Jenna Atchison
Editor and Co-Founder
Jenna co-founded LA Home Magazine and Focus Media Agency, ten years ago with Mark Castellino and Andrew Waldman. A graduate of Harvard University, Jenna currently serves as the CTO and Editor for both LA Home Magazine and LAxSF, positioning herself as a seasoned entrepreneur and a recognized authority in design and style. She is passionate about storytelling in print and digital publishing, skillfully amplifying diverse voices to create compelling content that resonates with a broad audience. Jenna has excelled in various roles throughout her career, including creative director, board member, brand ambassador, cooking show personality, and editor for numerous technology firms, publications, and philanthropic organizations. She divides her time between Los Angeles and San Francisco, where she resides with her husband and their three sons.
Heidi Miller
Guest Editor
Heidi Miller is a freelance writer and producer zealously focused on the creative arts, lifestyle, skincare, cosmetic and fitness industries. She is in the midst of finishing her first novel as well as working several screenplays. Originally hailing from Essex Junction, Vermont, she has lived, worked and thrived in Los Angeles for the past two decades. She served as not only writer but also Guest Editor for this issue.
Kelly Woyan
Writer
Kelly is an author of three books, a producer, freelance writer, and television personality. She has appeared on Martha Stewart Living and The Today Show, as well as in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, New York Times, The Guardian and others. Kelly is also a feature film and documentary producer in Los Angeles. She received her Masters in Professional Writing from University of California and she lives in Southern California with her five children.
Shaun Lang
Photographer
Shaun Lang is a Los Angeles based commercial advertising photographer who began his career in documentary/adventure motorsports photography. His projects have taken him to Australia, New Zealand, India, UAE, and South America (ask him about the time he collapsed from altitude sickness on his motorcycle at 15,500ft. crossing the Andes). His work has appeared in Ultimate Motorcycling Magazine, Dirt Rider, Elle, Elle Girl, Glamourous, LA Home, and Sakura Magazine.
Irwin Miller
Content Development Editor
In addition to being a partner at Gensler, Irwin Miller’s polymathic abilities include cooking, painting, photography and creating compelling and evocative social media content. His true passion lies in the collaboration with other artists and his most recent projects include award-winning stop-motion animated films. He has recently come on board as LA Home’s Content Development Editor
Meeno Peluce
Photographer
Photographer, filmmaker, father, delighted husband and quasi-farmer steeped in urban homestead husbandry, Meeno’s an LA man who makes his art out of the elements that surround him, be it in Hollywood or the old parts of Hanoi. He likes language, broken or shining but always verging toward song, and digs the visual branding he gets to do with rock stars, actors, politicians, magazines, and companies of all persuasions. He likes to travel the world with his wife and kids, taking pictures of everything.
Laura Hamilton
Photographer
Laura is a photographer living in Portola Valley, California. She loves light and playing with kiddos. She is always creating and keeping up to date with the latest Disney movie or funny jokes for kids of all ages- even Dads. She really loves connecting with her clients and making sure they all create the best images possible.
Mark Castellino and Andrew Waldman
CO-FOUNDERS
Felica Kaplan
COPY EDITOR
Jessica Isaac, Shaun Lang, Irwin Miller, Meeno Peluce
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Jaye Buchbinder, Elif Cercel, Heidi Miller, Kelly Woyan
WRITERS