Brook Holmberg
Publisher
Jenn Johnson
Senior Managing Editor
Ian Aldrich
Executive Editor
Katharine Van Itallie
Art Director
Heather Marcus
Senior Photo Editor
Amy Traverso
Senior Food Editor
Aimee Tucker
Senior Digital Editor
Kim Knox Beckius
Travel & Branded Content Editor
Katrina Farmer
Associate Editor
Mel Allen
Editor at Large
ABOUT YANKEE MAGAZINE
Yankee was founded in 1935 and is based in Dublin, New Hampshire. It is the only magazine devoted to New England through its coverage of travel, home, food, and feature stories. With an average circulation of 330,000 and a total audience of 1.9 million, it is published by Yankee Publishing Incorporated, a 100% employee-owned, independent magazine publisher. YPI also owns the nation’s oldest continuously produced periodical, The Old Farmer’s Almanac. More information about Yankee is available on our Press Contacts page.
ABOUT YANKEE PUBLISHING INC.
Ernesto Burden, president and CEO, Yankee Publishing Incorporated (YPI)
Ernesto became CEO of YPI, publisher of Yankee and The Old Farmer’s Almanac, in 2026. For six years prior, he led YPI’s New Hampshire group of publications, events, and custom marketing service. He’s spent his career in regional media, including roles in reporting, editing, digital operations, and publishing leadership. He is the author of two novels and continues to write occasional pieces for the company’s publications.
Brook Holmberg, vice president, publisher of Yankee
As publisher of Yankee, Brook leads Yankee‘s operating unit. He also oversees YPI’s marketing and consumer marketing departments. He joined YPI in 2004 as consumer marketing director, and was named vice president of marketing in 2008. Prior to Yankee, he was circulation director for The Christian Science Monitor.
Judson Hale, editor emeritus, Yankee and The Old Farmer’s Almanac
A longtime editor at Yankee since 1958 and former chairman of the board of YPI, Jud’s wit and wisdom established him as a beloved New England icon and expert. He has appeared nationally on Good Morning America, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and Larry King Live. He has written two books about New England: Inside New England and The Education of a Yankee. His latest book, Discovering Our Faraway Brother, is about his autistic older sibling. His monthly online column, “Jud’s New England Journal,” has been credited as the first podcast offered by a consumer magazine.