About Us
This is the page where you can learn a bit about the people who run
this website, including Emerson the webmaster and all of his pawns!
Senior Staff/Management | Staff Members | MNI | Fan Fiction Staff Translators | Site Statistics | Press Recognition
Emerson Spartz
Position: Founder/Owner/Webmaster
Age: 24 (Birthday: February 17th)
Location: Indiana, near Chicago
Email: Use the feedback
form
Favorite Bands: All Time Low, The Starting Line, Linkin Park, The Academy Is, Panic! At the Disco and Fall Out Boy
Favorite Movies: Caddyshack, Austin Powers (I and II), Star Wars (all)
and It's a Wonderful Life
Favorite T.V. Shows: The Simpsons, Family Guy, West Wing, Daily Show, Colbert Report
Favorite Food: McDonalds' Sausage McMuffin w/Egg
Twitter: @emersonspartz
A Little About Me:
I founded MuggleNet 10 years ago. I was 12. I was bored. And
homeschooled. Now I'm 22. I graduated from Notre Dame. I have two
brothers, Dylan (20 - scroll down) and Drew (10). They are awesome. I
play lots of sports. I am a HUGE nerd. I read between 100-200
non-fiction books a year. I'm a pathological optimist.
At first, I thought I was 'too cool' for Harry Potter.
Wizards, broomsticks?! Kid stuff! Then I read the first two books in
one night. And PoA the next night. And started MuggleNet a month later.
I co-founded GivesMeHope. It's like FML, but happy.
I met JK Rowling. Yes, it was the highlight of my life. The night Book 7 came out was crazy. I proposed to my wife Gaby Montero at a Chicago Bulls game. She's adorable. Geraldo likes me. This news anchor is dumb.
By the way, if you email me and don't get a response back, please don't
take it personally. My typing monkeys have been threatening to strike, and my inbox is a disaster area.
Senior Staff/Management
Micah
Age: 29 (Birthday: August 17)
Location: New York
Email: micah at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Online: Twitter
Favorite TV Shows: Law & Order: SVU, Criminal Minds, Survivor, The Mentalist
Favorite Movies: The Usual Suspects, Seven, The Negotiator, The Express
A Little About Me:I first started working for MuggleNet in July 2005 after sending in some thoughts on the first ever episode of MuggleCast. I offered to do the transcripts for the show and things kind of went from there. A few episodes later, I was doing the weekly news round-up and am now a full-time host. I have a whole team of transcribers and editors working with me to make sure the show's transcripts are in order. I also post news on the main site and head up several sections (Wizarding World, Video Games, Ultimate Editions), and am constantly coming up with different ideas and projects now that the books are finished.
Keith Hawk
Age: 45 (Birthday: September 20)
Location: Macungie, Pennsylvania, USA
Email: keith at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Online: Twitter | Facebook
Sections Maintained: News, Daily Trivia, Madam Rosmertas Recipe Section, Promotional Guru, and whereever else I need to spend my attention on.
Favorite TV Shows: 24, American Idol, all sports, Food Network, and History Channel
Favorite Movies: HP of course, Bourne Identity series, LOTR, Hunt for Red October, too many to list really
Favorite Music: Believe it or not....Nirvana, Bush, STP, most Grunge and Classic Rock
A Little About Me: I am not the oldest HP fan, but I am one of the most devoted in my age group. I've collected the books as they came out since 2000 for my daughter, but it wasn't until the 2005 release of HBP that I decided to see what this was all about. WOW! I was lost in the world and still love retreating to it today. I have read the series 19 times, and that makes me obsessed, right? Well, I had the pleasure of being a larger part of the fan base when I was asked to help develop programs for the Enlightening 2007 HP convention in Philadelphia. I played Dumbledore for the opening feast, and introduced the MuggleCast team to the crowds. Then I even developed and hosted a "HP Jeopardy" style trivia contest for the various age groups including a MuggleNet special in which our own Ben Schoen and Jamie Lawrence participated and had fun. I was also inducted into the Atlanta HP group in Atlanta Georgia when I co-hosted a fabulous group of fellow fans to "HP Family Feud" and "HP Jeopardy" games with my good friend Hanako. Needless to say, I love my HP friends and family!
