EU Cantina’s staff is dedicated to bringing you the very best in news, previews, interviews and other content. Although no money is involved, the rewards of seeing their hard work respected and enjoyed is more than enough for the wonderful staff, and without them the site could not function. Below are the names of the current staff of the EUCantina. Each staff member also has a little bio and introduction below their name so EUC readers can know the people who help run this place a little bit better.
Andrew Lupi 
- Founder, The EU Review co-host
- Location: New York
Andrew Lupi is the founder of EUCantina. He started out with a simple forum, but converted his EU hub into a full website in 2007. He was one of the original hosts of our official podcast, EUCast, and was also a host of The EU Review. Andrew continues to provide advice and leadership for EUCantina.
Austin Blankenship
- Webmaster, Social Media Manager, EUCast co-host
- Location: Georgia
Austin Blankenship is the webmaster of EUCantina. He is a host of our official podcast, EUCast, and also founded our sister website, SoloSound.net. Austin helped turn EUCantina from a forum into a website in 2007, and continues to operate the site and the EUC social media accounts.
Ted McDonald
- Head Graphic Designer
- Location: Washington
Ted McDonald is the main graphic designer for EUCantina. He designed logo for EUC and EUCast, along with various other images for the website. Ted was a host on EUCast from 2009-2010. He is also the major contributer to the creation and design of author Drew Karpyshyn’s current website.
William Devereux 
- Content Manger, Graphic Designer
William Devereux is in charge of all written content on EUCantina, and also works on the website design. William joined us in 2008 to provide graphics assistance. He is a host of We Talk Clones, Solo Sound’s The Clone Wars review podcast. William will often provide coverage from conventions to get us the latest Star Wars news. He attends college in California.
William enjoys video games and novels, and is a true Star Wars enthusiast. The Phantom Menace was his first Star Wars movie, at age 9.
Mark Hurliman 
- Columnist, and EUCast Co-Host
Mark Hurliman is a writer and news reporter for EUCantina. He joined the website in 2010, around the same time that he became a host of our official podcast, EUCast. Mark’s status as a “defender of the EU” has made him a popular guest on various Star Wars podcasts. He lives in Oregon with his wife and two children.
Mark’s favorite Star Wars novel is Star by Star, but he has had the pleasure of reading nearly every existing Star Wars novel and comic.
Chris Carey. 
- Content Editor, EU Action/Reaction Columnist, Reviewer
Chris Carey contributes to EUCantina as a writer and editor. He pens our popular weekly column, The EU Action/Reaction, and also writes novel reviews. Chris joined EUCantina in 2010 to help edit articles, but it quickly became obvious that his writing skills needed a more visible platform. He is currently residing in Maryland, and has a degree in journalism.
Chris is a fan of every part of Star Wars, with particular interest in the games and novels. His favorite author is Troy Denning and his favorite game is Dark Forces II: Jedi Knight. He entered the Star Wars galaxy with a viewing of A New Hope when he was 6 years old.
Nanci W.
- News Reporter
Nanci joined EUCantina.net as a news reporter in May 2011. She has been an EU fanatic since first viewing the Original Trilogy in 1992 and subsequently devouring Timothy Zahn’s Thrawn Trilogy. Her EU favorites include Mara Jade, anything Timothy Zahn has ever written, and the Rogues and Wraiths.
Nanci lives in Central Florida. Her other interests include space exploration, history, Harry Potter, going to theme parks, writing fanfic, and reading EU, of course.
Andrew Halliday
- The Star Wars Dissection Columnist, The Clone Wars Reviewer
Bio coming soon.
Paul Depaola
- Comic Reviewer
Bio coming soon.
Lawrence Davis
- Comic Reviewer
Bio coming soon.
Zack Alcorn
- Video Game Reporter
Zack Alcorn began reporting on video game news for EUCantina in 2009. He assists in all news reporting for the website. Zack is majoring in history at Siena College in New York.
He is an avid golfer and gamer, who loves everything Star Wars. Zack would consider himself a prequel defender.
For information on the staff of Solo Sound, head on over here and choose a podcast.
