TripSavvy Editors

We’re a team of experienced writers and editors who obsessively scour the retail landscape (both online and off) to find the best products for your life. Besides being experts in our fields, having worked for brands like TripAdvisor, Travel & Leisure, and Amazon—we’re consumers too—and we personally have a passion for products and services that make your life easier.

Experience

Tory Brangham, Head of Commerce

Tory joined the commerce team at Dotdash in 2017 after three years of overseeing lifestyle content for About.com and ultimately launching The Spruce. Tory brings over twenty years of retail and digital publishing experience to Dotdash—having worked most recently at Amazon and Quidsi (Diapers.com, Soap.com) and before that she enjoyed a long tenure at iVillage. She combines her years as a Merchandise Director with her experience in editorial content to create a best in class commerce team of editors and writers all working in concert to help our users make their best purchase decisions. Tory received her BA from Colgate University.

Julia Warren, Director of Product Testing

Julia joined the commerce team in May 2018 and brings with her a decade of experience working in the digital publishing industry. Prior to working at Dotdash, Julia was a freelance commerce writer and the editorial producer at TravelandLeisure.com, where she managed the site’s sponsorship initiatives. Her work has appeared online for What to Expect, Food & Wine, Martha Stewart’s Everyday Food, and This Old House. Julia received her BS in food science from Cornell University and graduated from the culinary arts program at the International Culinary Center.

Taysha Murtaugh, Senior Lifestyle Editor, Product Testing

Prior to joining Dotdash in February 2019, Taysha was the Lifestyle Editor at Country Living and Woman’s Day, where her work was featured throughout the Hearst network. She has served as a lifestyle expert for publications and received a nod from The New York Times for her original reporting. From her first gig at Meredith’s Better Homes and Gardens to her time at Martha Stewart Weddings, Taysha has spent her career creating and editing content across a range of lifestyle topics. She hails from the Midwest, received her BS in Journalism at Iowa State University, and currently resides in New York City.

Chelsea Stuart, Lifestyle Editor, Product Testing

Chelsea has been with Dotdash since May 2018. Before joining the team, she was an editorial assistant and staff writer at Jetsetter, a TripAdvisor company where she drove the company’s commerce initiative publishing destination-specific packing guides, travel accessory roundups, and the like. Prior to that, she was also a freelance contributor to online travel outlets like Matador Network. Chelsea received a BA in Writing, Literature and Publishing from Emerson College and sailed with Semester at Sea in Fall 2013.

Avery Stone, Associate Editor, Product Testing

Avery has been with Dotdash since September 2018. Before joining the team, Avery worked as an associate digital editor at the luxury magazine DEPARTURES covering travel, food, and culture. She has also worked as a staff writer at For the Win (USA TODAY Sports) as well as a news and trends reporter at HuffPost. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications including Elle, Billboard, Noisey (VICE), Travel + Leisure, PAPER, Lenny Letter, and more. Avery received a BA in English Literature from Amherst College.

Mary Kate Hoban, Associate Editor, Product Testing

Mary Kate joined Dotdash in December 2018. Previously, Mary Kate worked as an assistant editor at American Media Inc. where she covered fashion and beauty for Life & Style, In Touch Weekly, and Closer magazines. She has also worked as an entertainment news editor at Elite Daily and a social media account manager at Socialfly, an agency specializing in strategy and content for clients in the hospitality, fashion, and lifestyle industries. Mary Kate received a BA in Journalism from The University of Georgia.

Hana Maeda, Associate Commerce Editor

Hana joined Dotdash in October 2018 and brings editorial experience in the lifestyle, health, and parenting space. Prior to joining the commerce team, Hana was an editorial intern for Bustle Digital Group, covering lifestyle content for Romper. She also worked for XO Group Inc. as an intern for The Bump, where she worked on baby gift guides and product reviews. Hana received her BS in Magazine Journalism from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.

Mallory Leibowitz, Senior Revenue Product Manager

Mallory joined Dotdash in 2016 and has been the product manager for commerce since it was a small team. She previously worked at The Atlantic magazine, where she managed the creation of branded content digital experiences for brands such as Jaguar, H&M, TIAA, and National Geographic. Mallory received her BS in Marketing and minor in Web Design from the University of Florida.

Jordan Provost, Commerce Photographer

Jordan Provost has been with Dotdash since November 2018. Prior to joining the team, Jordan worked as a producer, art director, and freelance photographer shooting interiors, stills, and food for various branding firms and magazines. She brings with her 15 years of photographic experience. Most recently, Jordan worked as the Photography Director at Landor Associates before moving to West Africa to teach photography. She received a BS in Photo Illustration from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and a BA in Cultural Anthropology from the Maxwell School of Citizenship at Syracuse University.

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About TripSavvy and Dotdash

TripSavvy writers are on-the-ground experts — they speak the local language, know how to catch their city’s tram, train or bus, and definitely have tabs on the best of everything in town, from cocktail to kids’ menu. And since the world changes every day, your travel guide should, too. Our dedicated team of editors is regularly reviewing our library to perform updates on thousands of articles per month. If you see something that doesn’t seem up to date, please let us know by emailing us at contact@tripsavvy.com.

TripSavvy is part of the Dotdash publishing family. For more than 20 years, Dotdash brands have been helping people find answers, solve problems, and get inspired. We are one of the top-20 largest content publishers on the Internet according to comScore, a leading Internet measurement company, and reach more than 30% of the U.S. population every month. Our brands collectively have won more than 20 industry awards in the last year alone and, most recently, Dotdash was named Publisher of the Year by Digiday, a leading industry publication.