Staff

The North Coast Current works with local freelance journalists. The editors seek contributing columnists and news writers on an ongoing basis. If you’re interested in being a contributor, email your resume and writing/photo/digital media samples to info@northcoastcurrent.com.

Profiles

 

Scott Allison
Freelance photographer and writer

 

 

 

Lauren Ciallella
Freelance writer

 

 

 

Christopher Earley
Freelance writer

 

 

 

Alex Groves
Alex Groves is a Southern California freelance writer. He is a graduate of Great Oak High School in Temecula and currently attends Cal State Fullerton, where he is majoring in journalism. He writes a column on conservation and the sustainable management of resources for the school’s paper, The Daily Titan. After graduating from CSU Fullerton, Alex aims to have a career in writing.

 

Helen Hawes
Helen Hawes enjoys spotlighting stories that benefit the community. She has a degree in English from USC (no, not that one; she went to the University of South Carolina). To hone her skills in broadcast journalism, she studies at San Diego City College, where she’s contributed to both Newscene and Citystories. Internships at KSDS and KPBS provided invaluable experience. Helen also won the Editor’s Choice Award for Fiction in the Acorn Review.

Ernesto Lopez
Freelance writer and photographer

 

 

 

Manny Lopez
Freelance writer and photographer

 

 

 

Stephen Rubin
Stephen Rubin spent more than a decade as an arts and entertainment editor, writer and page designer at the North County Times. He lives in San Marcos.