Katie Hamilton
Gene Hamilton
Maura Somers
Mike Avery
Bernie Humphrey
Anna Hall
Connie Harich
Sandra Barniea
Barbara McClure
Jennifer Latham
Joel Lehman
Andrew Henderson
Rebecca Henderson
Basu Hullur
Jon Kurz
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The HouseNet Crew
Katie is a self-taught do-it-yourselfer who prefers projects like painting and refinishing. She spends her free time in the backyard, on a boat or with a cross stitch project.
Gene has been working on houses and writing about it with Katie for almost 15 years. He likes to tackle complicated jobs likes plumbing, electrical work, and woodworking. He spends his down-time messing around with computers or on a boat.
Maura is handling all advertising for HouseNet. She lives in Chicago and enjoys listening to music, biking, and cooking with her boyfriend Ben. You can contact Maura
by phone at (630) 322-6603 or email maura.somers@rrd.com
Mike also sells advertising for the HouseNet neighborhood as well as coordinating all online activities with search engines and other sites. Mike lives in Chicago and enjoys golf and other sports.
Bernie is a veteran homeowner, who has lived all over the world while serving on submarines in the US Navy. He enjoys working on houses, whether it's making minor repairs or building a deck. He likes working with computers almost as much as playing golf, and considers both equally challenging.
Anna lives in Annapolis MD, which gives her an easy seven minute commute to the office. Her interests lie in traveling, rowing, and hot air ballooning. Her latest home improvement project involved rescuing two old rusty saws with great wooden handles from her parents' garage and mounting them as shelves on her bedroom wall.
There's no one more "in the trenches" of a remodeling project than Connie. She and her husband Will and 12-year old son Paul, have been renovating their 70-year old cottage in a beach community near Annapolis for the past nine years. Here at HouseNet, Connie helps maintain our Web site and is our resident artist. You'll see her humorous drawings and cartoons that illustrate many of our screens.
Sandra admits that she is addicted to books and magazines about home projects and decorating. She's always searching for the latest in home design and loves to find weekend projects for her husband Bill. Their last project was finishing an entertainment room in the basement for their two teenage sons and ten-year-old daughter. Despite a slow start and a six-month stall, they were able to pull it off just before their eldest went off to college! As HouseNet's Editorial Director, she makes sure our content is the best you'll find anywhere.
Barbara recently relocated to Maryland from sunny Florida with her six-year-old daughter Kandice. She has convinced herself that it will not snow here! With her prior experience working with America Online's Research department, her love of history, and a future degree in Design, Barbara is a good fit for heading up HouseNet's Administration department.
Jennifer Latham is heading up the home decorating and gardening communities. Most recently, Jennifer worked in the newspaper business. She was married this spring and can't wait to get rid of her husband's bachelor pad and move into a his-and-her home. Jennifer is looking forward to decorating her first home and doing her own landscaping, as well. In her free time, she likes to play volleyball and golf, socialize with friends and family, and travel.
Joel Lehman is a techie's techie. No, he's not a geek, he's just a wizard when it comes to all things related to the online world, networks and databases. He's the Answer Man when it comes to computer questions here at HouseNet.
Andrew is one of the developers at HouseNet whose main responsibility these days is hardware support and server
administration. He lives in Palos Park, IL with his wife Rebecca and enjoys mountain biking, skiing and sailing. The
Hendersons purchased their first house last summer and Andrew has become an avid do-it-yourselfer. His last big project
was installing a 600 square foot hardwood floor with the help of his father and brother-in-law.
Rebecca is also responsible for the on-going development of HouseNet. She lives with Andrew in Palos Park, IL and likes traveling and
cooking, especially Thai and Chinese food. She is also enjoying the new hardwood floor in her family room.
Another developer at housenet, Basu and his wife Veena have just purchased their first house. He will undoubtedly soon
learn the joys of home-owning. Basu enjoys photography, playing tennis and spending time with friends.
Jon is also a HouseNet programmer and developer. He lives in Oak Park, IL with his wife Long Yi and son Scott. Jon
likes writing computer programs and Star Trek.