meet our team

Prior to Revelist, April edited Business Insider's lifestyle vertical and was the managing editor of Jane Pratt’s beauty site, xoVain. She is passionate about uplifting women everywhere in ways big and small. Her heroes are Nora Ephron and Don Draper.

Melissa "Mel" Stanger wrote for Levo League and Business Insider before joining Revelist as the senior lifestyle reporter. She covers sex and dating, travel, and food and drink, and is especially devoted to getting more women interested in (and drinking!) craft beer. In her spare time, she volunteers with female writers' mentoring organization Girls Write Now. A graduate of Sarah Lawrence College, Mel currently lives in Brooklyn.

Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Alle comes to Revelist by way of xoVain, Daily Makeover, and StyleCaster. She has dedicated her life to truth, justice, and perfect lipstick. Alle lives in Brooklyn with her boyfriend and dog, and kindly invites you to get on her level.

Evette Dionne is Revelist's senior news and identity editor. She is a Black Feminist culture writer, editor, and scholar. Her work on race, feminism, and popular culture has been published in multiple publications, including the New York Times, Bitch Magazine, and Refinery29.

Lauren Gordon got her start as the assistant editor at a local publication in her hometown of Philadelphia called Philadelphia Row Home Magazine. It was there she quickly discovered her love of food and writing. After taking the leap to NYC, she began working at The Daily Meal as the Entertain Editor, and she eventually took on the role of Managing Editor. Lauren loves to write about body positivity, puppies, people and of course food. She has an intense amount of Philly pride and can often be found on her couch in Brooklyn crafting.

Maria Fischer is a professional celebrity stalker — or more formally, Revelist's entertainment reporter. After graduating from Ohio University, Maria moved to New York City and took on reporting positions with Us Weekly and Yahoo! Celebrity. Career highlights include one-on-one interviews with Ryan Reynolds, Emmy Rossum, and her idol Paris Hilton. Maria also covered the 2016 VMAs, where she accidentally bumped into Amber Rose's shoulder and witnessed Drake get snubbed by Rihanna. Maria is obsessed with the early 2000s but will pretty much only listen to music by The Weeknd.

Jessica Torres is a plus-size blogger, body positive advocate, and stylist. A journalism graduate of New York's Lehman College, her mission is to help fuel the worldwide body acceptance movement, make plus-size fashion fun, and look super edgy while doing it.

Mary Anderson is a fashion reporter at Revelist who was previously at GQ and produced videos with Elle and Harper's Bazaar at Hearst Digital Media. She's created documentaries, research papers, and countless articles about the intersection of fashion and culture. A self-proclaimed fashion nerd, she moved to New York City after graduate school for journalism at Syracuse University's Newhouse School and before that graduated from Rice University in Houston. Always looking for the best Southern food, she is happy to call New York City home.

Nicola Dall'Asen is a stereotypical Virgo and middle child who is probably maintaining her eyebrows at this very moment. She's a journalism graduate from the University of Missouri, and she's just as dedicated to beauty and body positivity as she is proper comma placement and slaughtering the patriarchy. Can be spotted wearing nothing but black, drinking an iced coffee the size of her head, and screaming, "I love you," at dogs on the street.

Brittany started her professional career in the PR industry as an account coordinator for fashion and beauty clients. After reaffirming editorial was her true passion, she interned for Business Insider's lifestyle vertical and then landed at Revelist as thier lifestyle intern. Many studio hours later earned her the assistant producer role. When Brittany isn't filming or photographing you can find her either lifting weights or wine glasses. Or eating cheese.

Nicole Bansen is a Long Island (Lawn-Guyland) native and journalism graduate from Stony Brook University. While at SBU, she was the Arts and Entertainment Editor for The Statesman. Nicole is no stranger to Revelist as she used to be the video intern. She loves bringing stories to life with moving images and would gladly spend all day shooting and editing. When she isn’t waiting for Adobe Premiere to render, she enjoys spending quality time with her cat.

Originally from New Jersey, Alexa D'Argenio landed at Revelist by way of BuzzFeed. After working in television for several years, she realized that digital and social media was her passion, and decided to take the leap. Alexa is dedicated to finding inspiring stories that help uplift the spirits of people across the Internet. When she isn't hunting for leads, you can find her making GoPro and recipe videos or with her nose in a book. Alexa is inspired by Eleanor Roosevelt and Leslie Knope and firmly believes that a good laugh can cure anything.