The Compare.com Leadership Team

J.J. Starr is an insurance and personal finance expert who has been writing for Compare.com since 2022. Her work has been published across the web, appearing on sites such as Insurify.

Prior to writing for Compare.com, J.J. was a registered banker and life insurance consultant, holding a Series 6, FINRA, and life insurance license. She also earned a master’s degree in writing from New York University.

J.J. has a passion for helping people save money by explaining complex topics like car insurance in a way that is simple and easy to understand.

Riley Hines is an editorial assistant for Compare.com. Before beginning her professional career, Riley earned her bachelor’s degree in English Writing and Composition from the University of Connecticut, where she served as vice president and co-editor of a student-run magazine.

Outside of work, Riley loves reading and writing fiction, traveling, and spending time with friends and family.

Rayna Opoku is an expert content writer who has spent the last two years creating in-depth guides and articles for the auto insurance industry. With over four years of experience writing for various companies, she's able to make even the most complicated of concepts sound simple and straightforward. When she's not writing about car insurance, you can find her exploring the next Fintech trend, smashing birdies down the badminton court, or sipping a mocha at her favorite cafe.

Kat Tretina is a personal finance writer for Compare.com, specializing in insurance and debt management. For the past seven years, she’s been writing for several notable personal finance publications, including U.S News & World Report, NerdWallet, Forbes, Yahoo! Finance, Fortune, and more. She’s passionate about using her expertise to help people understand their financial options.

Kat earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Elizabethtown College and her master’s from West Chester University. She also holds certifications in financial education and student loan counseling.

Kat has been writing for Compare.com since 2025.

Sara Getman is an insurance editor for Compare.com. With several years of insurance experience, Sara is passionate about helping readers better manage their money by breaking down complex topics into simple, clear, and easy-to-understand language.

Sara earned a Bachelor of Arts in Literature from Simmons University, where she served as editor-in-chief for the school’s literary and art magazine, Sidelines. She has been editing for Compare.com since 2025.

Julia Taliesin is an insurance writer for Compare.com. An expert in personal finance and insurance topics, she began her career as a reporter, covering local business and government in Somerville, Massachusetts. Her reporting included local budgets and municipal finances, building development, and public health.

More recently, Julia uses her writing skills to simplify and explain complex insurance topics, including auto, home, renters, pet, travel, and more. She’s passionate about empowering readers with the knowledge to make more informed decisions with their money.

Julia earned a Bachelor’s degree in communications with a focus in journalism from Simmons University.

Matthew Gross is an editor at Compare.com. With a background in editing and SEO, he’s passionate about creating content that helps readers get the information they need to make more informed decisions. Prior to Compare.com, Matthew brought his user-centered approach to his work with global brands like Apple and Adobe.

Matthew graduated from Illinois State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Journalism.

Becky Helzer is an insurance and personal finance editor who has worked with Compare.com since 2025. A seasoned editor, Becky has experience working with content across several industries, including P&C insurance, home finance, technology, and home improvement. She has a passion for breaking down complex topics into clear, easy-to-understand copy.

Becky earned a bachelor’s degree in technical journalism from Colorado State University.

Taylor Milam-Samuel is an experienced insurance writer for Compare.com. A credentialed educator, Taylor is passionate about personal finance and understanding how people manage their money. You can find her work across several trusted insurance and personal finance sites, including U.S. News & World Report, Business Insider, Credit Karma, Insurify, and more.

Taylor has been writing for Compare.com since 2025.

Ben Luthi is a Utah-based insurance writer for Compare.com. With more than a decade of experience covering various insurance and personal finance topics, Ben is passionate about helping people make smart decisions with their money. His work has appeared on a variety of well-known personal finance websites, including the Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Credit Karma, Yahoo! Finance, Experian, NerdWallet, Insurify, and many more.

Ben has been writing for Compare.com since 2025.

Christy Rakoczy has been a personal finance and insurance writer for over a decade. Her work has been published on USA Today, MSN, Yahoo Finance, Credit Karma, Forbes Advisor, and Insurify, and she’s been writing for Compare.com since 2024.

Amy Beardsley is a seasoned insurance expert who’s been writing for Compare.com since 2023. She has more than 12 years of industry knowledge and expertise in auto, home, life, commercial, and other insurance products. Amy’s work has been published by Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance, Legal & General, NerdWallet, Robinhood, Insurify, NEXT Insurance, and more.

Amy worked as a court administrator before becoming a content marketing writer. Her legal background has equipped her with the ability to simplify complex technical language into easy-to-understand content.

She graduated magna cum laude from Ferris State University, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Legal Studies.

