Organizer

Nichelle Stephens is the organizer of the Meetups in New York City as well as the Meetup Alliance She keeps nickels in her pocket by working as a small business bookkeeper. She also produces a weekly stand-up comedy show, Chicks and Giggles. In addition to the cupcake blog, you can find her daily at Nichelle Newsletter.

Assistant Organizers

Allison Bojarski is a reformed picky eater who has trouble choosing a favorite food because she eats just about everything now. Her years in New York City have helped her cultivate a love for obscure ethnic cuisines, farmer's markets, good food writing, chile peppers, and gourmet cooking. Allison's other obsession is her working out as personal trainer at Cross Fit.

Rachel Kramer Bussel is a regular contributor to Bust, Gothamist.com, Mediabistro, The New York Post, Time Out New York and many other publications. She is a Contributing Editor at Penthouse and editor of several erotic fiction anthologies. She blogs about her life and writing at http://lustylady.blogspot.com.