Guest contributors
MyWHaT is always looking for people interested in expressing what they see. We can provide the venue, the editing and even some guaranteed readers. Send a message if you’re interested. Explanation of basic standards and ethics is at the bottom of the page.
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Guest contributors
* We’ve also had guest posts by Megan Olds and Liz Berger.
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Bill Palladino is owner and principal consultant for Krios Consulting based in Traverse City. He provides strategy planning and leadership development for businesses and organizations around the world. In July of 2009 he gave away his perfectly good car, committing to ride his bike every day when at home. He can often be seen making his way to meetings around town on one of his fixed gear bikes with his brief case slung over his back and a sly smile on his face. |
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Lee Maynard grew up swimming, building forts and climbing trees with lots of pets in Athens, GA. After crashing with friends in Chicago and Portland she moved to Traverse City last June. She absolutely loves her job working for |
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Henry Morgenstein is either in Traverse City or Southampton, England. Most people in TC know him as that guy on the bike riding past them on the campus of Northwestern Michigan College where he taught English for thirty years. Or, you might know him from his Radio Talk series on WNMC FM90.7. Or, you might have heard him calling a contra dance or two. Either way, you haven’t forgot him. You can read more about Henry at henryandjacqui.com |
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Susan Fawcett is a Petoskey native, international wanderer. She works as a free-lance illustrator, botanist and fiddler throughout Michigan and recently moved to Marquette for cross-country skiing opportunities and the biology masters program at NMU. She is a member of the Earthwork Music Collective and serves on the board of ISLAND, the Institute for Sustainable Living, Art and Natural Design. She will be contributing some real scribbles art. |
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Sarna Salzman is a long time listener, first time contributor to MyWHaT. She is also the Executive Director of the local nonprofit, SEEDS, working every day toward building more resilient, fun communities. |
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Peter Spaulding lives and works in Traverse City where he is a freelance urban designer and planning consultant. He is co-founder of Placework DG and a graduate of the Urban and Regional Planning program at the University of Michigan. |
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Joel Gaff, Jr. is a teacher, coach, race director and photographer. He gets his athletic fix as a runner, triathlete, and competitive cyclist. You can also find him commuting to and from work, and all around town on two wheels. He Tweets at @joelga. |
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Bob Otwell is well-known as the former Executive Director of TART Trails. He is also a licensed civil engineer and is scheming to sprinkle those skills on engineering projects in the region. We’re scheming to keep him busy applying his multimodal perspective as a guest contributor on MyWHaT. Bob is a dedicated walker, biker and front porch sitter. |
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James Bruckbauer is a transportation specialist at MLUI. James is new to the region and is the type of talent dividend the City needs. He is young, energetic (I don’t even think he drinks coffee) and passionate about efficient transportation-in particular public transit. He is a leader in the institute’s Thriving Communities program. |
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Chester is the cantankerous but intelligent hippie alter ego of a local who wears a suit to work, looks as straight-edged as possible, and has to work with many of the people he’d like to “roast”. (The image at the right does not resemble Chester in the slightest). |
Journalistic standards and ethics
Yes, it’s a BLOG, however, My Wheels are Turning is published with standard journalistic practice and ethics. The basics of which include: 1) Contributors seek to be accurate and inclusive in the coverage. 2) They treat all topics, viewpoints and individuals covered in a post with respect and dignity. 3) This is an editorial endeavor in that this online publication seeks to support and shift public perception of public space, pedestrian and bike culture. 4) All content is first & foremost the perspective & opinion of the author of that post and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editor, other contributors, or underwriters.
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