Staff Members
Eric Scull
Age: 23 (Birthday: April 23rd)
Location: Chicago, IL
Favorite Movies: Back to the Future, The
Terminator, Die Hard
Favorite Bands/Music: The Kinks, Electric Light Orchestra
Email: EricLMugglenet at aol dot com
A Little About Me: I have enjoyed contributing content to MuggleNet since late 2002, when I was very young. Since then, I've traveled around the globe with friends, something that would not have been possible without either the confidence that the Potter books inspired within me or the opportunities that resulted from my work here on the site and on MuggleCast. I was born in Reading, Pennsylvania and now reside in Chicago, IL. I have a full-time job and live with two roommates, each with big friendly canines. I enjoy life, and I pursue writing as a passion.
Kat
Age: 29 (Birthday June 15th)
Location: Western Massachusetts
Sections Maintained: Fan of the Week
House: Ravenclaw (but a Hufflepuff at heart!)
AIM: MuggleNetKat
Email: kat at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Online: Facebook | Twitter
A Little About Me: I credit my obsessive love of Harry Potter to my best friend, Hope. She convinced me to watch Sorcerer's Stone and I was
immediately drawn in. I went right out and purchased the books and devoured them in no time. Harry renewed a love for
reading that I had long since lost. I stumbled upon MuggleNet shortly after and became a frequent visitor. I was hired
in 2006 as a gallery coder, and slowly took on odd jobs. I took over and reinvented Fan of the Week back February of 2009
and have been having a blast ever since! October 2011 marks my five year anniversary with MuggleNet, and I hope to be
with the site for many years to come!
When I'm not online reading all of your emails (YES! I read ALL of them!) I am a small business owner in Western Massachusetts. I
run a successful photography studio and hope to someday work for a magazine or public relations firm. I am also very
interested in fashion, graphic design, music of all kinds, interior design, & keeping fit and healthy. I am in love with my MINI Cooper Convertible and wouldn't trade it for the world. Well...maybe for a chat with Jo.
Noah Fried
Age: 21 (Birthday: December 18)
Location: New York
E-mail: noah at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Online: Twitter
Sections Maintained: Fan Art, Editorials
House:
Hufflepuff
Favorite Movies: Zoolander, American Pie, Harry Potter 3, Help!, Fight Club, The Dark Knight, That Thing You Do!
Favorite Music: Beatles,
Blink-182, Shugarcult, All-American Rejects, The
Who, Green Day, Keane, Harry and the Potters, Ministry of
Magic, MGMT, Led Zepplin
A Little About Me: I'm a college kid from Long Island, New
York and I go to Muhlenberg, a rather small school in PA. I'm also an English Lit major and I oversee a creative-writers group - which I take great pleasure in. My favorite hobbies are reading good books, writing short
stories, and occasionally working as counselor at my favorite place, Camp Eagle Hill. Like to keep fit, too....Also I like to make comparisons between my life and Harry Potter and immediately voice them to whoever happens to be around.
Fortunately, I happen to resemble him! Do you not see it?
Eliscia Filice
Age: 22 (Birthday: August 24)
Location: Chicago, IL
Favorite Movies: Breakfast at Tiffany's, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Love Actually, Fight Club, Miracle, Remember the Titans, Love and Basketball and Moulin Rouge.
Email: eliscia at spartzmedia dot com
A Little About Me: I was first introduced to Harry Potter when I was in third grade. My teacher, Mrs. Lowry, read the Philosopher's Stone to us in class and I was immediately hooked. Like many others, I obsessed over all the books, dressed up for all the movie premiers and kept up to date on all things HP on MuggleNet. I never could have imagined that 13 years later, at a career fair, I would be interviewing with Emerson Spartz for a position in his new company. I graduated from Saint Mary's College and quickly made the move to Chicago to start my new job, the Brand Manager of Spartz Media (http://www.spartzmedia.com/) . I was thrilled in August when Emerson asked me to be part of MuggleNet.
