 Debbie Davis
Assistant
publisher/Editor
Debbie Davis, 48, is editor and
assistant publisher of The Davis Enterprise. A 25-year veteran
of the paper, she served as the managing editor for 18 years,
and as the news editor for three years. Prior to moving to
Davis, she was news editor of The Press-Courier in Oxnard for
two years and also worked at the Riverside Press-Enterprise
and the Coronado Journal. She earned her bachelor's degree in
journalism, summa cum laude, in 1977 from the University of
Southern California, where she was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.
She is a member of Soroptimist International of Davis, the
Rotary Club of Davis and the Davis Chamber of Commerce board
of directors. She also served on the United Way Yolo
Leadership Council. Her husband, Bruce, is himself a former
managing editor of The Davis Enterprise and now works as a
salesman for University Honda. They have a 17-year-old son who
is a senior at Davis High School and a 15-year-old daughter
who is a sophomore there. Reach her directly at ddavis@davisenterprise.net
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 Wendy Weitzel
Managing editor
Wendy Weitzel, who joined The Enterprise in 1998,
edits and assigns stories, and designs the front page, Sunday
feature, business and automotive sections. Her column, Comings
and Goings, keeps track of local business changes. She's
regarded as the paper's design cop, having overseen its
redesigns in 2005 and 1999. She led the staff to a first-place
award in 2001 from the California Newspaper Publishers
Association for page layout and design. She is a member of
Soroptimist International of Davis. Weitzel and her husband,
Scott, spend their free time in Davis with their two young
sons. Scott, a UC Davis grad, is a toxicology researcher at UC
Davis. She has a journalism degree from California State
University, Sacramento, with a minor in women's studies. She
previously was a copy editor for The (Stockton) Record,
features editor for the (Marysville) Appeal-Democrat, and
reporter for The (Roseville) Press-Tribune. She grew up on a
small farm in Grass Valley, and has made it her mission to
educate reporters that not all cattle are cows. Reach her at
wweitzel@davisenterprise.net
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 Derrick Bang
Entertainment editor
Enterprise entertainment editor Derrick Bang, author
of 2000's popular and critically praised "50 Years of
Happiness: A Tribute to Charles M. Schulz," in early 2004
released his second book about Schulz, this one focusing on
the cartoonist's early work after returning home from his WWII
service: "Charles M. Schulz: Li'l Beginnings." Derrick fled
the greater Los Angeles basin to attend Northern California's
UC Davis, loved the area, and decided to remain as a full-time
resident after graduating in June 1977. To fill those hours
when he wasn't busily writing for any newspaper or magazine
foolish enough to publish him, he founded The Game Preserve, a
retail Davis game-and-puzzle store, in September 1978. Derrick
kept his shop open for just over 18 years, and finally closed
the business in January 1997, when he took over the full-time
position as entertainment editor for The Enterprise. Derrick
has written film, television, Internet and general
entertainment commentary for all three Davis/Woodland area
newspapers since 1974, and still supplies regular columns and
features to The Enterprise. (Unlike most editors, he enjoys
writing.) He also handles freelance writing and research
assignments for Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates, and
writes and edits the newsletter for the Charles M. Schulz
Museum, in Santa Rosa, California. Derrick lives in Davis with
his wife, Gayna, and two preternaturally precocious pets.
Reach him at dbang@davisenterprise.net.
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 Wayne Tilcock
Photo
editor
Wayne Tilcock serves as photo editor for The
Enterprise. His main responsibility is shooting daily
assignments but he is also in charge of maintaining the photo
department files and handling reprints. He began studying
photography while with the California Aggie student newspaper
in the summer of 1997 before joining The Enterprise a year
later. Wayne graduated from the UCD College of Engineering in
2001 and can be seen roaming the sidelines of most local
sporting events. Reach Wayne at
mailto:photo@davisenterprise.net
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 Crystal Ross
O'Hara
Reporter
Crystal Ross O'Hara joined The
Davis Enterprise in 1996 as an intern and began covering
higher education in 1997. From 1998 to 1999 she was an
associate editor at The Enterprise and then spent two years in
public relations. O'Hara returned to The Enterprise in
February 2001 to the higher education beat. She now works
part-time covering social services, health and issues related
to children. Originally from Texas, O'Hara moved to the area
in 1992 and married a Davis native. She graduated from
California State University, Sacramento, in 1997 with a degree
in journalism. She is a member of Soroptimist International of
Davis. Reach her at cohara@davisenterprise.net.
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 C. Colton
Reporter
Carlsbad native
(no, not the Caverns, that's in New Mexico) C. Colton, 26, has
been spinning his tales of sports brilliance at the Davis
Enterprise since May 2000. He had a yearlong stint of covering
rodeo and avoiding flying cow dung in the fertile Eastern
Washington town of Ellensburg at the Daily Record newspaper. A
1999 graduate of the esteemed (in some circles anyway)
University of the Pacific, Colton enjoys honing his craft,
writing creatively, pretending to be a rock star with his
dusty old bass guitar, getting schooled by high school kids in
basketball, and hiking (if the conditions are pristine and
there's no mud and stuff). Moonlighting as a professional
surfer, a TV weatherman or running a hip-hop falaffel house
are still career aspirations. Reach him at ccolton@davisenterprise.net
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 Greg Rihl
Photographer
Greg
Rihl is a photographer for The Davis Enterprise. He is a 1999
graduate of Rio Americano High School, where he spent most of
his time studying photography. He is enrolled at Sacramento
City College and hopes to transfer to San Jose State
University. He arrived at the paper in August 2000, after
completing an internship at the Mountain Democrat in 2000. He
earned a first-place award in 2001 from the California
Newspaper Publishers' Association for his photo essay on a
Davis teen's battle with bone cancer. He plans to continue his
career in photojournalism, with hopes of someday shooting for
National Geographic magazine. Until then, he will have to
settle for his favorite assignment: photographing Sacramento
Kings games. Reach Greg at photo@davisenterprise.net.
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 Sharon Stello
Reporter
Sharon
Stello, 26, came to The Davis Enterprise as the UC Davis
reporter in June 2003 after working for a year at the Daily
Democrat in Woodland. Stello grew up in Southern California
and earned a bachelor's degree in print journalism from USC.
While in college, she was an intern at the Daily Breeze in
Torrance. After graduating in 2000, she worked as a reporter
at The Union Democrat in Sonora and later moved to Davis. When
she finds time, Stello enjoys playing volleyball, hiking, rock
climbing, playing clarinet and flute, listening to country
music, watching movies and spending time with friends. She
plans to stay in the Davis area and is excited to learn more
about the community. Reach her at sstello@davisenterprise.net.
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 Bob Dunning
Columnist
Bob
Dunning has worked at The Davis Enterprise in parts of five
decades. Hired as a part-time sports stringer in late 1969,
Dunning became sports editor full-time in January 1970. After
several years as sports editor and a twice-a-week sports
columnist, Dunning began his daily Page 2 column in 1976.
Dunning writes about the world around him in his beloved City
of All Things Right and Relevant. "Davis is a target-rich
environment," he explains. Dunning's family includes wife
Shelley, son Ted, and daughters Erin, Maev, Molly, and Emme.
Reach Bob at mailto:bdunning@!davisenterprise.net>%20<A%20HREF=
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