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Kelley Sheenan
Founder, publisher, editor and designer of Peppermint, Kelley wears many hats. After working as a graphic designer and running a clothing label with husband Ben, she started to research the detrimental effects of the fashion industry… And Peppermint was born.
Ben McGill
Ben is Peppermint’s co-founder and resident Environmunter. A graphic designer by trade, and a comedian by nature, Ben’s latest fling with Mother Earth (and its peeps) is through his Portraits For Poverty photography project.
Tess Curran
Deputy Editor and Senior Writer since Issue 2, Tess has had the honour of meeting and interviewing many influential and inspiring people. She loves coffee, vintage and good punctuation, and believes in the power of the collective voice for change.
Leeyong Soo
Peppermint Senior Writer and Miss Sew & Sew herself, Leeyong worked at Vogue Japan before returning home to Australia to combine her love of fashion and fair trade by co-ordinating various events and fashion shows.
Melanie Tongmar
Melanie is a wildly-experimental natural beauty writer who won’t hesitate to put organic, free-range egg on her face if it means radiant skin. The founder of Bare Naked Beauty, she’s been writing all things beauty since 2002.
Matt Paroz
Being chic shouldn’t cost the Earth. A fashion journalist by trade, Matt is out to prove there’s more to eco style than tie-dye T-shirts and hemp fisherman’s pants, via his blog/directory HowBigIsYourEco.
Raquel Lawrence
Kids Editor Raquel began a journalism degree before becoming a mum – four times over. Slowly her aversion to clutter, batteries and useless plastic stuff synthesised into some real thought about sustainability via her popular kids blog Growing Up Green.
Lou Pardi
Lou is a freelance journalist and copywriter. She is passionate about food, animal conservation, ethical fashion, Twitter and laughter.