Warren has spent the last 12 years in the media industry, and was the first to join the team at Patch.  Prior to Patch he was Vice President of Material Media, publisher of niche content sites including Babble.com.  Previously he was Director of Magazine Publishing for Gannett in Westchester, NY, where he was responsible for 40+ local and regional titles.  Prior to that he held various executive positions at Morris Communications Corporation, including Group General Manager of nine local newspapers, magazines and online news and information sites between Aspen and Vail, Colorado.  Warren graduated from St. Lawrence University with a BA in English.  

Warren grew up in a small Patch town on Cape Cod and would almost always prefer to be on a boat.  In his earlier life he worked as a sailboat captain based on the Cape and Martha’s Vineyard, and when he’s not at Patch he can be found somewhere around 18° 19' 60 N, 64° 37' 0 W.

Brian was Editor-in-Chief of Time Out New York magazine before coming to Patch. Before that he worked for a variety of publications both online and off, including Details magazine, New York Magazine, and the old, dearly departed Sidewalk.com. He has written for numerous publications, from the New York Times magazine to Harper's Bazaar. He graduated from Bowdoin College and got an MFA in creative writing at Columbia University so he could put his novel in a drawer with distinction. He lives in Manhattan with his beautiful wife, adorable son, angelic daughter and the world's most dog-like cat. He’s proud as hell of what the Patch team has built. You can reach him at brian@patch.com.

Mark leads AOL Local’s efforts to develop and execute all revenue streams for Patch and Mapquest.

Most recently, Mark was CEO of Outside.in, which was acquired by Patch earlier in 2011. Outside.in was a leading hyperlocal platform that organized the web around neighborhoods for consumers, publishers and advertisers across the country. Prior to Outside.in, Mark was President and CMO of Seevast Corp, which builds and operates proprietary and publisher ad networks.

Before that, Mark held various positions at About.com, including General Manager and Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. Mark was a founding member of Cone Interactive's new media practice, where he managed marketing and communications for pioneering Internet media businesses, including About.com and iVillage.com.

Mark graduated from Skidmore College with a BA with honors in psychology.

Mark was born in a Patch town and now lives in another Patch town with his wife and three boys.

Andrew is in charge of Directory at Patch. Before joining Patch, he served as Director of Digital Media for CBS College Sports, where he managed content and revenue partnerships across many of the company's digital properties as well as oversaw several business units, including U-Wire, a wire service powered by student journalists at over than 800 colleges and universities. Prior to CBS, Andrew worked for American Express and MetLife. Andrew spent most of his early professional life on a ladder with a squeegee washing windows door-to-door in New Jersey.

Andrew holds an MBA from the University of Michigan and a BA from Connecticut College. He drinks copious amounts of coffee, loves his wife, two kids and Led Zeppelin, and will defend New Jersey's honor to the death.

Prior to joining Patch, William was a member of Lehman Brothers' Media and Communications investment banking practice, where he worked on a range of acquisitions and financings for online and offline media companies, fixed and mobile satellite operators, and wireless communications providers.   He also spent time as a media & publishing focused strategy consultant at startup consulting firm Mainspring (acquired by IBM) and at Deloitte Consulting.

Outside of work, you'll find him spending time with his wonderful and beautiful wife Jessica, following Formula One auto racing, or listening to the splendiferous sounds of Gold Leader.

William holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an AB from Princeton University.

John has been working in media for the last 10 years, as both an entrepreneur and in various leadership capacities. Prior to joining Patch, he started his own company focused on SaaS solutions for pet owners and pet service providers. He was previously at Yahoo!HotJobs, where he served as VP Business Operations, responsible for securing the Yahoo! Newspaper Partnership agreement.  He also served as VP Finance at Yahoo!HotJobs, where he led the HotJobs post-acquisition integration efforts.

John holds a BBA from The University of Texas at Austin. Hook 'em!

Michelle heads up the People department for Patch. She has held various HR and recruiting roles at interactive agencies including Razorfish and Rosetta, and has run the HR arms of media companies JupiterMedia and InfoWorld Media Group. Michelle's roles have found her living on both coasts and traveling internationally to manage recruiting, training and other critical human resource functions. Her specialties include employee relations, executive coaching and performance management.

Michelle has a BS in Political Science from the University of Arizona. A native California girl, you will find her on a Caribbean island - with no cell phone service - for part of every summer. Michelle lives in Connecticut with her husband, son and dog - and she lives on Dunkin Donuts iced tea year-round.

Sophia has spent the last 11 years recruiting and managing teams for Fox Interactive Media, TV Guide, Disney ABC Media Networks, Time Inc and Accenture, where she has helped organizations scale and driven talent pool development for key business build-outs.  She recently relocated back to NYC after spending a year in Los Angeles, and contends that there’s no place as spontaneous as New York.  A native of Boston, Sophia is a card carrying Red Sox and Patriots fan.  She lives in Manhattan with her fiancé, Shane, and her dog Poopsie.  Sophia holds a B.A. in Comparative Literature and Classical Studies from Hamilton College.

Janine heads up Communications at Patch. Before joining the team, she held a senior public relations role at CNN and HLN, where she developed, executed, and oversaw PR strategies for programming, talent, events, and the CNN Heroes initiative. Prior to that, she managed public relations for MTV, including News + Docs programming, pro-social initiatives (Choose or Lose, Fight For Your Rights!), and events (MTV Movie Awards, VMAs).  She also led communications for Shapiro Productions, an Emmy- and Oscar-winning documentary production company in Los Angeles.

Janine has a BS in Writing from Syracuse University's Newhouse School of Public Communications. She thinks she's a better drummer than she actually is, wants to be buried alive in popcorn so she can eat her way out, and is convinced she still may get taller someday. Reach Janine with media inquiries at janine@patch.com.

Most recently, as CTO of NYC based startup, Outside.in, Rob led the development of a search based platform to massively scale the aggregation, analysis and delivery of hyperlocal news and information.

Prior to Outside.in, Rob was the Director of Application Development at Digital Railroad where he spent the majority of his 'hands on' time innovating in the area of image search while leading the development team to build and maintain an online archival, sales and marketing platform for professional photographers. Rob has previously led application development at HUGE and Intrasphere where he was responsible for the strategic direction of technology for clients such as iVillage/NBC, Pfizer and Scholastic. A veteran of the New York City start-up scene, Rob developed his early passion for innovative technology and scalable web based architectures at BlueTip and Nicholson, NY.

Rob holds a Bachelor’s degree in computer science and mathematics from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Rob is an active member of the nautical community around the port town of Northport, Long Island and holds a current United States Coast Guard OUPV captain’s license.