THE YEARS Listed in alphabetical order, the following staff were valued contributors to the publishing of the newspaper. Forest Anderson - columnist Matt Asher - reporter James Bush - reporter, columnist, website maintenance Robin Daly - columnist Tara DeCoster - office assistant, website maintenance Ron Dennis - reporter and distribution Alan Gladfelter - ad layout, office assistant, and distribution Debi Harris - columnist, reporter, and office assistant Melanie Hendricks - ad sales Corey Holmes - reporter Jane Lotter - columnist Carol Marsh - reporter Matt Maury - columnist Beth Osborne - ad sales Clayton Park - founder and editor-in-chief Susan Brehme Park - publisher, photographer, graphic designer, ad sales manager, employee manager, and chief toilet-scrubber. Matt Patneaude - reporter and office assistant. Helped us launch "Healthy Living." Stina Plant - ad layout, office assistant, and distribution Shannon Priebe - intern reporter, ad sales, and distribution Jesse Ross - intern reporter and distribution Nick Slepko - office assistant, reporter, ad sales. Helped us launch "Soul Food." Kristy Smith - office assistant Denise Smith - office assistant Stan Stapp - columnist Rhys Walters - intern reporter, ad sales, and distribution Jason Trachtenburg - columnist Leah Weathersby - reporter, columnist, office assistant, distribution and website maintenance		Clayton Park Founder and Editor-in-Chief In 1997, shortly after getting married, Clayton convinced his new wife, Susan, that they should start a community newspaper to serve areas of North Seattle not covered by the Seattle Press. He was no stranger to this task, having taken over the Fremont Forum, which later became the Seattle Press, and resurrecting the Pike Place Market News. At the time, Clayton worked as special publications editor at the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ). In August of that year, Clayton landed the job of business editor at the Journal American in Bellevue. To meet the increasing demands of the quickly growing Jet City Maven, a small staff was added and Clayton's roll diminished to Editor-in-Chief, coming in to the Lake City office one weekend each month to edit the issue before going to print. Clayton continues to work as business editor for the Journal American, renamed the Eastside Journal, and now the King County Journal, a job he considers "the best he's ever had." The newspaper was moved to Kent in 2005. Susan Brehme Park Publisher, Graphic Designer, Photographer, Circulation Manager, Ad Sales Manager Susan came from the other side of the coin. An architectural design graduate in a cutthroat North Carolina economy, she found herself first working as a secretary (great experience for anyone running a small business) and then as a graphics designer. She had been working as a Composer (printer, typesetter, layout artist) for dailies since 1993 getting her first newspaper job for the Raleigh News and Observer. After taking a road trip that led her to Seattle, she took the first job available - packing fish for six weeks. She then worked at the Seattle Times in both Circulation and Composing. As publisher, Susan basically runs the business end of the paper. Being a publisher can best be described as scrubbing toilets in the morning and having dinner with the Mayor in the evening. In addition, she occasionally writes, takes photographs, sells ads, or designs ads when they are short staffed. She still exercises her graphics skills by acting as staff illustrator, painting in her spare time, and laying out the yearly official Fremont Fair Guide and local newsletters. *Please refer to Town Crier* for information on employees, volunteers, and positions held after September, 2004.