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.fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-0{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2rem;margin-left : 2rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2rem;margin-left : 2rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="text-align:center;"><style>.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2 .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2 i{color:var(--awb-color7);}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2{border-color:var(--awb-color7);border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;border-radius:0 0 0 0;background:var(--awb-custom_color_2);}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2:hover .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2:hover i,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2:focus .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2:focus i,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2:active .fusion-button-text,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2:active i{color:var(--awb-color1);}.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2:hover,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2:active,.fusion-body .fusion-button.button-2:focus{border-color:var(--awb-color7);border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background:var(--awb-color7);}</style><a class="fusion-button button-flat button-medium button-custom button-2 fusion-button-span-yes fusion-button-default-type" target="_self" href="https://www.governing.com/"><span class="fusion-button-text">Visit Governing.com</span></a></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-1{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-1{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2rem;margin-left : 2rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2rem;margin-left : 2rem;}}</style></div></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 2rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 2rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2rem;margin-left : 2rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 2rem;margin-left : 2rem;}}</style></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 2rem;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 4rem;padding-bottom : 2rem;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 4rem;}</style></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="background-color: var(--awb-color2);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-style:solid;" id="leadership" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start" style="max-width:calc( 1200px + 3rem );margin-left: calc(-3rem / 2 );margin-right: calc(-3rem / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><style type="text/css">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;"><h2 class="title-heading-left" style="margin:0;color:var(--awb-color5);">Editorial</h2></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="text-align:center;"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-3{ margin-bottom : 1rem;}</style><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none" style="border-radius:1000px;"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="600" title="Noelle" src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Noelle.webp" data-orig-src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Noelle.webp" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-641" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Noelle-66x66.webp 66w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Noelle-150x150.webp 150w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Noelle-200x200.webp 200w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Noelle-300x300.webp 300w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Noelle-400x400.webp 400w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Noelle.webp 600w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin" style="text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color5);"><p><strong>Noelle Knell</strong></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-3" style="text-align:center;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;"><p>Executive Editor</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="text-align:center;"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-4{ margin-bottom : 1rem;}</style><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-4 hover-type-none" style="border-radius:1000px;"><img decoding="async" width="1188" height="1198" title="paul" src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/paul.png" data-orig-src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/paul.png" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-664" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271188%27%20height%3D%271198%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201188%201198%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271188%27%20height%3D%271198%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/paul-200x202.png 200w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/paul-400x403.png 400w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/paul-600x605.png 600w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/paul-800x807.png 800w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/paul.png 1188w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin" style="text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color5);"><p><strong>Paul W. Taylor</strong></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-5" style="text-align:center;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;"><p>Senior Editor</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="text-align:center;"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-5{ margin-bottom : 1rem;}</style><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-5 hover-type-none" style="border-radius:1000px;"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="300" title="agreen" src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/agreen.jpeg" data-orig-src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/agreen.jpeg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-668" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/agreen-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/agreen.jpeg 300w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-6 fusion-text-no-margin" style="text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color5);"><p><strong>Alan Greenblatt</strong></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-7" style="text-align:center;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;"><p>Editor</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="text-align:center;"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-6{ margin-bottom : 1rem;}</style><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-6 hover-type-none" style="border-radius:1000px;"><img decoding="async" width="600" height="600" title="er-Natalie-Delgadillo" src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/er-Natalie-Delgadillo.jpg" data-orig-src="http://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/er-Natalie-Delgadillo.jpg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2068" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20600%20600%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27600%27%20height%3D%27600%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/er-Natalie-Delgadillo-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/er-Natalie-Delgadillo-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/er-Natalie-Delgadillo.jpg 600w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-8 fusion-text-no-margin" style="text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color5);"><p><strong>Natalie Delgadillo</strong></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-9" style="text-align:center;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;"><p>Web Editor</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="text-align:center;"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-7{ margin-bottom : 1rem;}</style><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none" style="border-radius:1000px;"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="300" title="jmartin" src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jmartin.jpeg" data-orig-src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jmartin.jpeg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-671" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jmartin-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jmartin.jpeg 300w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-10 fusion-text-no-margin" style="text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color5);"><p><strong>John Martin</strong></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-11" style="text-align:center;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;"><p>Contributing Editor</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="text-align:center;"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-8{ margin-bottom : 1rem;}</style><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none" style="border-radius:1000px;"><img decoding="async" width="300" height="300" title="alan" src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/alan.jpeg" data-orig-src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/alan.jpeg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-670" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20300%20300%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27300%27%20height%3D%27300%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/alan-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/alan.jpeg 300w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 300px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-12 fusion-text-no-margin" style="text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color5);"><p><strong>Alan Ehrenhalt</strong></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-13" style="text-align:center;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;"><p>Contributing Editor</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-8{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-8 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="text-align:center;"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-9{ margin-bottom : 1rem;}</style><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none" style="border-radius:1000px;"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" title="carl" src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/carl.jpg" data-orig-src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/carl.jpg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-667" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/carl-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/carl.