Staff members are listed alphabetically within their functional departments. In addition to email contacts, they can all be reached at 585-529-9530 (or 1-800-600-3628 outside of the Rochester, NY, local calling area), unless otherwise indicated.
Administration
Karen Franz, General Manager/Editor
Oversees the administrative, advertising and graphics departments, in addition to serving as the newspaper's editor in chief.
Business Department
Shappelle Thompson, Advertising Account Executive
Kim Woodams, Office Manager
Licia Colbert, Circulation Coordinator
Mike Voelkl, Digital Marketing Specialist
Editorial Department
Jennifer Ficcaglia, Assistant Editor
Manages the newsroom's day-to-day activity, supervises newsroom staff, assigns stories and edits copy.
Jennifer Burke, Staff Writer
Reports on the Finger Lakes region and eastern Monroe County.
Mike Latona, Staff Writer
Reports on the Southern Tier and western Monroe County.
Ketsia Rodríguez, Staff Writer
Ketsia covers central Monroe County for the Catholic Courier and has primary reporting duties for its sister publication, El Mensajero Católico. She is fully bilingual (Spanish). Call her at 585-303-8651.
Gina Capellazzi, New Media Coordinator
Jeff Witherow, Chief Photographer
Graphics Department
Matt Saxon, Graphics Manager
