Meet the Team
The experts behind TPG
Our team has collectively flown millions of miles, visited dozens of countries, taken hundreds of cruises and stayed in thousands of hotels. We're passionate about using credit card rewards for travel and elevating our everyday experiences. With enough guidance, we believe anyone can change their lives with points and miles.
- 8 million+monthly readers
- 4.3 million+social media followers
- 1.2 million+newsletter subscribers
TPG editors + reporters
Brian Kelly
Founder and general manager
Since launching TPG in 2010, founder Brian Kelly has expanded the team to include a distinguished editorial staff and an extensive network of freelancer contacts from around the globe. Today, TPG reaches 11 million unique monthly visitors and more than 3 million followers across social media platforms and has offices in New York City, Charlotte and the United Kingdom.
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Summer Hull
Senior director of content
Summer Hull has been covering (and using) travel tips, rewards credit cards and loyalty programs for over a decade. She has flown close to a million miles, often on points and miles and with her family in tow.
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Nicky Kelvin
Senior director of content
Nicky Kelvin oversees the Webby- and Lovie-awarded U.K. team at TPG. He focuses on aviation, video and social media, especially TPG's hugely successful YouTube channels.
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Eric Rosen
Director of travel content
TPG's director of travel content Eric Rosen has used points and miles to visit some of the world's most remote corners, including swimming with whale sharks off Western Australia's Ningaloo Coast, exploring the wilds of Botswana's Okavango Delta and tasting the high-altitude wines of Argentina's Mendoza region.
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Carly Helfand
Director of points, miles and credit card content
Carly has been writing about points, miles and credit cards since 2017, freelancing for outlets including Condé Nast Traveler and Business Insider before joining the TPG staff in 2025. She is passionate about helping people optimize their points and miles strategy to achieve their individual travel goals and firmly believes that as long as you understand what your points can do, there's no such thing as a bad redemption.
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Ben Mutzabaugh
Managing editor
Ben Mutzabaugh is one of the nation's longest-tenured journalists covering aviation, having started with USA Today's groundbreaking "Today in the Sky" blog in 2002. From the inaugural flight on Virgin America to the final flight on US Airways, Ben has been at the forefront of aviation news in the U.S. for two decades.
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Clint Henderson
Principal Spokesperson
Clint Henderson is a managing editor at TPG who has worked in the journalism industry for more than 25 years. He is obsessed with travel and has used points and miles to explore the world.
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Ellie Nan Storck
Managing Editor, Hotels
Ellie Nan Storck is the managing editor of hotel content at TPG and brings nearly a decade of experience in the travel editorial industry to the team. In this role, she writes and edits hotel roundups and reviews while managing ongoing hotel projects.
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Gene Sloan
Cruise team lead
As TPG's cruise team lead, Gene Sloan oversees the site's cruise content and also writes many of TPG's main cruise guides. He has spent nearly 30 years writing about cruise ships and cruising, and he is one of the world's best-known authorities on the topic.
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Madison Blancaflor
Managing editor
Madison Blancaflor is the managing editor for TPG's content operations team. She focuses on helping TPG's broader editorial team bring news, features and advice to readers. She has nearly six years of experience covering the credit cards and travel industries.
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Katie Genter
Lead writer
Katie Genter is a digital nomad who has traveled full time since June 2017. She writes and edits stories about points and miles, and loyalty programs, often letting her personal experiences color these stories.
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Tanner Saunders
Senior hotels reporter
Tanner Saunders is a Webby Award-winning senior hotels reporter for TPG based in Brooklyn. He covers everything from breaking hotel news to in-depth features on the world’s best hotels.
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Ben Smithson
Senior writer
Ben Smithson is a senior writer for TPG and is based in London. Originally from Australia and a qualified lawyer with a financial services background, he has almost a decade of experience writing about a broad range of travel and loyalty topics.
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Christine Gallipeau
Senior editor
As a senior editor on TPG's content operations team, Christine Gallipeau helps staff and content contributors craft their travel stories so they're engaging and approachable to all kinds of readers. She has edited travel content for nearly 10 years, specializing in vacation destinations, hotels, loyalty programs, travel tips and more.
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Tarah Chieffi
Senior writer
As a senior writer for TPG, Tarah Chieffi helps readers travel better, more often and within their budget.
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Mackenzie Roche
Editor II
Mackenzie Roche is an editor on TPG’s content operations team. She previously worked for three years as a travel editor at U.S. News & World Report.