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-14 fusion-text-no-margin" style="text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color5);"><p><strong>Carl Smith</strong></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-15" style="text-align:center;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;"><p>Senior Staff Writer</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="text-align:center;"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-10{ margin-bottom : 1rem;}</style><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-10 hover-type-none" style="border-radius:1000px;"><img decoding="async" width="1188" height="1188" title="jared" src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jared.png" data-orig-src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jared.png" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-666" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271188%27%20height%3D%271188%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201188%201188%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271188%27%20height%3D%271188%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jared-200x200.png 200w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jared-400x400.png 400w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jared-600x600.png 600w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jared-800x800.png 800w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/jared.png 1188w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-16 fusion-text-no-margin" style="text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color5);"><p><strong>Jared Brey</strong></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-17" style="text-align:center;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;"><p>Senior Staff Writer</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-10{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-10 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-10{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-10 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-10{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-10 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_5 1_5 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><div style="text-align:center;"><style>.fusion-imageframe.imageframe-11{ margin-bottom : 1rem;}</style><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-11 hover-type-none" style="border-radius:1000px;"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" title="Andi" src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Andi.jpg" data-orig-src="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Andi.jpg" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-643" srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20400%20400%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27400%27%20height%3D%27400%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Andi-200x200.jpg 200w, https://www.erepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/Andi.jpg 400w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 400px" /></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-18 fusion-text-no-margin" style="text-align:center;font-size:18px;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color5);"><p><strong>Andi Wong</strong></p> </div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-19" style="text-align:center;font-size:16px;line-height:1.4;"><p>Chief of Staff, Editorial</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-11{width:20% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-11 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-11{width:20% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-11 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-11{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-11 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.5rem;margin-left : 1.5rem;}}</style></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 3rem;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 4rem;padding-bottom : 3rem;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 4rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-right : 3rem;padding-left : 3rem;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="background-color: var(--awb-color6);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-style:solid;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start" style="max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><style type="text/css">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;"><h2 class="title-heading-left" style="margin:0;color:var(--awb-color5);">Reach</h2></div><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start" style="width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% / 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><style type="text/css">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><h2 class="title-heading-center" style="margin:0;color:var(--awb-color1);">3.7m+</h2></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-20" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color1);"><p>Annual Unique Visitors</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-2{width:25% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : .5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : .5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-2{width:25% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : .5rem;margin-left : .5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><style type="text/css">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><h2 class="title-heading-center" style="margin:0;color:var(--awb-color1);">308k+</h2></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-21" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color1);"><p>Monthly Visitors</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-3{width:25% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : .5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : .5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-3{width:25% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : .5rem;margin-left : .5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-3{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><style type="text/css">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-5{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><h2 class="title-heading-center" style="margin:0;color:var(--awb-color1);">93k+</h2></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-22" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color1);"><p>Social Media Followers</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-4{width:25% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : .5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : .5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-4{width:25% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : .5rem;margin-left : .5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><style type="text/css">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-6{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:0px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-6{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;"><h2 class="title-heading-center" style="margin:0;color:var(--awb-color1);">37k+</h2></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-23" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.4;color:var(--awb-color1);"><p>Newsletter Subscribers</p> </div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-5{width:25% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : .5rem;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : .5rem;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-5{width:25% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : .5rem;margin-left : .5rem;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-nested-column-5{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-nested-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}</style></div></div></div><style type="text/css">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-12{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-12 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 3.84%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-12{width:50% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-12 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 3.84%;margin-left : 3.84%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-12{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-12 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}</style></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column" style="background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;"><style type="text/css">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-7{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-7{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}</style><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two" style="margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;"><h2 class="title-heading-left" style="margin:0;color:var(--awb-color5);">Audience</h2></div><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start" style="width:104% !important;max-width:104% 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