Meet the Reader’s Digest Editorial Team

Get to know the people behind Reader’s Digest’s magazine and website

Reader’s Digest is a trusted friend in a complicated world. Our editors are passionate about sharing big ideas, great stories, clever solutions and hearty laughs with our 12 million monthly readers. Our team is made up of writers, editors and contributors with extensive professional experience in our fields of expertise. And we share a journalistic commitment to providing practical, actionable, authoritative information and inspiration to help you lead your best life.

We’d love to introduce ourselves.

The Reader’s Digest Print Team

Jody L. Rohlena

Content Director

Jody is the Content Director of Reader’s Digest. She has held top-level positions in print, digital, social media and creative leadership at Consumer Reports, ShopSmart, WebMD and other major media companies. Proud career highlights include interviewing Jimmy Kimmel about his appendix, publishing a poem about her family’s Century Farm and not poking Nick Cannon in the eye during a Today Show appearance. A graduate of the University of Iowa, she lives in New York with her husband, son and two cats.

Andy Simmons

Senior Features Editor

Andy is a longtime editor at Reader’s Digest, where he has edited and reported on national interest, real-life dramas and humor. He is the author of Now That’s Funny!, featuring his most popular, funniest writings on all things America, some exclusive and all-new, some taken from the award-winning pages of Reader’s Digest.

Emily Goodman

Senior Editor

Emily is a writer, editor and puzzle creator who primarily contributes to the Reader’s Digest print magazine, handling our “How To” and “13 Things” columns as well as the Brain Games section and our annual “America the Tasty” cover story. A former French teacher and all-around language lover, she speaks English and French fluently, gets by in Italian and Spanish, and knows just enough Norwegian and Greek to make native speakers laugh.

Caroline Fanning

Editor

Caroline joined Reader’s Digest as an editorial intern in 2017 and has since risen through the ranks to editor. The RD List, We Found a Fix column and Nicest Places in America series are her dearest darlings. There is someone walking around Washington State with one of her stories tattooed on their bicep—her crowning achievement. She graduated from Stockton University in Atlantic City, New Jersey, in 2017 and currently lives and will likely expire in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

The Reader’s Digest Digital Team

Anne Fritz

Deputy Editor

Anne is a seasoned lifestyle journalist with more than 20 years of experience in content creation and planning. A former fashion and beauty director at Life & Style, she has written and edited for top publications including Everyday Health, The Spruce, What to Expect, Seventeen, Woman’s Day and more. She’s the mom of two elementary-school kids and the owner of a pandemic pup—all three keep her on her toes.

Dawn Yanek

Senior Editor

Dawn is a Senior Editor at Reader’s Digest who covers lifestyle, relationships, health, trends and pop culture. As an on-air spokesperson and parenting blogger who has appeared on more than 2,500 TV segments, Dawn has likely popped up on your television at some point as an expert or actress. She lives in New York with her husband and their two mind-bogglingly energetic kids.

Tracey Neithercott

Senior Editor

Tracey is a Senior Editor at Reader’s Digest, where she oversees book content creation and runs the Reader’s Digest Book Club. She’s the host of the RD Book Club podcast on YouTube, the author of the YA novel Gray Wolf Island and a freelance book editor. As a lifestyle journalist, she’s covered health, wellness, disability, beauty, books and entertainment for publications including Diabetes Forecast, Prevention, AARP, Better Homes & Gardens and Philadelphia Style. When she’s not reading books for work, she’s reading for fun. (Hey, she knows what she likes.)

Cameron Songer

Newsletter Editor

Cameron produces the newsletters for Reader’s Digest and The Healthy as the team’s Newsletter Editor. He previously held the same title at the San Antonio Express-News. A graduate of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, he lives in Dallas with his wife and son. An avid sports fan, Cameron also freelances as a high school sports broadcaster. In his free time, he enjoys reading and gaming.

Mariah Thomas

Associate Editor

Mariah is an Associate Editor at Reader’s Digest, where she writes and edits lifestyle and holiday content. Mariah has more than five years of experience as a writer and editor for various brands, including Good Housekeeping. In addition to receiving her bachelor’s degree in journalism, Mariah has a master’s degree from the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism, where she studied arts and culture within the editorial and broadcast realm. Beyond the editorial desk, Mariah is the author of Heart and Soul: Poems of Thoughts & Emotions, a poetry book that celebrates the beauty of life, love and womanhood.

