Orange Coast Magazine

Meet the Editorial Department

Orange Coast magazine is the oldest continuously published lifestyle magazine in the region, reaching an audience of nearly 60,000 paid and verified subscribers and bringing together Orange County’s most affluent coastal communities through smart, fun, and timely editorial content, as well as compelling photographs and design. Each issue features an award-winning blend of newsmaker profiles, service journalism, and authoritative articles on dining, fashion, home design, and travel.
 

Contributors

Martin J. Smith

Smith is a veteran journalist and magazine editor who has won more ... read more

Mindy Benham

The Milwaukee native joined Orange Coast following stints at Milwaukee and Las ... read more

Jim Walters

Walters has worked at The Daily Breeze, The Orange County Register, and ... read more

Chris Christensen

Christensen oversees the magazine’s dining, fashion, and home-design coverage. A former metro ... read more

Anne Valdespino

Valdespino, a Texas native, has spent 24 years in Orange County. She ... read more

Carly Hebert

Hebert joined Orange Coast in July 2010, bringing with her a narcoleptic ... read more

Glenda Espinoza

Espinoza coordinates placement of editorial and advertising material in the magazine, oversees ... read more

Astgik Khatchatryan

Hailing originally from the Valley, and even more originally from Armenia, Khatchatryan ... read more

Shawn Hubler

Hubler began covering Orange County as a journalist in the mid-1980s. She ... read more

Gloria Zigner

Zigner has been covering charitable events for Orange Coast since the early ... read more

Priscilla Mayfield

Mayfield is the founder of the Orange County-centric, hyperlocal food discussion site ... read more

Anastacia Grenda

Grenda has covered the arts scene for Orange Coast since 2003, and ... read more

Gretchen Kurz

Kurz has been an Orange Coast dining critic since 2004. The O.C. ... read more

Editorial Contacts

Letters to the Editor
Email Martin Smith

Questions for O.C. Answer Man
Email Chris Jepsen

Submissions for the Arts and Events Calendar
Email Anastacia Grenda

Dining Guide
Email Chris Christensen

For "On the Market" Stories
Email Sarah Womack

To submit an event for consideration in our “Don’t Miss” events calendar
Email Anastacia Grenda

Freelance Writers
Click here for our editorial guidelines

Editorial Internships
Click here for information about editorial internships

Editorial Calendar
Click here for the 2011 calendar
Click here for the 2012 calendar