EUCantina’s staff is dedicated to bringing you the very best in news, reviews, columns, 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 short bio and introduction below their name so EUC readers can know the people who help run this place a little bit better.
All staff can be contacted though email at staff@eucantina.net.
Andrew Lupi 
- Founder, & Wampa Enthusiast
- 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
- Sultan, Social Media Manager, The Podfather
- 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.
Austin works as a librarian in a small town above Atlanta, Georgia. He first saw Star Wars when he was 4 years old, and he is a huge fan and supporter of Matthew Stover. He enjoys The Clone Wars, Harry Potter, and watching or playing sports.
William Devereux 
- Graphic Designer, Novel Reviewer
- Location: California
William Devereux works on the website design and reviews novels and other books for EUCantina. William joined EUC 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 
- Dark Underlord, Writer, Forum Moderator, Reviewer, & EUCast co-host
- Location: Oregon
Mark Hurliman is a writer and moderator 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 the “Defender of the EU” has made him a popular guest on various Star Wars podcasts. He also hosts Star Wars Beyond the Films, and The Star Wars Report podcasts. He lives in Oregon with his wife and three children. All three of which have an EU name.
Mark’s favorite Star Wars novels are Star by Star, Traitor, and I, Jedi, but he has had the pleasure of reading nearly every existing Star Wars novel and comic.
Chris Carey 
- Grand Vizier, EU Action/Reaction Columnist, EUCast co-host
- Location: Maryland/Washington DC
Chris Carey contributes to EUCantina as a writer and editor. He pens our popular column, EU Action/Reaction, and also contributes to our novel and comic 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 currently resides 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 Star Wars novel is The Unifying Force 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.
Zack Alcorn
- Video Game Reporter
- Location: New Jersey
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.
Erin Amos
- Communications Coordinator
- Location: Kansas
Erin Amos joined EUCantina in 2012 as a communications coordinator. She contributes to EUCantina by arranging interviews with VIPs and working behind-the-scenes to bring fun and exciting giveaways to our readers.
Erin is a huge fan of Star Wars, with particular affinity toward Ewoks. Her favorite Star Wars novel is Traitor and her favorite film is Return of the Jedi. She first experienced Star Wars when she was 14 years old, when the special edition of the Original Trilogy was first released in theaters.
Lawrence Davis
- Comic Reviewer
- Location: Iowa
Lawrence Davis joined EUCantina.net near its start, served as one of the original hosts for EUCast, and now reviews Star Wars comics since he consumes too many comics each week. He grew up watching the Star Wars films over and over again, and he dived into the EU after reading the X-wing book series and the New Jedi Order novel, Conquest.
He currently lives in eastern Iowa writing novels after self-publishing his first novel.
Paul Depaola
- Comic Reviewer
- Location: Virginia
Paul joined the EUCantina staff in 2012, combining his love of Star Wars and his obsession with comic books. He has been a Star Wars fan since the early 80′s and is always finding a way to tie Star Wars into every facet of his life.
Paul lives in Virginia. He loves movies, music, plays guitar and is TK-5990, a proud member of the 501st Legion.
Andrew Halliday
- The Star Wars Dissection Columnist, The Clone Wars Reviewer
- Location: Ontario, Canada
Andrew Halliday contributes to EUCantina as a writer. He writes our column “The Star Wars Dissection,” published every second Monday, and also reviews episodes of The Clone Wars television show. He began writing in 2010, sending letters to the SoloSound.net podcast The EU Review, using mathematics to look at certain trends in Star Wars content. These monthly analyses were expanded into his column in 2011. He has a degree in biology and a love for all things science and math.
Andrew is a fan of almost every aspect of Star Wars, and boasts a significant collection of novels and comics. His favorite authors are Matthew Stover and John Jackson Miller, and his favourite video games are Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast and Star Wars: TIE Fighter. He lives in Ontario with his wife and cat.
Rud Leng
- News Reporter
- Location: London, England
Rud joined EUCantina in 2012 as a news reporter. He pitches in by scouring the Internet for EU news to bring to you.
Rud lives in England, and is a musician and passionate gamer. Not having been a lifelong fan, but a dedicated one, he made his way catching up by spending hours on our forums, and Wookieepedia. His favourite EU book is Tales from Jabba’s Palace, and he was introduced to Star Wars when sat down by friends and made to watch all six in one sitting. He now thanks those friends.
Andy Ury
- Columnist
- Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Andy Ury joined EUCantina in 2012 as a columnist of the weekly Expanding The Clone Wars column, exploring the current Expanded Universe and fitting it in with the new continuity brought about with The Clone Wars TV series.
Andy has been a huge Star Wars fan since first viewing the VHS Special Edition of the Original Trilogy in 2002, and since then he has poured over every detail of the SWEU. Andy believes every aspect of the Star Wars Expanded Universe can somehow be retconned into one cohesive continuity, including Lil’ Maul and Skippy the Jedi Droid.
