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Across Mid-Michigan, people are banding together to bring a positive change to the communities in which they live. 360 Main Street is a grassroots effort to bring recognition to these folks and their accomplishments, and to do so in a way that encourages the involvement of all. Our name, 360 Main Street, is metaphor for our mission, which is to present our visitors with a revolutionary, 360 degree view of the streets on which we live.

Our Staff

Brad A. Osmond

Brad A. Osmond, Founder, Publisher

Brad Osmond, founder of 360 Main Street, born and raised in Saginaw, Michigan, is a professional software developer, web designer, and webmaster. Since his childhood, he's spent the greater part of his days contemplating exotic ways to cross-pollinate the left and right moieties of his brain. Some of his more delectable fruits can be sampled at straymedia.com.

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Jeanne Lesinski

Jeanne Lesinski, Managing Editor

Writer, editor, and translator Jeanne Lesinski holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in French from DePauw University. Over the years she has published four books, including Bill Gates (Lerner, 2007), as well as hundreds of articles for magazines and reference books. Her poems, essays, and reviews have appeared in the anthology Poem, Revised (Marion Street, 2008) and various print journals and websites.

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Jeremy Benson

Jeremy Benson, Editor

Jeremy Benson writes stories, tells lies, and frequently invents objects that already exist. He'd like to be a freelance radio producer but is too busy reading Czech literature, co-editing the Avalanche at swsalps.com and acting as the Postmaster General for the Aloha Project, and offering woodworkers advice that may or may not be accurate.

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Gina Myers

Gina Myers, Associate Editor

Gina Myers was born and raised in Saginaw. She completed her M.F.A. in creative writing at the New School, and is the author of A Model Year, a book of poems (Coconut Books, 2009). She is the Book Reviews Editor at H_NGM_N (h-ngm-n.com) and NewPages (newpages.com), runs Lame House Press (an independent press that specializes in hand-bound limited edition poetry chapbooks), and regularly contributes features, reviews, and articles to a variety of publications.

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Sean Gallagher

Sean Gallagher, Photo of the Day Editor

Educator and artist, Sean Gallagher earned his B.A. in Art and History Education from Saginaw Valley State University and his MA in Humanities from Central Michigan University. He has been employed as a high school art teacher by the Unionville/Sebewaing Area School District since 1998 and, on occasion, has also served as an adjunct staff member for SVSU’s art department. When not teaching, he can often be found wandering the streets of the Tri-Cities with his camera and tripod in pursuit of what Henri Cartier-Bresson called "The Decisive Moment". You can view his work at www.seangallagherartist.com.

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Michael Sikkema

Michael Sikkema, Book Review Editor

Michael Sikkema lives in Grand Rapids, MI. He earned an MA from Central Michigan University and an MFA from Saint Mary's College of California. His chapbook Code Over Code was put out by Lame House Press, and his full-length collection of poetry, Futuring, was published by BlazeVOX books. He, like you, isn't sure what will happen next. Writers interested in reviewing books for 360 Main Street, please visit 360mainstreetbookreviewpage.blogspot.com.

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