Paso Robles Press Team: Get to Know our Team

Paso People • Our Team from all of us atHappy Holidays Paso Robles Magazine Cami Martin

Date of Hire: October 2019 Position with the Company: Company Administrator How do you spend the holidays? With family, listening to Christmas music in front of a warm fireplace. What do you like most about your job? I enjoy being a part of a company that is so involved in the community and thrives on always working towards producing the best possible publication for the people who are reading to enjoy!

As we head into the holidays and the last month of the year, it is a good time to stop and reflect. For us, we get to look back on every issue, story, and community event and be able to have a visual account of the year in print.

Each issue, every story, has a quiet but mighty team behind it that, for the most part, go unseen. For the thousands of stories written, edited, laid out, and prepared for our communities—along with every ad designed and placed there is a team of professionals who help us put it all together and deliver each month directly to you.

Last year we started a new tradition, introducing the community to our incredible team behind the scenes of Paso Robles Magazine and 13 Stars Media. Month after month, each of them help “Make Communities Better Through Print” by writing unique stories, professional design and layout, quality advertising, and community support, all produced here locally in the North County.

We asked each of our team members how they like to spend the holidays and what they like most about their job, and here is what they shared.

Ben Moore

Date of Hire: September 2022 Position with the Company: Layout Designer How do you spend the holidays? I typically spend the holidays traveling to visit family and relaxing near the coast. What do you like most about your job? My favorite part of my job is probably how much I’ve gotten to learn and grow as a designer since starting here.

Jen Rodman

Date of Hire: December 2019 Position with the Company: Ad Designer How do you spend the holidays? Holiday time is spent with our family. Our two growing teenage kiddos and our wonderful moms. We are thankful for our health and happiness. What do you like most about your job? Ad designing for our many publications has given me creative growth and knowledge for our communities. Working with a wonderful crew and amazing clients!

Evan Rodda

Date of Hire: January 2022 Position with the Company: Graphic Designer How do you spend the holidays? I like to spend the holidays in my pajamas watching movies and eating homemade Chex Mix. What do you like most about your job? The best part about being at 13 Stars is getting to work with an amazingly talented design team. They work tirelessly to get content into our community and always push me to be better.

Date of Hire: December 2019 Position with the Company: Content Editor How do you spend the holidays? Our holidays are full of hot cocoa and seeing how many times we can rewatch our favorite Christmas movies. But no holiday is complete without some of our favorite Italian Christmas traditions — most of which involve food, including my Great-Nonna’s soup (it heals everything). What do you like most about your job? I love learning the stories behind the people and places in our area. We are full of interesting history and even more interesting people. I’m grateful to be able to share everything I learn with our community.

Neil Schumaker

Date of Hire: December 2021 Position with the Company: Layout Designer How do you spend the holidays? Mostly I spend my time with family celebrating Christmas and New Year's, which includes spending time in Paso Robles and the Bay Area. I do a hybrid Christmas, where I celebrate Christmas Eve here in Paso, and on Christmas, I drive back to the bay where I celebrate Christmas with my Dad’s side of the family. It is a large amount of driving for the holiday, but it is nice to see everybody. What do you like most about your job? I enjoy being a connected part of the local community by designing newspaper and magazine articles. It is nice to know what is going on around locally, and it is fun to see people enjoy the publications around town.

Dana McGraw

Date of Hire: September 2019 Position with the Company: Sales How do you spend the holidays? We spend our holidays locally with our family and friends! There never seems to be a shortage of community events, gatherings and great food! What do you like most about your job? The most enjoyable part of my job is building relationships with clients, not just professional, but personal. I love seeing my clients out and about enjoying what our community has to offer; whether it be community events, school functions, or sports!

Mike Chaldu

Date of Hire: January 2022 Position with the Company: Copy Editor/Reporter How do you spend the holidays? I spend my holidays mostly with immediate family (my sister’s family being right next door makes it easier), opening presents, watching movies, and usually having a non-traditional Christmas dinner (tri-tip and chicken one year, spaghetti and garlic bread the next) and just looking forward to a new year. What do you like most about your job? My favorite part of the job is moving around the towns and seeing firsthand what makes these communities tick, through numerous annual events, fundraisers, and sporting events.

Christianna Marks

Date of Hire: September 2021 Position with Company: Community Writer How do you spend the holidays? As someone with an interfaith background it means not only do I get to pick out a Christmas tree, sit around reading holiday romances and binge-watch every cheesy Holiday movie released this year, I also get to eat my weight in latkes, spin dreidels, and light the Hanukkah candles. This year Christmas and Hanukkah overlap, so the party isn’t going to stop, and the family is constantly going to be around! What do you like most about your job? I love being a hype-woman for the community. Being able to tell people’s stories and share their passions with our readers is amazing. There’s nothing like being able to make people feel seen.