Meghan Murphy

Editor-in-Chief/Lead Designer
Co-Founder

Meghan makes pretty things and has long hair. Hearts cats.

As Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, Meghan curates the aesthetic and voice for the magazine. Her primary responsibility is to stalk incredibly talented artists and writers and beg them to submit their work. If you find an email from her in your inbox, please be nice to her and give her everything she asks of you. As the lead designer for Paper Darts, her duties include illustrating content and making the website and print magazine as pretty as possible.

In real life, Meghan works from a very small desk in Minneapolis as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer.

email:  meghan@paperdarts.org 
twitter: @cloudcarvings

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Jamie Millard

Executive Director
Co-Founder

Jamie mostly tells people where to sit. Then tweets about it.

As Co-Founder and Executive Director of Paper Darts, Jamie brings to the octopus her delight for big picture, strategic planning, and results oriented action plans--ultimately working to strengthen and build capacity for the arts sector. When not working on Paper Darts, Jamie executes communications and marketing initiatives for the Charities Review Council, a leading organization in ensuring nonprofit excellence, and she also serves on the Board of Directors for the Young Nonprofit Professionals Network. When not co-collaborating on new, exciting ventures (which is rare), you’ll find Jamie walking her dogs or drooling over the newest tech gadget or video game.

email: jamie@paperdarts.org
twitter: @jjmillard

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Courtney Algeo

Editorial Director

Courtney has red hair, tattoos. Totes Adorb.

As editorial director at Paper Darts, Courtney Algeo gets to read each and every piece that is submitted for potential publication. Whether the work is published or not, each piece lives on in her mind as an exceptional experience. 

Well-known throughout the Twin Cities as a literarti celebrity, in her non-PD working hours Courtney is the full-time Marketing Coordinator at The Loft Literary Center and writes the weekly column Lit Lyfe for the Twin Cities Daily Planet.

email: courtney@paperdarts.org
twitter: @IceCrmSocialite

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Holly Harrison

Senior Editor and Community Manager

Holly wears glasses, wields commas. Likes flowers?

Holly's dual role at Paper Darts combines the solitary and pseudo-social. As senior editor, she copyedits all print and online content, weighs in on everything that comes through the slush pile, and helps to mold Paper Darts through developmental edits and solicitations. As community manager, Holly steers Paper Darts' social media ship—tweeting, Facebooking, and mistaking Internet engagement for actually meeting people. By day, Holly is the Communications and Accounts Manager at Lake Street Council. When not working or Paper Darting, she lines her wallet with freelance writing and editing and is as likely to pick up a video game in her downtime as a book. Maybe a bit more likely to pick up a video game than a book, truth be told.

email: holly@paperdarts.org
twitter: @hollharris

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Matt Beachey

Marketing Intern

As Marketing Intern, Matt's job involves making you smile, hate, and love Paper Darts. Matt Beachey is catlike. Not in terms of grace or poise, but more in the way that cats prefer to lay in the sun most of the time. Basically a house cat. But he resists these slothful urges with a self-implemented Tom Cat demeanor, which calls him to explore his neighborhood and beyond. One day he wandered up to the Paper Darts headquarters (doesn’t actually exist, don’t go looking for it) and found a cozy stoop to nap on. When he awoke, a bowl of milk was left out for him. Now he returns often.

email: matt@paperdarts.org
twitter: @McBeachey

Regan Smith

Co-Founder/Contributing Editor

Regan writes stuff. Primarily about Cheetos. Also, Alf.

As a Co-Founder and Contributing Editor of Paper Darts, Regan writes original articles, interviews, blogs, and more both online and in print.

Regan's personal writing has appeared in City Pages, The Hairpin, and  mnartists Access+ENGAGE, among others. She was chosen as the Audience Choice Winner in the Vita.mn Summer Stories Contest 2011.

Check out regansmith.co for more!

email: regan@paperdarts.org
twitter: @regglandsbest

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