I'm originally from Toronto, but I grew up in Dublin, Ohio. I'm a huge fan of hockey (Go Leafs!) and love Notre Dame football. I'm an avid runner, I enjoy traveling and I'm a professional online shopper (not really, just a little fashion crazy). Feel free to follow me on twitter or check out the blog I write for Spartz Media!
Kyle Greely
Age: 21 (Birthday: May 22)
Location: Cincinnati, OH
E-mail: kyle at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Sections Maintained: Level 9, Gallery
Favorite Bands: PlayRadioPlay!,
The Airborne Toxic Event, The Beatles, Arcade Fire, anything wizard rock, and anything indie.
Favorite TV Shows: The Office, 30 Rock, Parks and Rec, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Family Guy, The Universe.
A Little About Me: I really didn't get into Harry
Potter until around the release of book five, but by the time book six
was out I was a Mugglenet addict, sometimes checking the site multiple
times a day. When the amazing MuggleCast came out, I became a massive
fan of that as well, and have listened to every episode since.
In 2006, I landed a job over at Project Legilimensia. When I read about Mugglenet's
Internship opportunity, I applied immediately - and here I am. Now I am
a junior at the Northern Kentucky University, and my love for the
Potterverse has never been stronger. Feel free to add me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter.
Alison Fahey
Age: 23 (Birthday: October 6)
Location: North Carolina
E-mail: alison at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Pottermore House: Ravenclaw
A Little About Me: I received my first Harry Potter book as a present the very year it was released in the States and from that moment on, I became a lifelong fan. Each word, character, book, and film has shaped who I am and has also brought out my passion for literature. I was recently blessed when I was hired to join the MuggleNet staff and can not wait to be a part of the MuggleNet community for years to come.
Although I live in the South, I was originally born and raised in Wheeling, WV. My hometown, my family, especially my little sister, Bobbi, mean everything to me. In college, I studied Elementary Education for three years. Another one of my passions is photography where I work freelancing, eventually hoping to open my own studio. I am hoping to continue my education where I currently reside in North Carolina, where my fiance, Clayton, is from. We plan to marry this Spring in my hometown.
Feel free to add me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter.
Ali Fogarty
Age: 19 (Birthday: July 18th)
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
E-mail: ali at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Favorite Movies: Moulin Rouge, Casablanca, Big Fish, Sweeney Todd, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Mean Girls, anything Disney, and Harry Potter films (of course).
Favorite Bands/Music: The Airborne Toxic Event, Mumford and Sons, The Beatles, Adele, Frank Turner, and Billy Joel.
A Little About Me: I was first introduced to Harry Potter at the age of seven when I received two copies (yes, two) of Sorcerer's Stone for Christmas, thus prompting my love for everything about the series. Not much has changed in the decade or so since, and I've been an avid MuggleNet reader and MuggleCast listener since just before the Deathly Hallows book release.
I'm currently a sophmore at Penn State University, and I'd love to work in the field of journalism one day. The MuggleNet internship was the perfect opportunity to blend two of my favorite things, writing and Harry Potter, so I'm thrilled to be a part of this great staff and help carry on the Potter love for years to come!
Feel free to add me on Twitter.
Laura Reilly
Age: 17 (Birthday: September 3rd)
Location: New Jersey, USA
E-mail: laura at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Pottermore House: Gryffindor
Favorite Movies: Harry Potter, Braveheart, 500 Days of Summer, Across the Universe.
Favorite TV Shows: Lost, Globe Trekker, 30 Rock, Breaking Bad.
Favorite Bands/Music: Billy Joel, Mumford and Sons, Florence and the Machine, fun.
