Laura Douglas Brown

Editor and co-founder

Laura Douglas-Brown is an award-winning writer and editor with more than 10 years of experience covering LGBT local and national stories. She joined the staff of Southern Voice as an intern in 1997 and served as its editor from 2006 until the newspaper closed in 2009. She launched GA Voice, along with Chris Cash, in 2010 to insure that Georgia’s LGBT community always has a “voice.” She is a card-carrying member of the PTA and at last count had 84 empty Diet Coke cans on her desk. [email protected]

Chris Cash

Publisher and co-founder

Chris Cash founded Southern Voice in 1988 and served as its publisher until selling the newspaper to Window Media in 1997. When Southern Voice closed in 2009 she launched GA Voice along with Douglas-Brown. Her proudest accomplishment since launching GA Voice is the partnership forged between the newspaper and the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau. She is the grandmother of one perfect child, a mediocre golfer and an amateur musician who sounds way too much like her distant cousin, Johnny Cash. [email protected]

Tim Boyd

Associate publisher

Tim Boyd, who has more than 25 years of experience in retail and sales, was tapped early on by Cash and Douglas-Brown to lead the advertising and business teams of GA Voice. He worked as a sales executive for Southern Voice in the early 1990’s before purchasing his Virginia-Highland store, Metropolitan Deluxe, which he grew to a chain of 11 stores throughout the southeast. Boyd’s French bulldog, Sophia, is the unofficial office dog. She is cute, crazy and looking. [email protected]

Dyana Bagby

Deputy editor

Dyana Bagby interviewed for her first reporting job at the Herald-Citizen wearing a skirt and pumps. She still got the job and went on to cover everything from death penalty trials to county fair board meetings.  In 2001, she moved from Cookeville, Tenn., to Atlanta and went to work for the Gwinnett Daily Post working the cops beat and also feature reporting. She found her dream job with Southern Voice in 2004 and worked there until it closed in 2009. In 2010 she came on board as Deputy Editor of GA Voice- her second dream job. [email protected]

Bo Shell

Art director

Bo Shell started as an intern with Southern Voice in the summer of 2005. His skills were such that it did not take long before he was named art director of David and worked on both publications until they folded. When he is not designing he watches trashy TV and plays music. If you see him, buy him a drink. Bo is from Milledgeville, GA. Enough said. [email protected]

Ryan Watkins

Web manager

Ryan Watkins began his career in publishing as a writer with print news outlets, magazines and content-driven websites. As the publishing landscape turned more digital, Watkins changed his focus to digital content management. Another staff member with tenure at Southern Voice, Watkins is responsible for GA Voice’s website maintenance, content uploads, social media and all things web-related. A new father, he still finds time to read, camp and watch Manchester United FC matches. [email protected]

Marshall Graham

Sales manager

In 2001 Marshall Graham became the top producing sales representative for Gay Community Yellow Pages, exceeding all previous records for the next five years. With a strong background in advertising sales and a focus on networking, she laid the groundwork for GA Voice in the Atlanta LGBT business community. With a degree in Journalism, Graham became the first female sports reporter for the college TV station at UNC Chapel Hill. [email protected]

Anne Clarke

Sales associate

Anne Clarke comes to GA Voice with over 25 years experience in the media industry, most recently with Gannett Media in the Atlanta market.  After college, Anne published parenting magazines then went on to start the International Guest Guides (travel magazines) in multiple states and overseas which included the South Beach Guide, St. Thomas Guide, Monterey Peninsula Guide, Pebble Beach Magazine and 127 other titles.  The travel magazines led her to the online publishing of hotelguide.net, DiningGuide.com and related ventures in television and radio.  Her advertising firm, The Clarke Agency, will represent the GA Voice properties for sales and marketing.
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