About Us

Rachel Quigley is the managing editor for CNN Underscored, leading the commerce team across everything from testing and travel to newsletters and photos. Hailing from Ireland, she currently lives in Brooklyn and loves dogs, drinking coffee and karaoke.

Chelsea Stone is the editorial director for CNN Underscored based in NYC. She oversees Underscored’s editorial strategy and manages content production across verticals including electronics, lifestyle and deals. Outside of work, Stone is usually spending time with her cat and their many houseplants.

Rick Stella is a senior editor for CNN Underscored based in NYC. He manages the testing team and oversees the product testing processes and strategy across all verticals, including home and kitchen, health and fitness, outdoors and pets. He enjoys playing soccer, snowboarding and seeing live music.

Tamara Kraus is the senior lifestyle editor for CNN Underscored based in NYC. She oversees Underscored’s lifestyle vertical, including fashion, beauty, home, gift guide and health and fitness content. In her free time, she's dancing at 305 Fitness, at Rumble boxing it out or hanging with her cats.

Mike Andronico is CNN Underscored's senior tech editor, overseeing coverage of phones, laptops and everything else consumer electronics. When he's not knee deep in review units, you can find him hunting for retro video games, hanging with his French bulldog and playing with his band, Ghost Tour.

Rikka Altland is CNN Underscored’s senior deals editor. Using her nearly decade of experience in the space, she covers all things discounts and savings as well as product launches on the latest reveals and gadgets. You’ll find Altland exploring trendy new restaurants or cheering at Rangers games.

Alberto Riva is the Senior Money Editor, leading coverage of credit cards and travel rewards. A Milanese transplanted to New York, he has more than two decades of experience as a journalist. He's also a frequent flyer who's been to every continent -- except Antarctica.

Sophie Shaw is Underscored's beauty and fashion editor. The Brooklyn-based journalist loves getting nerdy about skin care and, on the fashion side, delving into what viral trends are actually worth trying. (Ballet flats are a yes for her, but low-rise pants are a never.)

Amina Lake Patel (formerly Abdelrahman) is the home and gifts editor for CNN Underscored, where she oversees both verticals and works with a team of writers. When she’s not at work, you can find her taking long walks outside, bingeing “Grey’s Anatomy” or trying to snuggle with her cat, Tango.

Summer Cartwright is the health and fitness editor for CNN Underscored. She’s an RRCA-certified running coach, four-time marathoner and a certified cycling instructor.

Kai Burkhardt is an editor at CNN Underscored who covers outdoors, pets and sustainability. He's based in Boulder, Colorado, and he enjoys rock climbing, trail running and watching his two dogs, Miso and Dashi, compete in dog sports.

Kyle Olsen is the credit cards and travel products editor, where he draws on over a decade of experience with travel rewards to help readers maximize points, miles and perks. A globetrotter fluent in five languages, he’s all about packing light — except for his growing collection of amenity kits.

Jacqueline Saguin is the deals editor for CNN Underscored based in NYC. She covers all the best deals for your wallet as well as the latest product launches.

Henry T. Casey is a writer for CNN Underscored covering electronics. He reviews hardware and accessories to help Underscored audiences make the right purchases for their needs. Something of a movie buff himself, he's a member of multiple movie theater membership programs and collects physical media.

Michelle Rae Uy is a writer for CNN Underscored. She handles product testing and best-of updates across multiple verticals. An experienced and passionate traveler based in Los Angeles, she dreams of running her own animal sanctuary and traveling to space one day.

Alex Rennie is a staff writer at CNN Underscored, who specializes in testing and evaluating a variety of home, DIY, and outdoor products. He currently lives in Los Angeles, CA, and spends his free time exploring the beaches and mountains of Southern California with his wife and their two dogs.

Ellen McAlpine is a writer for CNN Underscored, contributing to updates across the site's many verticals — from lifestyle to tech — as well as writing the occasional original piece. In her free time you'll find her cheering on the Yankees, testing new recipes and trying the latest fitness classes.

Robin Rothstein is CNN Underscored’s money writer covering mortgages, loans and other personal finance topics. Before joining CNN, she was a senior writer at Forbes Advisor and a contributor at NerdWallet.