A Little About Me: When I was seven, I made a deal with my mom: I was only allowed to see The Sorcerer's Stone movie, which she deemed 'too scary,' if I read the book first. So I did, and an obsession was born. I started visiting MuggleNet when I was eight and I've been an avid reader ever since. I've also always been a huge fan of MuggleCast, which got me involved in the online Harry Potter community. While Harry will always be my biggest passion, my other hobbies include playing piano and guitar, listening to music, and rock climbing. I am studying journalism in school, and I'm thrilled to be able to combine my love of writing with my love of Harry Potter by working at MuggleNet!
Feel free to add me on Twitter.
Maxine Cutler
Age: 19 (Birthday: May 24th)
Location: New York, USA
E-mail: maxine at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Favorite Movies: (500) Days of Summer, The Shining, Princess Bride, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and many more.
Favorite TV Shows: True Blood, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Futureama, Buffy, Degrassi, Pawn Stars.
Favorite Bands/Music: Muse, Death Cab for Cutie, Radiohead.
A Little About Me: I first read Harry Potter when I was 7, after my then 12-year-old brother told me how awesome the books were. I was instantly hooked, and I've been in love with the series ever since. I started transcribing for MuggleCast in Winter 2010, and when I saw that there were available positions as a MuggleNet intern, I applied instantly (literally!). I am truly excited to be working with such amazing people, and to have Harry Potter continue to be a part of my daily life - the series may have ended, but the fandom will live on forever.
I am currently attending Baruch College in New York City, where I am majoring in English Literature. My dream is to one day become a published writer myself. J.K. Rowling has been a huge source of inspiration for me. Her incredible talent for storytelling- as well as her strength in the face of adversity - has made her nothing short of the perfect role model. I can only hope to one day cultivate only a glimmer of the talent and skill she possesses.
Graham Holborn
Age: 19 (Birthday: July 23rd)
Location: Vancouver, Canada
E-mail: graham at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Favorite Movies: Rare Exports, Garden State, A Lot Like Love, [insert manly movie here]. Favorite TV Shows: Doctor Who, Royal Pains, Eureka, Community, How I met your Mother.
A Little About Me: I am a programmer so I spend a large portion of my time on the Internet. The rest of my time is spent with friends and/or enjoying the outside world. My mother is a writer so I grew up reading a lot, so in turn have been hooked on everything Harry Potter for most of my life. My favorite time of the year for weather/atmosphere is the weeks surrounding Halloween and Christmas. I like talking to new people so feel free to tweet at me.
Feel free to add me on Pottermore or follow me on Twitter.
Nick Myers
Age: 18 (Birthday: May 17th)
Location: England Sections maintained: Movies, Gallery, Links AIM: MuggleNetNick
Email: nick at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Online: Facebook | Twitter
A Little About Me: I was about 9 or 10 when I began reading the first Harry Potter book and was immediately hooked. Apart from getting me reading again, they also inspired me to join the online community of Harry Potter fans on MuggleNet, where, in 2006, I became part of the staff. Working for the site is an amazing experience and helps express my passion for the books.
When I'm not busy working on the site or studying I love spending time with my family and friends. Music is quite significant in my life; I enjoy playing the keyboard and listening to music from bands like Fall Out Boy, Panic! At The Disco, Taking Back Sunday, Lost Prophets, The All-American Rejects, Arctic Monkeys, Linkin Park and Yellowcard, to name just a few. Just as significant is watching some of my favourite TV shows, which includes 24, Lost, Prison Break, My Family, The Simpson's and Little Britain. I also have an obsession for football.
Dylan Spartz
Position: Graphics Designer
Age: 18(Birthday: December 15th)
AIM: dylnhp
Email: dylan at staff dot mugglenet dot com
A Little About Me:
I'm MuggleNet's resident photoshop wizard - I do all the graphics and image work for the site. How did I get this coveted position? I'm just that good. On a completely unrelated note, I'm Emerson's brother. So I also get to tag along at the movie premieres and press events he goes to.
MuggleNet Interactive
Caleb
Age: 23 (Birthday: October 27)
Location: Washington D.C.
