SpoiledinLA | Contributors
Aili Riley
Aili Riley grew up in Northern California and has lived in Los Angeles since she graduated from USC in 2004. While at USC, Aili majored in print journalism with a minor in entertainment and interned at the LA Times Magazine and at Us Weekly, where she was hired as a staff reporter after graduation. Her roots now in LA, she has been covering events, interviewing stars and attending awards shows for the magazine for over three years. Aili is a huge fan of Los Angeles culture- constantly searching out the next “best” restaurants, hotspots, spas and boutiques.
Shayna Rose Arnold
Shayna Rose Arnold is an L.A.-based writer and native. After graduating from UCLA in 2004, she began her career at Us Weekly where she held the positions of Editorial Assistant, Assistant Editor, and Staff Reporter. In 2007, she moved to Emmis Publishing where she develops branding and oversees marketing content as Marketing Communications Manager for Los Angeles magazine and Los Angeles Weddings.
Jennifer Garcia
Jennifer Garcia is a celebrity journalist currently working for PEOPLE Magazine in Los Angeles as a Staff Writer. Jen hails from from Westport, CT, and is a University of Delaware grad, moved out to LA in 2003 and landed a gig at Men's Journal Magazine . A year later, Us Weekly came calling and Jen jumped headfirst into celebrity journalism, heading up Us' nightclub and Las Vegas coverage. Today at PEOPLE she manages nightlife for the magazine and writes celebrity features.
Francine Kizner
Francine Kizner, a Long Beach native, is an editor with Entrepreneur.com and WomenEntrepreneur.com, and she also writes a column for Hitched magazine (www.hitchedmag.com). She's a University of Southern California graduate and loves traveling, painting and dining out.
Sarah Lantz
Sarah Lantz hails from New York City, having made her way out to California over a year ago in pursuit of her dream to work in the Entertainment Industry. Growing up in Connecticut, Sarah graduated from the University of Delaware with a major in English. Sarah currently freelances for US Weekly Magazine and enjoys traveling, shopping and always is in search of new places and ideas for having fun.
Natalie Krinsky
Natalie Krinsky is a screen and television writer attempting to live it up in Los Angeles. Hailing from New York City, she graduated from Yale University in 2004 with a degree in History. While at Yale, Natalie wrote the column "Sex and the Elm City" for the Yale Daily News and subsequently published a book titled "Chloe Does Yale" in 2005. Her thoughts about love, life and the pursuit of happiness have appeared in publications such as O Magazine and Happen Magazine.
Lindzi Scharf
Lindzi Scharf is a Los Angeles based entertainment journalist. As a writer, reporter, host, and field producer, she currently works with the likes of InStyle Magazine and WireImage Video. Before tackling Tinsletown, Lindzi attended college in Boston and left her heart in New York City. Over the years, she's contributed to CosmoGIRL, Teen People, GO! South Beach, Juicy, and Inside TV magazines. She's also been profiled within Billboard, Twist, All About You, and on MTV's "Mandy Moore Show."
Carita Rizzo
Carita Rizzo is an entertainment writer who grew up in Finland, graduated from university in Scotland and managed to make a pit stop to Tennessee somewhere in between. She is currently a contributing writer for TV Guide but also freelances for Life & Style, Hollywood.com and several other publications.
Erin Bunch
Erin Bunch, a Texas native and Los Angeles transplant attended USC as a Writing for Screen and Television Major. After graduation in 2005, she relocated to New York, where she wrote for Focus New York Magazine and Ocean Drive Magazine. Since returning to LA, she's worked for DreamWorks Studios and MySpace.com while continuing to freelance and work on her screenplays.
Kacie Kane
Kacie Kane is a Los Angeles local and USC graduate living and working in Hollywood. After graduating in 2004 with a degree in Film and Television, she began working in film editorial where she developed a love for the post-production world. Kacie has also written numerous reviews contributing to the Budget/Splurge Column for Hitched magazine. In addition to freelancing, she continues to work in film and in her free time enjoys stand-up comedy, writing Evites and hunting down the best Mexican food in town.