The Reader’s Digest Healthy Team

Kristine Gasbarre

Deputy Editor

Krissy has worked in publishing and media for 20 years and is a No. 1 New York Times and internationally bestselling writer, with work featured in People, the New York Times, the Oprah Winfrey Network, Sirius/XM Radio and more. With degrees in psychology and communications (Fordham University), she assisted a clinical research project at the Cleveland Clinic. She’s also the owner of two irresistible rescue dogs and the soon-to-be-resurrected Ski Lodge in Treasure Lake, Pennsylvania. Her partner is a courageous stage four cancer survivor.

Molly Jasinski

Senior Editor

Molly Jasinski is the Senior Editor for The Healthy by Reader’s Digest. She has worked as a writer, editor and social media manager for almost 15 years. She previously worked as an editor for the magazine Birds & Blooms. She’s also held other positions at Trusted Media Brands, working on direct-to-consumer books, editing special interest publications and assisting with digital production and social media. She is also a liver transplant recipient.

The Reader’s Digest Social Media Team

Sam Kimbrell

Brand Director

Sam Kimbrell is a Los Angeles–based writer, director, performer and digital brand director who loves old-timey characters, robots, talking inanimate objects and the sound of dogs eating dry food. He holds a degree in screenwriting from Chapman University and studied improv and sketch at Second City, iO West and UCB. He’s created scripts, comedy blogs, live shows, jokes and videos for Crackle, Cartoon Network, Top Story! Weekly, Second City, iO, WAVE Sports, El Rey Network, Jukin Media, Crypto.com and Reader’s Digest. Sam was recently a performer in Second City Hollywood’s That’s the End of Our Time and was a finalist at JFL’s Stand Up and Pitch. He currently oversees the social direction of Reader’s Digest and FailArmy for Trusted Media Brands.

Lindsay Barton

Senior Social Media Editor

Lindsay manages all things social for Reader’s Digest. From Nickelodeon to Kleinfeld, she’s posted and shared more times than she can count. Lindsay earned her bachelor’s degree from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She lives in Westchester County with her boyfriend and an Alaskan Klee Kai named Broadway. Outside of work, Lindsay enjoys perfecting her iced-coffee recipe and watching The Real Housewives.

The Reader’s Digest Shopping Team

Nicole Doster

Content Director, Strategy and Performance

Nicole is a seasoned digital content creator with more than seven years of experience writing and editing for major lifestyle brands. As a driving force across Reader’s Digest, Taste of Home and Family Handyman, she leads content direction for all things shopping and trends, overseeing thousands of product reviews each year. With a bachelor’s degree in communications from Loyola University Maryland, Nicole is an expert in her field, known for her data-driven approach to storytelling and deep knowledge of consumer behavior.

Katie Bandurski

Deputy Editor, Shopping

Katie is a Deputy Editor who oversees shopping content for Reader’s Digest. She has a decade of experience as a product tester, writer and editor in the home and lifestyle spaces, with her work appearing in publications including Taste of Home and Better Homes & Gardens. Katie earned a degree in magazine journalism, with minors in marketing and English, from Drake University. A Wisconsin native, she spends her free time scouring estate sales, trying out new vegetarian recipes and watching Christmas movies.

Mary Henn

Editor, Shopping

Mary Henn is a national award-winning writer and journalist specializing in lifestyle content. She holds an MA in writing from Missouri State University and an MFA in creative writing and media arts from the University of Missouri–Kansas City. As a shopping editor, Mary has tested hundreds of products for Taste of Home, Family Handyman and Reader’s Digest. When she’s not chasing down the latest trends, she’s likely reading poetry or enjoying the outdoors with her family.

Emily Way

Editor, Shopping

Emily Way is almost as passionate about buy-it-for-life home and lifestyle gear as she is about hugging her two cats. In 2017, she graduated from Central Michigan University with a degree in creative writing, sparking her interest in affiliate journalism. When she isn’t busy lending her bargain-hunting prowess to the Reader’s Digest team as a Shopping Editor, she’s usually cozying up with the latest mystery novels.

Want to join our team? Look for openings on the Trusted Media Brands careers page.