Amanda "Kamanda" Finkl - Tucson, AZ. Kamanda skates for Tucson Roller Derby. She is also a first grade teacher and amateur photographer. You can see her photos as amandafinkl.com.
Bonnie D. Stroir - San Diego, CA. Bonnie started roller derby with the LA Derby Dolls in 2003. She's the coach and founder of the San Diego Derby Dolls (est. 2005). She has taught classes at Rollercon, and contributes to Blood & Thunder Magazine with her Skills & Drills column.
Christine "Madame Furie" Hennessey - East Texas. Three years ago, Christine "Madame Furie" Hennessey, a native New Yorker, traded in the East coast for East Texas. She currently skates with the Nacogdoches Rollergirls, a fledging league in the middle of nowhere. Chrissy spends her time off the track earning a Master's degree in Library Science, being walked by her 106 pound mutt Seamus, and working on her first novel, which promises to be an instant cult classic. More of her writing can be found at christinehennessey.blogspot.com.
Crackerjack - Madison, WI. Crackerjack is the fearless leader of the Mad Rollin' Dolls, of Madison, WI. She doesn't drink, smoke or stay out late. She doesn't talk out of turn or drop the f-bomb. She calls her parents every day, looks both ways when crossing the street, and never runs with scissors. Crackerjack for President.
Dustin Glebe - Riedell Skates. Dustin is the sales and marketing manager for Riedell, the leading manufacturer of roller skating boots since 1945.
Gil Leora - Chicago, IL. Gil Leora has been a photographer for the last seventeen years. After being picked up for stealing hubcaps and landing in jail, he ran into some of the Windy City Rollers. The girls beat the crap out of him and made him thier bitch and then they invited him to come and shoot for them. He's had a blast and can't say enough about how cool the Windy City Rollers are. (Or else he'll get beat up again). You can see more of his stuff at: www.gilleora.com
Ivanna S. Pankin - Sin City Rollergirls. Ivanna owns and operates Sin City Skates in Las Vegas, NV and skates for the Sin City Rollergirls. She founded Arizona Roller Derby in 2003 and skated in the first ever inter-league game, and moved to Las Vegas in 2005 to more easily plan Rollercon, the annual roller derby convention. She must be the most dedicated rollergirl on the planet!
Jamie "Varla Vendetta" DiVecchio Ramsay - Chicago, IL. Jamie is the Head of Photography for the Windy City Roller. She shoots and/or organizes all of the skaters' portraits and promos for the league. Her summer project was a WCR calendar for 2007. She has also shot for Time Out Chicago, Scooter World, Ton Up Chicago Motorcycle Club, and educational publishing companies. She's skated with the Windy City Rollers since it began in September 2004.
Jennifer "Kasey Bomber" Barbee - Los Angeles, CA. Kasey prides herself on being a living, breathing Encyclopedia Brittanica of roller derby. Wanna know all about the actress who starred in "Unholy Rollers"? Ask Kasey. Need to get a hold of someone on the league in Chicago? Ask Kasey. She's one of the original members of the L.A. Derby Dolls and serves as their interleagueaision and a league trainer. She currently skates with the Sirens and was formerly the co-captain of the Tru$t Fund Terror$. Kasey makes a mean tequila lime shrimp and is known throughout the US for her kissing counter.
Jules Doyle - Seattle, WA. Jules Doyle is a geek by day and fine art photographer by night who has been photographing the Rat City Rollergirls for about a year. He can rarely be seen without a camera or a strong drink in his, and now is often found tracking packs of wild rollergirls around the country.
Julie "Jinx" Baroh - Seattle, WA. When not skating for Rat City Rollergirls (She is on the team "Grave Danger"), Jinx contributes her graphic skills to Blood & Thunder's design team, and other clients such as Hidden City Games. In her spare time, Jinx pin-pokes voo-doo dolls, drums up hexes, and plays with her dogs, Artie and Junior.
Lilly "Hurricane Lilly" Warner - Seattle, WA. Lilly is a is a Rat City Rollergirl that skates on the Throttle Rockets team as "Hurricane Lilly". When she is not doing derby, she is a full-time photo assistant at a local photography studio. She is also working on a long-term photography project documenting local and regional "DIY" sports-entertainment such as roller derby and indie wrestling. For portfolio and show listings, go to www.lillywarner.com
Markie D. Sod - Los Angeles, CA. Born in stilettos and using her own umbilical cord to whip the doctor into submission, Markie D. Sod demonstrated a remarkable abililty not only to withstand pain but also to dole it out. After receiving a Doctorate in Human Sexuality in June 2006, Markie naturally was drawn to Blood & Thunder Magazine where she employs all she has learned to answer her readers and fans questions regarding sexuality. She also skates for the LA Derby Dolls.
Melissa "Melicious" Joulwan - Austin, TX. Melicious is a founding member of the Texas Rollergirls, the original Flat Track league in Austin and is #11 on the Hotrod Honeys. She also wrote a book on derby, called Rollergirl - Totally True Tales From the Track!
Dr. Michael Lewis - Seattle, WA. Dr. Lewis is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician and Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. He has been on Rat City's medic team since 2005. He maintains a private practice in Seattle. One weekend a month, he answers to "Dr. Crack Her".
PamOpticon - Seattle, WA. PamOpticon is cranky and collects toasters. Although nobody's been able to prove that these things go hand-in-hand, it's generally safe to assume they do.
Phil Peterson - Phil's photography lay dormant for many years until, like a tornado, derby sucked him in, twirled him around, and now he's fully immersed.
Punkrock Phil - Austin, TX. Punkrock Phil, husband of Danger Deb, has been associated with the Texas Rollergirls since their inception and has been the general lackey, gopher, and mascot of the Honkeytonk Heartbreakers. Sometimes more than a Widower, but sometimes nothing but. Punkrock Phil writes the Widowers Workshop column for Blood & Thunder and can be reached at widower@bloodandthundermag.com
Stacey "Pieces of Hate" Roper - Pirate City Rollers, New Zealand. Punk rock skateboarder and artist, Pieces of Hate uses graffiti, tattoos, billboards, comic books, and those profound thoughts scribbled on alley walls as her creative inspiration.
Willy Callit - Austin, TX. Willy got his start refereeing for the TXRD Lonestar Rollergirls, banked track league in Austin. He's now an independent referee based in Seattle, WA.
Ziv Kruger - Austin, TX. Ziv’s been shooting Flat Track Roller Derby since March of ’05, when he re-entered the professional photography world. He’s shot 37 leagues and 9 tournaments in 16 cities, and doesn’t intend to slow down any time soon. For the past several years, his work has been published in newspapers and magazines, and showcased in promotional video, music DVD’s, and full-length documentaries.
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