Email: mnistaff at gmail dot com
Online: @calebgraves
Favorite TV Shows: Fringe, Grey's Anatomy, The Office, Glee, The West Wing
Favorite Movies: V for Vendetta, Crash, The King's Speech, Children of Men, The Dark Knight, Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Love Actually, The Princess Bride
Favorite Books: Harry Potter (of course!), Lord of the Rings, Wicked, Hunger Games, His Dark Materials, A Tale of Two Cities, Water for Elephants
A Little About Me: I have been around MNI since 2004 and joined staff in 2005. I was lucky enough to grow up pretty much right alongside Harry Potter, as the last book came out right after my senior year of high school. Like most fans, the Harry Potter universe has pretty much been a way of life for me, which is why I've hung around these sites for so long.
Away from working on the site, I'm a big sports fan and love playing sports recreationally with friends, and I also really love to write, on which I wish I had more time to spend. I regularly follow politics and government issues, in which I hope to make a career.
Tina
Age: 28 (Birthday: August 1)
Location: Washington, DC
Email: mnistaff at gmail dot com
Twitter: @_TinaPop_
TV Shows: Bones, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fringe, Glee, Lost, Merlin, The Vampire Diaries, The West Wing
Movies: Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, The King's Speech, The Lord of the Rings, Moulin Rouge, Remember the Titans, The Lion King, V for Vendetta
Books: 1984, Angels and Demon, The Dark Tower Series (Stephen King), Harry Potter Series, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Hunger Games, The Sword of Truth
A Little About Me:
I discovered the Harry Potter fandom later than many fans at 19 years old. Midway through my second year at university, a good friend and huge fan of the series convinced me to read the first book. I was immediately hooked and bought books 2,3, and 4, then waited anxiously with thousands if not millions of other fans, for the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. I found MuggleNet in 2004 and joined the staff at MuggleNet Interactive (MNI) in November 2005. Since then, I've held the positions of Professor (Potions), Prefect, Head Girl, and now Deputy Headmistress. Over the years I've watched the site evolve in so many ways and have had the chance to meet so many wonderful people, some of whom are now my closest friends.
Away from the HP fandom, I just finished my graduate degree in Anthropology. I'm a huge fan of musical theatre and dance, particularly ballet which I studied intensively while growing up. I play with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for fun, though I don't consider myself an artist by any means, and have done quite a few of the graphics for MNI over the years. When I'm not working or working on MNI, I can usually be found relaxing with my roommates, watching movies or curled up with a good book.
MuggleNet Fan Fiction
Rosie Morris
Age: 20 (Birthday: February 18)
Location: Oxford, UK
Email: rosie at staff dot mugglenet dot com
Pottermore House: Hufflepuff
Favorite Movies: Harry Potter, Dark Knight, LOTR, Beauty and the Beast
Favorite Music: Adele, Freelance Whales, Mumford and Sons, Eliza Carthy, Imelda May, Julia Nunes
Favorite TV shows: Dr Who, Merlin, Sherlock, Bones, How I Met Your Mother, Glee, Game of Thrones
A Little About Me: Having a parent who works with books is amazing. As a child I was introduced to the most fantastic stories as soon as they hit the shelves, and since then I’ve always had a pile to read at any one given moment. I’ve been a Potter fan since the very first book was released when I was six, so I think it’s safe to say I grew up with the series like so many fans. I’ve been on Mugglenet for over eight years now, first as a fan and then as staff over on the fanfiction site. Those of you who use that site will know me as Roxy Black, and I’m very proud to be bridging the gap between MNFF and mainsite these days. I’m currently in the final year of my degree in English and Comparative literatures and hope to teach in the next few years and inspire more kids to get into reading!
Site Statistics
A few facts about MuggleNet
- Founded: Fall of 1999
- Visitors in 2010: Over 25 million
- Viewed by fans in: 183 countries
- Average time spent on the site: 13 minutes, 37 seconds
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