Jess Ullrich is a personal finance writer who’s been creating financial and business content for over a decade. Her work has been published in Investopedia, MoneyWise, NextAdvisor, The HuffPost, and she's been contributing to Compare.com since 2024. Prior to writing full-time, Jess was an editor at Investopedia, The Balance, and FinanceBuzz.

Mandy Sleight has over 15 years of insurance knowledge and expertise in auto, home, life, health, pet, supplemental benefits, and other insurance products. She’s a sought-after insurance expert, appearing in Bankrate.com, Moneygeek.com, U.S. News & World Report, Reviews.com, CNET, and other publications, and she's been writing for Compare.com since 2023.

Mandy uses her background and experience working for well-known insurance companies like State Farm and Nationwide Insurance to create engaging and easy-to-understand content that helps readers make smarter insurance choices that have a positive effect on their budgets and finances.

Erin Gobler is a personal finance writer and journalist who has been writing for Compare.com since 2023. With more than five years of experience personal finance experience, Erin has covered topics such as investing, credit cards, mortgages, insurance, and more.

Her work has been featured in major publications like Business Insider, Fox Business, and Time.

Erin received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in 2013, studying journalism and political science. She also received a certificate of financial planning from Boston University in 2022.

Danny Smith is a licensed property and casualty insurance agent who has written for Compare.com since 2024. A former insurance editor, he specializes in auto, home, and pet insurance. He works to translate his insurance expertise into digestible, easy-to-understand content for drivers, homeowners, and pet owners alike.

A.M. Steinbach is a Brooklyn-based writer, editor, and content marketing strategist who has been writing for Compare.com since 2023. He's an expert in breaking down a diverse range of insurance topics into crisp, readable content.

A.M. has worked with major brands in insurance, tech, finance, and healthcare. He also contributes to The Average Joe, a personal finance newsletter that reaches more than 250,000 daily readers, and other notable publications.

Sarah Archambault is a personal finance writer and editor who has been a contributor for Compare.com since 2023. She’s also created and edited content for Credit Karma, Experian, and Sound Dollar, along with banks, financial institutions, and insurance companies.

Sarah enjoys helping people figure out smarter ways to use their money. She covers auto financing, banking, credit cards, credit health, insurance, and personal loans.

Emily Guy Birken is a former educator, lifelong money nerd, and a Plutus Award-winning freelance writer who specializes in the scientific research behind irrational money behaviors. Her work has appeared on The Huffington Post, Business Insider, Kiplinger’s, MSN Money, and The Washington Post, and she’s been writing for Compare.com since 2023. Her background in education allows her to help people relate to and understand complex financial topics.

She’s the author of several books, including The 5 Years Before You Retire, End Financial Stress Now, and the brand-new book, Stacked: Your Super Serious Guide to Modern Money Management, written with Joe Saul-Sehy.

Daria Uhlig is a seasoned writer and editor with more than a decade of experience creating personal finance content. She has been writing for Compare.com since 2024, and her work also appears in notable publications like USA Today, Nasdaq, MSN, Yahoo Finance, Fox Business, Credible, GOBankingRates, AOL, and Insurify.

As a licensed Realtor and resort property manager, Daria specializes in real estate topics, including landlord, homeowners, and renters insurance.

Melanie Lockert is a personal finance and insurance writer who has been writing for Compare.com since 2023. Her work has also appeared on Allure, Business Insider, Credit Karma, Fortune, and more. She’s also the founder of the blog and author of the book, “Dear Debt” in which she chronicled her journey out of $81,000 of student loan debt.

Melanie is also the co-founder of the Lola Retreat and host of the Mental Health and Wealth show podcast.

Lindsay VanSomeren is an insurance and personal finance writer who’s been writing for Compare.com since 2023. Her work has also appeared in publications such as FICO, Credit Karma, The Balance, and more. She enjoys helping people learn how to manage their money better so they can live the lives they envision for themselves.

Jamie Johnson is a Kansas City-based personal finance writer who’s been writing for Compare.com since 2023. Her work has also been featured on several of the top finance and business sites in the country, including Insider, Credit Karma, Bankrate, Rocket Mortgage, Fox Business, Quicken Loans, and The Balance.

For the past seven years, she’s dedicated more than 10,000 hours of research and writing to more than 2,000 articles about personal finance topics.

Lindsay Frankel is a personal finance and insurance writer who’s been writing for Compare.com since 2023. Her work has been featured in publications such as Investopedia, LendingTree, The Balance, SFGate, Bankrate, and FinanceBuzz.

Nick Dauk is a content writer specializing in business, entrepreneurship, personal finance, and travel who's been writing for Compare.com since 2023. His work has been featured in The New York Post, BBC, Business Insider, Fox Business, and Bisnow.

