CONTRIBUTORS

Dymphna Calica-La Putt has been a Las Vegas resident for almost 10 years and is now editor-in-chief of the Las Vegas Asian Journal, the most widely circulated ethnic newspaper in the city. Before coming to the United States, she was a financial reporter for Manila, Philippines-based BusinessWorld, the oldest business newspaper in Asia.

She has a degree in journalism and has worked in communication and research at the Philippine Stock Exchange and Thomson Reuters.

She hears about the old days of Las Vegas from her husband who has lived in the city for 20 years, and she looks forward to the town's changing landscape that her 4-year-old son is experiencing.

Marian Green

Marian Green is a freelance writer/editor. A Las Vegas resident since 1991, Green most recently served as editor of Slot Manager magazine and managing editor of Casino Journal, both gaming industry trade publications.

She is a former Las Vegas Review-Journal staff writer, covering the labor and social services beats. Green also held key editorial roles at International Gaming & Wagering Business magazine as well as assistant city editor and reporter positions at The Valley Times in Northern California.

Green is a graduate of the University of Oregon School of Journalism.

TOM HAYNIE

Tom Haynie is a freelance writer living in Medford, Ore. He is the former chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Manpower Inc. of Southern Nevada.

Born and raised in southwestern Pennsylvania, Haynie is a U.S. Air Force veteran from the Vietnam era. He has senior management experience in large and small companies in Nevada, Michigan and Washington. He is the founder and former president of a manufacturing company in the Pacific Northwest.

An avid reader and writer, he has written two novels that are published and available on Amazon.com and barnesandnoble.com.

Susan newbry Haynie

Susan Newbry Haynie is a freelance writer living in Oregon. Before moving to Oregon in the fall of 2011, she was a lifelong resident of Las Vegas. She has a Bachelor of Arts in English from UNLV and an Master of Education from University of Phoenix. She taught English and journalism in the Clark County School District. She advised the award-winning Centennial High School student newspaper, BARK! Voice of the Bulldogs.

As a counselor, Haynie has worked in the areas of threat evaluation, crisis response and intervention for students in danger of dropping out of school. She is a nationally published writer in the ASCA School Counselor, the journal of the American School Counselor Association.

KIMBERLEY McGee

Kimberley McGee is a nationally published writer and gossip columnist based in Las Vegas. A resident of Las Vegas for more than 30 years, she's written in-depth articles on a wide variety of subjects, from autism to cancer research, and interviewed some of today's biggest stars, from Celine Dion to Justin Timberlake .

McGee is married and works from home while caring for her 1-year-old twins.

ART NADLER

Art Nadler has lived in Southern Nevada for more than 35 years, having worked in journalism as a business and medical reporter and feature writer. In recent years, he was the Drive editor for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the public information officer of the Nevada State Contractors Board and the public relations/marketing director for Red Inc. Communications.

He is also an avid photographer having exhibited at the Summerlin Library, in Boulder City art shows and various private locations around the valley. His photographs can be viewed at gicleephotography.com.

Joan Patterson

Joan Patterson is a freelance writer/editor living with her family in Boulder City. She has worked as a news editor for small newspapers in Michigan and California, having her hands in every aspect of newspaper editorial production, including editing copy, designing news pages, assigning stories, writing columns and overseeing the development of story packages.

Patterson also has worked as a features writer for the Las Vegas Review-Journal, covering everything from pop-culture trends to issues affecting people in their everyday lives. During this time, she has profiled myriad Las Vegas-area artists, politicians, educators, city activists and entertainers.

BRIAN SODOMA

Brian Sodoma has covered business, real estate, health and other topics for 14 years, 10 of them in Southern Nevada. Originally from Chicago, he lives with his wife and two children in Henderson. In his free time, he studies film and is involved with valley youth hockey and soccer programs.