About Us

Situated against the scenic backdrop of the Cascade Mountains, the cities of Issaquah and Sammamish sport million dollar homes, vast greenbelts, and charming downtowns. The average household incomes in both of these cities rank among the top 16 wealthiest zip codes in the Greater Seattle area. Residents participate actively in their communities and look to the friendly tabloid format of the Issaquah and Sammamish Reporter every Friday for local news and information. Bordering Issaquah to the north lies Sammamish - a family-friendly city whose residents enjoy a quality lifestyle. Luxury homes and townhomes are nestled along the scenic shores of Lake Sammamish and above on the Plateau. The majority of residents are affluent, educated homeowners who carefully protect the natural beauty of their environment. The city of Sammamish has a small business community located amidst its two shopping centers.

Your Community News Team

	Creative Designer Marie Callender 425-391-0363, ext. 4050	Marie Callender has worked for the Reporter newspapers since July 2007 and joined the Issaquah and Sammamish Reporters as the creative ad designer in September 2007. She brings nearly 20 years of graphic design knowledge and experience, print and multimedia, to the newspapers.
	Editor Craig Groshart 425-453-4233	Craig Groshart has been editor of the Issaquah and Sammamish Reporter since 2009. He has worked at dailies and weeklies in the Northwest for more than 30 years.
	Assistant editor Kevin Endejan 425-391-0363, ext. 5054	Kevin Endejan covered high school and community sports for Issaquah and Sammamish from the paper's launch in September 2007. At the start of 2012, he moved over to the assistant editor position where he covers business and community news. Kevin has worked for newspapers in Washington and California for the past nine years.
	Advertising Manager Sally Cravens 425-391-0363	Sally Cravens joined the Issaquah-Sammamish Reporter as Advertising Sales Manager in August 2011. She brings more than 20 years of newspaper background in both editorial and advertising and was a publisher of her own community newspaper for about 15 years. She understands the importance of a strong partnership between our readers and advertisers and hopes they find the Reporter as a tool of communication as well as their source for community news.
	Staff Writer Celeste Gracey 425-391-0363	Celeste Gracey came to the Issaquah|Sammamish Reporter in Fall 2010 as the city, business and community reporter in Issaquah. With a love for enterprise journalism, she first got her start at a sister paper, the Renton Reporter. She studied journalism at the University of Washington, graduating in 2008.