Aili Riley grew up in Northern California and has lived in Los Angeles since she graduated from USC in 2004. While at USC, Aili majored in print journalism with a minor in entertainment and interned at the LA Times Magazine and at Us Weekly, where she was hired as a staff reporter after graduation. Her roots now in LA, she has been covering events, interviewing stars and attending awards shows for the magazine for over three years. Aili is a huge fan of Los Angeles culture- constantly searching out the next “best” restaurants, hotspots, spas and boutiques.
Shayna Rose Arnold
Shayna Rose Arnold is an L.A.-based writer and native. After graduating from UCLA in 2004, she began her career at Us Weekly where she held the positions of Editorial Assistant, Assistant Editor, and Staff Reporter. In 2007, she moved to Emmis Publishing where she develops branding and oversees marketing content as Marketing Communications Manager for Los Angeles magazine and Los Angeles Weddings.
Jennifer Garcia
Jennifer Garcia is a celebrity journalist currently working for PEOPLE Magazine in Los Angeles as a Staff Writer. Jen hails from from Westport, CT, and is a University of Delaware grad, moved out to LA in 2003 and landed a gig at Men's Journal Magazine . A year later, Us Weekly came calling and Jen jumped headfirst into celebrity journalism, heading up Us' nightclub and Las Vegas coverage. Today at PEOPLE she manages nightlife for the magazine and writes celebrity features.
Francine Kizner
Francine Kizner, a Long Beach native, is an editor with Entrepreneur.com and WomenEntrepreneur.com, and she also writes a column for Hitched magazine (www.hitchedmag.com). She's a University of Southern California graduate and loves traveling, painting and dining out.
Sarah Lantz
Sarah Lantz hails from New York City, having made her way out to California over a year ago in pursuit of her dream to work in the Entertainment Industry. Growing up in Connecticut, Sarah graduated from the University of Delaware with a major in English. Sarah currently freelances for US Weekly Magazine and enjoys traveling, shopping and always is in search of new places and ideas for having fun.
Natalie Krinsky
Natalie Krinsky is a screen and television writer attempting to live it up in Los Angeles. Hailing from New York City, she graduated from Yale University in 2004 with a degree in History. While at Yale, Natalie wrote the column "Sex and the Elm City" for the Yale Daily News and subsequently published a book titled "Chloe Does Yale" in 2005. Her thoughts about love, life and the pursuit of happiness have appeared in publications such as O Magazine and Happen Magazine.
Lindzi Scharf
Lindzi Scharf is a Los Angeles based entertainment journalist. As a writer, reporter, host, and field producer, she currently works with the likes of InStyle Magazine and WireImage Video. Before tackling Tinsletown, Lindzi attended college in Boston and left her heart in New York City. Over the years, she's contributed to CosmoGIRL, Teen People, GO! South Beach, Juicy, and Inside TV magazines. She's also been profiled within Billboard, Twist, All About You, and on MTV's "Mandy Moore Show."
Carita Rizzo
Carita Rizzo is an entertainment writer who grew up in Finland, graduated from university in Scotland and managed to make a pit stop to Tennessee somewhere in between. She is currently a contributing writer for TV Guide but also freelances for Life & Style, Hollywood.com and several other publications.
Erin Bunch
Erin Bunch, a Texas native and Los Angeles transplant attended USC as a Writing for Screen and Television Major. After graduation in 2005, she relocated to New York, where she wrote for Focus New York Magazine and Ocean Drive Magazine. Since returning to LA, she's worked for DreamWorks Studios and MySpace.com while continuing to freelance and work on her screenplays.
Kacie Kane
Kacie Kane is a Los Angeles local and USC graduate living and working in Hollywood. After graduating in 2004 with a degree in Film and Television, she began working in film editorial where she developed a love for the post-production world. Kacie has also written numerous reviews contributing to the Budget/Splurge Column for Hitched magazine. In addition to freelancing, she continues to work in film and in her free time enjoys stand-up comedy, writing Evites and hunting down the best Mexican food in town.