Ryan Joe
Editorial Assistant - Speech Tech Magazine

I graduated from UCLA with a BA in English and have completed coursework for my MFA from Columbia. Like Lauren, I write features and case studies for the print edition of the magazine. I contribute heavily to the FYI and author the new Overheard/Underheard column, which premiered in the March issue. I enjoy comics, novels, creepy country music, and pints of Stella. I also enjoy speech technology. I can be reached at rjoe@infotoday.com

I promised a few weeks ago that I’d post some sort of info about Ryan and myself. So, I’m pulling some photos from the Interwebs to give you more info about us. Ryan’s post will come later today or tomorrow.

Lauren Shopp
Assistant Editor - Speech Tech Magazine

I graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism this past May. Somehow, I ended up in New York by June, and got a job with Speech Tech a few days later. I’ve been at the magazine since mid-June, and am in charge of editing the magazine’s “FYI” section, writing a feature, news stories, and case studies each month, in addition to Web news and this here blog. I’m also our go-to for SpeechTechMag.com’s new TTS project, powered by Loquendo. More on that later! I’m 23, live in Brooklyn, and spend my downtime hanging out with my foster cats, reading like crazy, and impersonating characters from the musical Fiddler on the Roof. Fun fact: I can play the electric harp with a whammy board. I can be contacted at lshopp@infotoday.com.