Staff members are listed 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/Business Department
Karen Franz, General Manager/Editor
Oversees the administrative, advertising and graphics departments, in addition to serving as the newspaper’s editor in chief.
Kim Woodams, Office Manager
Heidi Huntington, Marketing Manager
Linda Koneski-Foster, Circulation Coordinator
Joseph Pitnell, Advertising Sales
Editorial Department
Jennifer Ficcaglia, Managing 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.
Gina Capellazzi, Digital Content Producer
Jeff Witherow, Chief Photographer
Graphics Department
Matt Saxon, Graphics Manager



