Julie Koerber

Publisher/Editor

Before joining YVW in '05, Julie spent 12 years as an award-winning reporter and anchor for KTVQ-2. She loves sharing people’s stories. Since 1996, she's been a tireless advocate for children in foster care, helping start Montana’s first TV adoption awareness campaign and the Heart Gallery of Yellowstone County. The work earned her the U.S. Congressional Angels in Adoption Award. She’s been in the publishing role since 2018 and is proud to lead Billings' most read magazine. 

Laura Bailey

Special Section Editor/Social Media/Writer

After almost a decade writing for daily newspapers, Laura took a leap of faith and launched a full-time freelance career. She balances writing deadlines with excursions into the Absaroka Beartooth Wilderness along with fishing and floating trips on nearby rivers and streams. 

Ed Kemmick

Writer/Copy Editor 

Ed worked for newspapers in St. Paul, Minn., Butte, Anaconda and Billings, spending more than 20 years at the Billings Gazette as an editor, reporter and columnist. In 2011, he published a collection of journalism and essays, “the Big Sky, By and By.” 

Virginia Bryan

Writer

Virginia Bryan is a freelance writer and Director of ArtWalk Downtown Billings. She has written extensively about our region’s artists, culture, history and women. 

Kay Erickson

Writer

Kay has spent her professional career in public relations and broadcast news, currently at Yellowstone Public Radio. Her journalism degree is from Northern Illinois University. Her passions include her family, sports, and food Her mom and an aunt  taught her the finer points of cooking and instilled a love of good food and family mealtime.  

Karen Grosz

Writer

Growing up in the shadow of Mt. Rushmore gave Karen an appreciation of high ideals. Living in Alaska for 25 years gave her a frontier spirit. Life in Montana finds her building community. A self-described “multipotentialite,” she loves coaching others with her business, Canvas Creek Team Building.

Linda Halstead Acharya

Writer

A long-time resident of the Columbus area, Linda Halstead-Acharya enjoys spending time and learning from her rural neighbors. She has a degree in wildlife biology but for the past 25 years has pursued a career sharing other people’s stories in print. She loves riding, writing and traveling. 

Cydney Hoefle

Writer

A fourth generation Montanan, Cydney was raised on a ranch on the banks of the Yellowstone River where an appreciation of the outdoors was fostered. She and her husband raised three children in Billings and are now the proud grandparents of three. The best part of any of her days is time spent with Jesus, family, friends, a good book or capturing someone’s story in words. 

Karen Kinser

Writer

Karen enjoys retirement with her husband, Michael, in Joliet. She revels in travel, hiking, gardening, growing grapes, winemaking, literary landmarks and seeking restaurants mentioned in novels - just to see if they exist - as she continues her quest for the perfect margarita. 

Sue Olp

Writer

Sue Olp worked for many years as a reporter at the Billings Gazette, covering everything from healthcare and education to county government, tribal issues and plenty of human-interest stories. Now retired, she is a freelance writer and enjoys gardening, reading and spending time with her family, including her grandchildren. 

Trish Scozzari

Writer

Trish enjoys freelance writing while still helping the YVW sales team build meaningful business partnerships. Her writing has been on the pages of YVW since 2005. She and her husband, Ray, enjoy traveling the state and love their title of grandparents. 

Vicki Lynn Terpstra

Writer

With nearly a decade long career in retail, Vicki-Lynn has cultivated a true passion for fashion. Even though her day job involves event planning and social media for the largest insurance agency in the Northwest, she uses her style and industry know-how to help keep women in the Yellowstone Valley looking their best.  

Rachel Jennings

Writer

Rachel is a self described “Junker,” who not only loves all things old, but LOVES the challenge of trying to make something new out of each find. While she is a Hair Stylist by day, in her off time you can often find her covered in paint, trying to repurpose something she’s found. 

Karli Bies

Karli is a registered dietitian nutritionist whose passion is not only food and nutrition but working with clients on their overall health. She loves helping make changes that are sustainable and helping to create healthy relationships with all foods. 

Jill Riley

Writer 

Jill Riley is a compassionate, creative, and mildly irreverent storyteller. While she often focuses her writing on the messy world of mental illness and faith, she has a deep gift connecting with others and sharing their stories on a deeper level. She's also a talented crafter and artist who loves to develop that side of her life as well. 

Julie Lovell

Writer

Julie is a former Billings news anchor who loves sharing positive news stories. After spending a decade in Georgia, her family is happy to back home in Montana. When she’s not writing, you’ll find her volunteering for special needs organizations, stretching her faith and getting reacquainted with the joys of life under the Big Sky!