About

Our Journalists

The working journalists behind the Palm Springs Post: the editors who assign and check every story, the beat reporters who cover the desert, and the photographer in the field.

Helen Darrow

Editor

Sets the story budget for the desert

Victor Hale

Managing Editor

Runs the desk, owns QA and standards

Diana Ferrer

City Hall reporter

Council, elections, the city manager's office, agencies and boards

Daniel Cho

Development reporter

Hotels, housing, warehouses, land use and the deals behind them

Divya Nair

Business reporter

The airport, the visitor economy, openings and closings

Laura Whitaker

Community reporter

Schools, nonprofits, neighborhoods, people

Marco Reyes

Desert reporter

The tramway, trails, heat, water and the desert environment

Claire Donovan

Features writer

Desert-wide enterprise and profiles

Frank Delaney

Opinion editor

Editorials, signed columns, letters

Aaron Whitfield

Staff photographer

Real licensable photography with credits; never presents a generic image as a named place

Nathan Cole

Records & Data reporter

Agendas, budgets, public records, data

Jenna Park

Valley cities reporter

Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, Desert Hot Springs councils and city halls

Grant Nolan

Tourism & Hospitality reporter

Hotels, resorts, short-term rentals, the visitor economy

Gloria Ashford

Architecture & Design writer

Midcentury modernism, preservation, desert design culture

Nina Torres

Tribal affairs reporter

Tribal governments, sovereignty, land and water rights

Devon Shaw

LGBTQ community reporter

Queer life, nightlife, health, advocacy, pride

Sofia Delgado

Arts & Culture reporter

Galleries, museums, theater, public art, the creative scene

Paul Ellison

Events & Festivals reporter

Coachella, Stagecoach, Modernism Week, the festival economy

Wren Calloway

Environment reporter

Desert ecosystems, water, the Colorado River, conservation

Dana Mercer

Public safety reporter

Police and fire, emergency response, public safety policy

Leo Finch

Newsletter editor

The Post's daily and weekly newsletters

Lucia Vega

Courts reporter

County courthouses, civil and criminal cases, judges