Meet the Tax Commentary Editors | Tax Notes Team

Jasper Smith
Executive Editor
Email: jasper.smith@taxanalysts.org
Telephone: 703-531-4874
(JD, Howard University School of Law)

Jasper joined the staff of Tax Analysts in 2009. Before that he was a tax associate in the Washington office of Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP. He is a member of the Maryland Bar.

Ariel Greenblum
Editor in Chief, Tax Notes Federal
Email: ariel.greenblum@taxanalysts.org
Telephone: 703-533-4465
(JD, LLM, University of Florida Levin College of Law)

Ariel joined the staff of Tax Analysts in 2012 and was previously with RSM McGladrey. She is a member of the Florida and D.C. bars.

Janelle Julien
Editor in Chief, Acquisitions & Engagement
Email: janelle.julien@taxanalysts.org
Telephone: 703-533-4428
(BA, Drexel University)

Janelle joined the staff of Tax Analysts in 2021. Before that, she worked as a communications, marketing, and publishing professional, and she has over a decade of editorial experience.

Cathleen Phillips
Editor in Chief, Tax Notes International
Email: cathleen.phillips@taxanalysts.org
Telephone: 703-533-4492
(BA, Kent State University)

Cathleen joined the staff of Tax Analysts in 2001. She has over 20 years of editorial experience, including more than 15 years in international tax.

Jéanne Rauch-Zender
Editor in Chief, Tax Notes State
Email: jeanne.rauch-zender@taxanalysts.org
Telephone: 703-531-4852
(JD, University of Akron School of Law;
LLM, Case Western Reserve School of Law)

Jéanne joined the staff of Tax Analysts in 2014. Before that she was a manager in the Washington office of PwC. She is a member of the Ohio bar.

Fred Stokeld
Editor in Chief, The Exempt Organization Tax Review
Email: fred.stokeld@taxanalysts.org
Telephone: 703-533-4670
(BA, American University)

Fred joined the staff of Tax Analysts in 1994. He has written many articles focusing on tax-exempt organizations and tax-exempt financing. Before coming to Tax Analysts, he worked in a division of the White House press office and was press secretary for the late Rep. Hamilton Fish of New York.