Meet our staff

PUBLISHER
Shawn Palmer is publisher of the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Amherst Bulletin. Prior to joining Newspapers of New England in 2021, Shawn held leadership positions at The (New London) Day, The (Danbury) News-Times, the (Meriden) Record-Journal, The Westerly Sun, The (Newark) Star-Ledger and the Hartford Courant. He earned a BA from Providence College and an MBA from Seton Hall University.

Contact: spalmer@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5279

EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Dan Crowley is executive editor of the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Amherst Bulletin. A Massachusetts native, he has more than two decades of experience as an award-winning investigative reporter and editor and joined the Gazette’s staff on Sept. 11, 2001. He earned a BA from Connecticut College and an MA in journalism from Indiana University.

Contact: dcrowley@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5239

REGIONAL CIRCULATION DIRECTOR
Mark Galat joined the Daily Hampshire Gazette in 1996 and has held several roles in the circulation department since then. He was named regional circulation director in 2025 and currently oversees subscription sales, delivery and customer service. Prior to joining the Gazette, Mark worked in the circulation departments of The Republican and the Holyoke Transcript-Telegram.

Contact: mgalat@gazettenet.com | 413-586-1925

REGIONAL ADVERTISING DIRECTOR
Stephanie T. Hadley was named regional advertising director in 2025 overseeing the day to day sales operations and production teams for Newspapers of New England which publishes the Daily Hampshire Gazette and Amherst Bulletin. Stephanie started at the Daily Hampshire Gazette in 2016 as creative director before being promoted to sales operations director in 2019. Prior to joining NNE, she spent 12 years working at Turley Publications in Palmer, MA.

Contact: shadley@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5288

REGIONAL CONTROLLER
Edwin O’Connor is regional controller of the Daily Hampshire Gazette and oversees all aspects of financial accounting and analysis. He is a CPA and earned a BS from the University of Massachusetts and an MS from Northeastern University.

Contact: eoconnor@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5302

REGIONAL ADVERTISING MANAGER
Michael Templeton was named regional advertising manager of the Daily Hampshire Gazette in 2025. He joined the company in 2022 as digital advertising sales manager. During his tenure, Michael has helped the sales team significantly grow digital advertising throughout the region. In his current role, he oversees all advertising revenue and works closely with the media consultants to help local businesses reach their desired audience across all platforms. Before joining the Gazette, Michael held sales and sales management roles at Comcast Business and The Republican.

Contact: mtempleton@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5274

MANAGING EDITOR
Chad Cain has been the Gazette’s managing editor since the summer of 2022. He joined the Gazette in 2007 as a staff writer after 10 years working at small community and business newspapers in Washington state, where he grew up. At the Gazette, he has also served as night managing editor and special sections editor.

Contact: ccain@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5238

PHOTO EDITOR
Carol Lollis has been a photographer at the Daily Hampshire Gazette since 1992 and photo editor since 2008. She is dedicated to her role of documenting the Valley’s stories through images.

Contact: clollis@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5265

SPORTS REPORTER
Ryan Ames is a sports reporter at the Gazette. A UMass Amherst graduate, he covers high school and college sports and is on the UMass hockey beat.

Contact: rames@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5244

REPORTER
Carolyn Brown is a features reporter/photographer at the Gazette. She is an alumna of Smith College and a native of Louisville, Kentucky, where she was a photographer, editor, and reporter for an alt-weekly.

Contact: cbrown@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5262

REPORTER
Sam Ferland is a reporter covering Easthampton, Southampton and Westhampton. An Easthampton native, Ferland is dedicated to sharing the stories, perspectives and news from his hometown beat. A Wheaton College graduate, he began at the Gazette in 2025.

Contact: sferland@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5234

REPORTER
Samuel Gelinas is the hilltown reporter with the Daily Hampshire Gazette, covering the towns of Williamsburg, Cummington, Goshen, Chesterfield, Plainfield, and Worthington, and also the City of Holyoke.

Contact: sgelinas@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5231

PHOTOGRAPHER
Daniel “DJ” Jacobi II is a staff photographer at the Gazette. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for visual storytelling, he is dedicated to capturing compelling narratives through powerful imagery.

Contact: djacobi@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5258

REPORTER
Emilee Klein is a reporter covering the towns of Belchertown, South Hadley and Granby. When she’s not reporting on the three towns, Klein reports on climate change, the environment and higher ed research. Initially from Irvine, California, she graduated from UMass Amherst and has experience in podcasting and multimedia journalism.

Contact: eklein@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5241

REPORTER
Alexander MacDougall is a reporter covering the Northampton city beat, including local government, schools and the courts. A Massachusetts native, he formerly worked at the Bangor Daily News in Maine. He is a graduate of Worcester State University and holds a master’s degree in Journalism from Boston University.

Contact: amacdougall@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5272

SPORTS REPORTER
Mike Maynard is a sports reporter at the Gazette. A UMass Amherst graduate, he covers high school and college sports.

Contact: mmaynard@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5245

REPORTER
Scott Merzbach is a reporter covering local government and school news in Amherst and Hadley, as well as Hatfield, Leverett, Pelham and Shutesbury.

Contact: smerzbach@gazettenet.com | 413-585-5253