For more than 40 years, TravelAge West has been the trusted voice for travel agents and travel industry professionals in the Western United States.

Kenneth Shapiro
Editor-in-Chief; Email Me
Ken Shapiro is the Editor-in-Chief of TravelAge West. He loves traveling all over the world and is active in all aspects of the travel industry. His dream trip is to go on a family safari in Africa.
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Janeen Christoff
Managing Editor; Email Me
Janeen is a Los Angeles-based travel writer and managing editor for TravelAge West magazine and Family Getaways magazine. She tells people she hates being inducted into the Digital Age...but secretly, she likes it.
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Skye Mayring
Associate Editor; Email Me
Skye Mayring is the Associate Editor of TravelAge West magazine. Specializing in travel, culture and music, she has written for Robb Report, The Hollywood Reporter, The Washington Times and URB, among other publications. When she’s not traveling the globe on assignment, you can find her in Los Angeles, cooking dinners that are almost too spicy to eat, attending concerts with friends, hiking coastal canyons or reading post-modern literature on Venice Beach.
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Mindy Poder
Assistant Editor; Email Me
When abroad, Mindy learns just as much at museums as she does outside, in bustling markets and at street food stands. Her favorite way to learn about other cultures is through eating, which unveils new tastes as well as the destination’s traditions and values. She hopes she’ll have another chance to “learn about” Germany soon – through its sauerkraut-topped fried potatoes. 
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Deborah Dimond
Art Director; Email Me
Deborah Dimond is an award winning graphic artist who specializes in print, photo shoots, travel writing and film making. 
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Monica Poling
Online Editor; Email Me
Techn addict Monica Poling is TravelAge West’s online editor and is also frequently given press releases on anything related to technology, research or statistics. Her travel plans are usually based around culinary options, although her current dream trips include ice fishing in Ohio’s Put-In-Bay and visiting Antarctica, neither of which are particularly known for their foodie-ness.
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Marty Wentzel
Hawaii/Pacific Northwest Editor; Email Me
Contributing Editor Marty Wentzel has covered the Hawaii travel and tourism beat for 20 years, but she's equally passionate about exploring new destinations as well, including her current home-base in the Pacific Northwest. Her favorite way to learn about different places is on her own two feet -- hiking, running, skiing, dancing, you name it.
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Marilyn Green
Cruise Editor; Email Me
Marilyn Green is the New York-based Cruise Editor of TravelAge West. She loves sailing on just about anything that floats and meeting the people who share her love of ships. She exhibits her art when she is on land.
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