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Caroline English
Director of Social Media and Brand
As director of social media and brand at The Points Guy, Caroline dreams up the creative campaigns that inspire your next adventures. Her work has been nominated for countless Webby and Shorty awards.
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Colby Kirkpatrick
Contributor
As a brand marketing manager, Colby creates content that captures TPG experiences across social and digital platforms. He has stamped his passport in over 25 countries — from the Mekong River in Laos to the remote highlands of Fiji. More of the backpacking and road-tripping type of traveler, Colby is still in his early adoption phase of his points and miles journey, but he's learning more and more every day.
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Emily Thompson
Partnerships and Newsletter Editor
Emily Thompson specializes in beginner content as a credit cards editor. She taps into her prior experience as a high school English teacher to help others demystify credit scores and unlock experiences that credit card rewards can make possible.
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Becky Blaine
Managing Editor, Newsletters
Growing up overseas instilled Becky Blaine’s love of travel. She joined the TPG team as its newsletter editor after spending 19 years in the tourism industry. Her expertise has been featured in a variety of print and video outlets, including USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, NPR and The Weather Channel.
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Ayana Morali
Director of Video
Ayana is the Director of Video at TPG where she oversees both the editorial and branded video content teams. She lives in South Lake Tahoe, CA with her rescue pitbull, Rooney, who's slowly learning how to be a respectable crag dog. She loves to travel and tries to find a pick up soccer game she can jump into wherever she goes. Previously, she ran video teams at McClatchy, Slate and Reuters. Favorite City: Barcelona, Spain Where to next: Japow
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Augusta Stone
Credit cards writer
Augusta Stone is a credit cards writer for TPG. She joined the TPG team in 2023 and is excited to take points and miles beginners with her on a journey toward maximizing rewards.
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Gabrielle Bernardini
Senior editor
Gabrielle Bernardini is the senior points and miles editor at TPG. Joining the team in 2023, she focuses on helping people utilize their credit card rewards to travel for less.
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Bhawna Khowal
Senior Web Publisher
Bhawna Khowal is a web content manager at TPG. Inspired by the stories shared by TPG, Bhawna also shares her own travel experiences with readers from time to time.
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Stephanie Stevens
Associate credit cards writer
Stephanie Stevens is an associate writer with TPG's credit cards team. She focuses on creating timely credit cards content for TPG readers.
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Giselle Gomez
Senior credit cards editor
Giselle M. Gomez is a senior editor at The Points Guy, where she leads the credit cards vertical and helps readers make smarter, more strategic decisions about the cards in their wallets.
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Sean Cudahy
Senior Aviation Reporter
Sean Cudahy is an aviation reporter covering news about airlines, frequent flyer programs and consumer travel issues.
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Lauren Wassum
Senior editor
Lauren is a senior editor at TPG. With over eight years of editorial experience, she focuses on connecting audiences with our incredible partners through engaging pieces that cover credit cards, loyalty programs and the travel industry.
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Lyndsey Matthews
Managing editor, points and loyalty programs
Lyndsey Matthews is the managing editor on TPG's points and loyalty programs team. She has 17 years of experience in digital media, predominantly in the travel industry.
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Olivia Mittak
Credit Cards Editor
Olivia Mittak is a credit cards editor at TPG. She specializes in maximizing earn for points and miles, finding the best welcome bonuses and choosing the right credit cards for your wallet.
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Rachel Craft
Travel writer
Rachel Craft is a travel writer at TPG. She's excited about introducing more people to the world of points & miles and helping fellow travel newbies make the most of their points.
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Editorial integrity
Our commitment to transparency
TPG publishing standards
We're committed to bringing you the most accurate and up-to-date information on travel and credit cards, and we often draw on our own experiences to do so. Our team has a deep network of sources across credit cards, points and miles, hotels, destinations, aviation and cruises. We also take the flights, stay in the hotels and carry the credit cards we write about. We do not allow outside sources to review or weigh in on our content before we publish it. All of our content is fact-checked and edited before publication.
Read our standardsReview methodology
The Points Guy evaluates credit cards based on earning potential, reward redemption and perks, among other factors. Our hotel reviews are based on multi-night stays – our team collectively spends over 1,500 nights per year in hotels – and our flight reviews are based on flights we've taken, often on the newest aircraft and routes. Our cruise reviews are based on sailings we've actually taken, and we often publish features about our experiences at destinations and events around the world. Each review is fact-checked and edited by one of our expert editors.
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