Sam Corden is a Michigan native with a background in print, broadcast, and photo-journalism; publication design; and humanitarian policy writing. He enjoys working with clients on everything from journalistic pursuits to book edits.

In his free time, he's usually fly fishing, hiking, or tinkering with tools.

Sam earned his master's degree in Environmental Management from Yale University, where he was also named a 2019 Journalism Scholar.

Ally Glass-Katz got her start as an editorial intern at Random House and has served as a writer, editor, and teacher at Writopia, Austin Library Foundation, and Bat City Review.

She has taught creative writing to diverse groups of adults and children. She has written about feuding Arctic explorers for The Southern Review, concussions and college football for the Sewanee Review, ice climbers with disabilities for Sierra Magazine, caving for Shenandoah, Alaskan Reality TV for Michigan Quarterly Review, Alissa Nutting’s ‘Made for Love’ for The Cincinnati Review, and is at work on a novel.

Ally has a bachelor’s degree in English and Creative Writing from Bowdoin College and holds a master of fine arts degree in Creative Writing from the Michener Center in Austin, Texas.

Tyler Loveless is a non-fiction book editor with a rich portfolio of successful trade and academic projects. Specializing in book proposal development, Tyler has seen his clients successfully pitch and publish their manuscripts with HarperCollins, Hachette, NYU Press, MIT Press, Taylor & Francis, Zando, and more.

An insatiable researcher, Tyler frequently sources materials from the Library of Congress, the National Archives, and various university collections for his clients, and he is the author of multiple peer-reviewed journal articles.

Tyler earned a B.A. in Political Science and an M.A. in Philosophy from George Washington University. Originally from Mississippi, he lives and works in Washington, D.C.

Ben Gambuzza is a Brooklyn-based researcher, nonfiction book editor, and writer obsessed with finding needles in haystacks. Ben’s research clients have included Nathaniel Philbrick, Louis Menand, Carl Bernstein, Fawn Weaver, and the Associated Press.

As a developmental editor and book coach, Ben is especially interested in developing persuasive and marketable book proposals. He enjoys helping academics bring their ideas to a wider trade audience.

He writes for The Village Voice, The Brooklyn Rail, the New York Classical Review, and his Substack, Evenings With The Orchestra. A pianist, he hosts a live weekly classical music show, "The Best Is Noise," on Radio Free Brooklyn.

Ben earned a BA in English literature and music, with a minor in classics, from Trinity College and is a graduate of the Columbia Publishing Course.

Adrian Rivera is a book doctor, a research assistant, a transcriber, and a ghostwriter; he is a literary all-rounder in search of a better term to sum up his wide variety of editorial interests. He has served as the op-ed editor at the Yale Daily News and will be spending the next year at The New York Times Opinion Desk.

Adrian has a bachelor’s degree in History from Yale University.

Qres Milan Ephraim (pronounced “Caress”) is here for the story. She is a freelance writer, profiler, and voice-over artist who draws upon her past experience in the service industry and non-profit sector to celebrate achievement and perseverance in the face of adversity.

She is a proud first-generation American of Costa Rican and Antiguan descent and is the first in her family to earn a college degree. In her free time, Qres is a novice biker and voracious podcast listener.

Qres earned her M.A. in Communication Culture & Technology from Georgetown University and holds a B.A in Human Communication from California State University, Monterey Bay. She also is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

Ellen Adams is a developmental editor and researcher based in Washington D.C.

Ellen has a BA in History and American Studies from the University of Virginia and is currently pursuing a Master of Library & Information Science degree in Archives and Digital Curation at UMD. She specializes in historical research and especially enjoys working with authors on historical fiction.

Anna Fiorino is a copy editor and reporter based in Colorado and has several years of experience in the publishing industry.

Anna has a professional copy editing certificate from UC San Diego and a journalism degree from San Diego State University.

Madelyn Duffy has been closely involved with Open Boat Editing since its launch in 2006 and helps coordinate all projects internally.

A visual artist & designer based near Philadelphia, Madelyn enjoys creating and improving web design, cover art, logos, animations, and other graphic design elements for authors and others through Open Boat.

Madelyn has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Film/Digital Video from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Cynthia is an organizational specialist who focuses on creating systems, structures, and work flows that just work. With 20 years of educational leadership, Cynthia has leveraged her experience to help keep the back end of Open Boat moving smoothly. In her free time, Cynthia is usually found supporting social justice around the Kansas City metro area.

Cynthia received her bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education from Kansas State University and her masters in School Administration/Leadership from Fort Hays State University. The final frontier of her schooling is to take her ABD and transform it into an official PhD.

Jen Young is integral to strategy, organization, and operations for Open Boat Editing. She deeply enjoys the time she spends on Open Boat, surrounded by the written word and usually accompanied by her cat. She and Evelyn are married and live in Washington D.C.

Jen holds bachelor's degrees in Communication as well as Government and Politics from the University of Maryland and a master's degree in Communication, Culture, and Technology from Georgetown University.