Meet the Authors
Samara Lynn
Samara Lynn has nearly twenty years of experience in information technology and journalism and served as an IT director at a major New York City health care facility. Lynn holds several technology certifications and was a tech editor for the CRN Test Center, was as an editor with ABC News, and has written for PC Magazine, The Wirecutter, Tom's Hardware and other tech media outlets. She can be reached at [email protected]
Jennifer Follett
Jennifer Follett is the Executive Editor for CRN where she has been covering the IT solution provider channel for 20 years. She currently oversees CRN magazine and CRN.com, the website for the industry's leading channel publication. She can be reached at [email protected]
Tom Allen
Tom is the Editor for Computing, where he has been covering the UK IT market since 2017. He is an industry veteran, writing his first tech story back in the mists of 2011, and specialises in covering topics around sustainable IT, diversity and Web3 developments like blockchain and the metaverse. He can be reached at [email protected]
Penny Horwood
Penny Horwood joined Computing as Associate Editor in 2022 after having been a freelance contributor and researcher for more than a decade, and one of the most prolific white paper writers in the industry. She can be reached at [email protected]
John Leonard
John Leonard is responsible for the setting up and running qualitative and quantitative surveys for Computing Research's clients in order to assess the opinions and experiences of IT professionals on issues important to the industry, such as cloud computing, bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and the IT decision making process as a whole. He can be reached at [email protected]
Stuart Sumner
Stuart Sumner is Global Senior Vice President of Content at The Channel Company. He subsequently has taken overall responsibility for the editorial function for The Channel Company, including CRN in the US and UK and CPI (Channel Partner Insight). He can be reached at [email protected]/a>
Steven Burke
Steve Burke has been reporting on the technology industry and sales channel for over 30 years. He is passionate about the role of partners using technology to solve business problems and has spoken at conferences on channel sales issues. He can be reached at [email protected]
Adam Dennison
Adam Dennison brings more than 20 years of media, events and technology marketplace experience to his role as VP, Business Development, The Channel Company (TCC). In this unique role, Dennison collaborates with all TCC lines of business to identify, create, and launch strategic initiatives to help TCC grow its business and audience, and better serve its three primary customers (solution providers, midmarket IT executives, and technology vendors). Prior to rejoining TCC, Dennison spent 13 years with IDG, most recently as SVP Publisher, CIO and GM, IDG Events responsible for the CIO brand and all US events.
Rick Whiting
Rick Whiting has been with CRN since 2006 and is currently a feature/special projects editor. Whiting manages a number of CRN's signature annual editorial projects including Channel Chiefs, Partner Program Guide, Big Data 100, Emerging Vendors, Tech Innovators and Products of the Year. He also covers the Big Data beat for CRN. He can be reached at ... Read more
Kyle Alspach
Kyle Alspach is a Senior Editor at CRN focused on cybersecurity. His coverage spans news, analysis and deep dives on the cybersecurity industry, with a focus on fast-growing segments such as cloud security, application security and identity security. He can be reached at [email protected]
CJ Fairfield
CJ Fairfield is an associate editor at CRN covering solution providers, MSPs and distributors. Prior to joining CRN, she worked at daily newspapers, including The Press of Atlantic City in New Jersey and The Frederick News-Post in Maryland. She can be reached at [email protected]
Mark Haranas
Mark Haranas is an assistant news editor and longtime journalist now covering cloud, multicloud, software, SaaS and channel partners at CRN. He speaks with world-renown CEOs and IT experts as well as covering breaking news and live events while also managing several CRN reporters. He can be reached at [email protected].
Dylan Martin
Dylan Martin is a senior editor at CRN covering the semiconductor, PC, mobile device, and IoT beats. Over the past five years, Dylan has distinguished his coverage of the semiconductor industry thanks to insightful interviews with CEOs and top executives; scoops and exclusives about product, strategy and personnel changes; and analyses that dig into the why behind the news. He can be reached at [email protected]
O'Ryan Johnson
O'Ryan Johnson is a veteran news reporter. He covers the data center beat for CRN and hopes to hear from channel partners about how he can improve his coverage and write the stories they want to read. He can be reached at [email protected]
Joseph F. Kovar
Joseph F. Kovar is a senior editor and reporter for the storage and the non-tech-focused channel beats for CRN. He keeps readers abreast of the latest issues related to such areas as data life-cycle, business continuity and disaster recovery, and data centers, along with related services and software, while highlighting some of the key trends that ... Read more
Wade Tyler Millward
Wade Tyler Millward is an associate editor covering cloud computing and the channel partner programs of Microsoft, IBM, Red Hat, Oracle, Salesforce, Citrix and other cloud vendors. He can be reached at [email protected]
Gina Narcisi
Gina Narcisi is a senior editor covering the networking and telecom markets for CRN.com. Prior to joining CRN, she covered the networking, unified communications and cloud space for TechTarget. She can be reached at [email protected]