AFFINOIS, MADAME D’
Madame d’Affinois (not her real name) can be seen shopping the North Market every weekend, where she stubbornly insists she can do most of her [...]
ALBERTI, JENNY
Jenny Alberti, graphic designer and Akron, Ohio native, is a graduate of Columbus College of Art & Design. Having worked in the heart of the [...]
ARNETT, SARAH
Sarah Arnett has Editor-in-Chief Scott Cunningham’s ear—and his back. Her ability to translate his visionary WHATs into actionable HOWs and her experience with volunteer-driven organizations, [...]
BARNES, JONATHAN
Jonathan Barnes, architect, is a Columbus-born talent who went out into the world and brought his experiences back to CMH. He is the managing partner [...]
BEMIS, JOY
Joy Bemis wasn’t someone who grew up knowing the she wanted to do makeup for a living, though her mom’s makeup drawer was a constant [...]
BIHN, DAVE
Dave Bihn is the proprietor of Grapes of Mirth in the North Market, downtown, which he has owned since 2003. In his career in the [...]
BOEHNING, HALEY
Having lived on both coasts and overseas, Haley Boehning was drawn to Columbus’ diverse community and ever-growing art scene. Haley is he VP of Internal [...]
BOSWORTH, ANGELA
Angela Bosworth lives and writes in the Short North. An arbiter of culture and taste, she developed a unique style and voice through the lens [...]
CASEY, ERIN
A graduate of the Ohio Institute of Photography in Dayton, Erin Casey is a photographer by degree but a production guru by birth. From Ohio [...]
CHEYNE, LORI
Some artists paint the world. Others paint the world’s faces. Lori Cheyne is among the latter. Based in Columbus since 1994, Lori’s fine hand as [...]
CLARK, GEOFF
Master digital retoucher Geoff Clark began his photography career in 1998. A graduate of the Ohio Institute of Photography, he works as a freelance photographer [...]
COLEMAN, JIM
Jim Coleman came to Columbus 18 years ago, settling in downtown. Earlier this spring he joined the world of commuter bikers and has become a [...]
CRISTOFOLI, KIM
Kim Cristofoli is a sports-parenting writer and speaker based in Lewis Center, just north of Columbus. She and her husband, Ed, were both scholarship athletes [...]
DANNER, JOHN
An aspiring young photographer, John Danner has a fascination with genuine personal style and a desire to breathe new air into the world of fashion [...]
DAUGHERTY, JOHN
John “Jondy” Daugherty is an award-winning producer and director for both music and video. In his career, he has worked for such notable clients as [...]
FEINKNOPF, BRAD
Brad Feinknopf brings passion and years of experience to his photography. He studied design at Cornell University and assisted Richard Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe, Arnold Newman [...]
FILIPPAKIS, RIA ARIESTEA
Miss Ria, née Ariestea Filippakis to Greek immigrants and raised in Brooklyn, currently is living it up in Columbus. She is a professor of English [...]
FINKELSTEIN, DUSTIN
Dustin Finkelstein, graduate of Ohio University, is relatively new to Columbus and the CMH team. A photojournalist by trade, Dustin has taken the reigns as [...]
GALVIN, JOHN
John Galvin knew he was destined to lead a creative company at the mature age of 5. Following a colorful journey that led to film [...]
GARDNER, TRACEY
Tracey Gardner holds a degree in Journalism from The Ohio State University, in addition to some unbelievable yoga poses. She teaches “The Tracey Gardner Method” [...]
HARRIS, ABBY
Abby Harris, advertising director and native of Perrysburg, Ohio, came to Columbus via The Ohio State University Expressway and asks, “What brain drain?” After earning [...]
HINSCH, NICHOLAS
Nicholas Hinsch, Web developer and associate photographer, is the mastermind of www.cmhmag.com. As though all he does for CMH is not enough, Nick never turns [...]
HIVELY, TYLER
Tyler Hively is part of a creative boom rooted in the youth of Columbus. He is currently a student at Otterbein College majoring in English [...]
IBEL, REBECCA
For 16 years, Rebecca Ibel has owned and operated a contemporary fine art gallery. She studied art history at the American University in Paris, France, [...]
IBEL, SEBASTIAN
Sebastian Ibel, president and owner of Ibel Agency, is a cosmopolitan import residing in the Short North. Born and raised in Hamburg, Germany, he graduated [...]
KLEIBACKER, CHARLES
Charles Kleibacker is a man of many titles, and for good reason. He’s well known in his field as a legendary fashion designer, adjunct curator [...]
MILLER, LAURA
Laura Miller earned her degree in strategic communication from The Ohio State University. She spent the past two years in New York, working for NBC [...]
MOORE, MICHELLE
Michelle Moore, a former Mrs. Ohio, is a Columbus native who has been a model, actress and a marketing and public relations pro for two [...]
MORGAN, KATE
Kate Morgan – photographer, commercial photography assistant and a graduate of the Columbus College of Art and Design – is a founding member of the [...]
NOWINSKY, KELLI GAZA
Kelli Gaza Nowinsky lives by her personal mantra “Good Gets Better” and puts that same spirit into her body products line, VEVABODY. When not creating [...]
OFFREDO, JON
Jon Offredo has accumulated over 20 years of experience in the restaurant and wine industry. Since 1999, he has dedicated his time as a fine [...]
PUCCETTI, MICHAEL
CMH’s hair guru Michael Puccetti graduated from The Ohio State School of Cosmetology with honors and went on to manage many high profiles salons in [...]
ROBERTS, MIKAILA
An Akron native, Mikaila Roberts immediately fell in love with city life when she moved to Columbus. She can be found any and everywhere around [...]
ROBINSON, CORDELIA
Cordelia Robinson fathomed and executed 13 exhibitions of garments and fashion over the past 25 years through CMA and the Historic Costume and Textiles Collection [...]
ROTH, MAREN
Following an enviable career in New York City with numerous iconic fashion powerhouses (Calvin Klein and Emanuel Ungaro to name a couple), Maren Roth returned [...]
SQUIRES-WALKER, LAURA
After 30 years in the advertising agency business, Laura Squires-Walker wanted to chart a new course that would allow her to make a visible contribution [...]
THEISS, JON
JON THEISS fell in love with print journalism shortly after graduating from the Ohio State University with degrees in English and Spanish. He cut his [...]
VACCARIELLO, STEVE
Steve Vaccariello is best known for his textural, revealing portraits and for his studies of the human form both in motion and at rest. [...]
VLADIMIROV, VITALIY
Born in a home with no running water or plumbing in Tver, Russia, Vitaliy Vladimirov emigrated to Colorado a decade ago before moving to Columbus [...]
WARPOOL, JENNIFER
Jennifer Warpool is a freelance photographer who takes to the inside of events and the outside streets for the While You Were Out event pages [...]
WITTNEBEN, JOE
Joe Wittneben lends his eye for detail and skilled organization to the magazine. A graduate of The Ohio State University, he works as a consultant [...]
ZIEHM, RAINER
A master’s in engineering provided an unconventional start in photography and design. Working his way up to a creative director at Mills/James Productions in the [...]