Jillian Tracy is an associate editor at CNN Underscored who covers topics that span the lifestyle vertical such as fashion, health, sustainability, beauty and outdoors. You can find her trying to catch up on her Goodreads goal, planning her next travel adventure or rewatching "RuPaul’s Drag Race."

Rachel Dennis is an associate lifestyle editor at CNN Underscored. She oversees the site’s celebrity column, The Essentials, and contributes to lifestyle coverage through roundups and one-off reviews. You can find her watching Lifetime movies, brushing up on her music skills or playing video games.

Nikol Slatinska is the associate home & gifts editor for CNN Underscored. She is based in New York City. Her writing focuses on furniture, home decor, small appliances, cleaning and organizing.

Elena Matarazzo is an associate editor covering deals at CNN Underscored. The Brooklyn-based journalist is dedicated to finding the best deals for Underscored readers. You can find her looking for the best place to get a matcha; walking her senior dog, Teddy; or catching up on "The Real Housewives."

Joe Bloss is an associate writer for CNN Underscored who tests and reviews products across a variety of categories, including kitchen appliances and smart home tech. He also really likes birds.

Carolina Gazal is an associate testing writer for CNN Underscored, where she writes best-of reviews in the lifestyle realm. When she's not testing products in the kitchen and home space, you will most likely find her on a coffee run or baking sweet treats.

Gareen Puglia is an associate testing writer at CNN Underscored based in Los Angeles. She tests a range of lifestyle products to write data-informed recommendations. Puglia is a fan of platform shoes, talk shows and tea. You can also find her cheering on the Longhorns in any and all arenas.

Maxwell Shukuya is an associate writer for CNN Underscored who covers updates across a variety of verticals. He has a particular passion for gear, especially when it comes to coffee, hiking and climbing.

Daniel Toy is CNN Underscored’s copy chief based in Washington, D.C. He maintains the site’s style guide, copy edits sitewide articles and ensures stylistic consistency across every vertical. He has also contributed several best-of tech articles and video game reviews.

Stephanie Luna is an editorial coordinator at CNN Underscored based in NYC. She produces articles across Underscored to maintain formatting and style consistency and optimizes stories to ensure best SEO practices. In her free time, she loves to read, crochet and go on walks with her dog, Stitch.

Molly Flores is the photo editor for CNN Underscored based in NYC. She is responsible for overseeing Underscored’s photography. Flores has a deep interest in all things trash (literal and on the internet), and she produces her own on the junk-filled streets of New York City.

Hannah Lauson manages the daily video production for these social channels, creating community around the CNN Underscored brand. When she’s not scrolling on TikTok, she loves to try new restaurants around the city and varied workout classes too.

Madison Yerke produces all things short-form video across Underscored’s TikTok and Instagram channels and oversees the strategy and daily content on Pinterest. When she’s not filming content she can be found on a flight, training for a road race or working on her never-ending TBR list from BookTok.

Tyler Holender focuses on all Instagram content including reels, graphics, stories, and data. When he’s not scrolling through his feed, Outside of work he loves to travel, watch movies (science fiction in particular), and bake for friends and family.

Gabriella Triolo is based in New York City and joined CNN Underscored in April 2023 as a social coordinator. She contributes to the team by publishing and creating social content, executing community engagement/outreach, and reviewing and highlighting products.

Enrique Perez is an award-winning producer, director, cinematographer and editor with over 15 years of experience producing content internationally. At CNN Underscored, he leads and directs the video content strategy, overseeing the production, direction and editing of video content.

Lindsey Smith leads the CNN Underscored newsletter program, overseeing the daily curation and deployment of Underscored newsletters.

Amissa Pitter is a programming editor with a background in digital storytelling, multimedia production and audience growth. She ensures content is curated and optimized strategically across all platforms. When she’s not working, she’s clocking miles on her bike and cooking vegan meals.

Kevin Martinez helps shape and grow digital storytelling through homepage programming and audience strategy. Outside of work, Kevin can be found at his local boxing gym or at a coffee shop planning his next travel adventure.