Nick’s global adventures have also been featured on Inside Hook, Houston Chronicle, Chicago Magazine, and The Telegraph.

Janet Berry-Johnson, CPA, is a freelance writer with a background in accounting and income tax planning and preparation. She's been writing for Compare.com since 2023 and has also appeared on various business and finance sites, including LendingTree, Chime, Insurify, Forbes, and WSJ. She’s passionate about making complicated financial topics accessible to readers.

Michelle Lambright Black is a credit expert, content writer, and founder of CreditWriter.com. She has more than 20 years of experience writing and speaking about credit and money and has been writing for Compare.com since 2023.

Michelle’s work has appeared in publications such as Yahoo! Finance, Reader’s Digest, Parents, FICO, Forbes, Bankrate, The Seattle Times, MarketWatch, BuySide from Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Insurify, and more.

In her writing, she focuses on helping families and small business owners make smart, informed decisions about their credit, money, and financial products (including insurance).

Michelle is also a three-time finalist for the best personal finance freelancer award from the Plutus Foundation.

Lequita Westbrooks is an insurance editor at Compare.com. Her writing and editing experiences span several industries, including insurance, personal finance, higher education, and more. She excels at explaining complex topics like auto insurance in simple, easy-to-understand language and is passionate about helping readers save money. Lequita graduated from the University of South Florida, where she earned her Bachelor’s degree in English.

Nick Versaw leads Compare.com's editorial department, where he and his team specialize in crafting helpful, easy-to-understand content about car insurance and other related topics. With nearly a decade of experience writing and editing insurance and personal finance articles, his work has helped readers discover substantial savings on necessary expenses, including insurance, transportation, health care, and more. As an award-winning writer, Nick has seen his work published in countless renowned publications, such as the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and U.S. News & World Report. He graduated with Latin honors from Virginia Commonwealth University, where he earned his Bachelor's Degree in Digital Journalism.

Jennifer Brozic is a personal finance who has written for Compare.com since 2023. Her work has been featured in publications such as Credit Karma, Kelley Blue Book, Credit One Bank, and NEXT Insurance. She’s committed to creating content that inspires people to take action. Her expertise includes insurance, financial planning and budgeting, building credit, loans, credit cards, and more.

Jacqueline is a personal finance and insurance writer who’s written for Compare.com since 2023. She has worked with more than a dozen financial brands, including LendingTree, Capital One, Credit Karma, Fundera, Chime, Bankrate, Student Loan Hero, ValuePenguin, SoFi, and Northwestern Mutual, providing thoughtful content to give readers insight into complex topics that they likely didn’t learn in school.

Elizabeth Rivelli is an experienced content writer with expertise in insurance and personal finance. Elizabeth has extensive knowledge of various insurance lines, including property and casualty, health, and life insurance, and she’s written for Compare.com since 2023.

Elizabeth’s byline has been featured in dozens of publications, including Investopedia, Forbes, USA Today, Bankrate, and several insurance companies.

Anna Baluch is a Cleveland-based personal finance and insurance expert who’s written for Compare.com since 2023. With an MBA from Roosevelt University, she enjoys writing educational content that helps people make smart financial decisions.

Her work can be seen across the web in several notable publications, including Freedom Debt Relief, Credit Karma, RateGenius, and The Balance.

Alani Asis is a personal finance and insurance writer who’s worked with Compare.com since 2023. She’s also landed bylines with leading publications and brands like Insider, Fortune, LendingTree, and more.

Alani aims to make personal finance approachable through fun, relatable, and digestible content.

Mark is a freelance journalist and analyst with more than 15 years of experience covering the insurance industry. He has extensive experience creating and editing content on a variety of subjects with deep expertise in insurance and automotive writing. His work has appeared on Insurance.com, Insurify, Insure.com, and other notable insurance sites.

Paige has written extensively on automotive topics. She frequently covers autonomous driving and electric vehicle topics, writes about car insurance and auto loans, covers car and trailer towing safety, and has written content for automotive dealerships.

Jessica is a freelance writer, professional researcher, and mother of two rambunctious little boys. She specializes in personal finance, women and money, and financial literacy. Jessica is fascinated by the psychology of money and what drives people to make important financial decisions. She holds a Masters of Science degree in Cognitive Research Psychology.

Angela Brown is a personal finance writer with 17 years of professional writing and editing experience. She specializes in finance, real estate, and insurance content. Angela uses her experience to create easy-to-understand content that helps consumers better understand tough topics. When not writing, she enjoys spending time with her family and planning vacations.

Quiana Darden is a member of Compare.com’s editorial team. She has over 4 years of experience writing in the auto insurance, business insurance and personal finance niche.  Her work has been featured in countless publications and she has crafted content for companies in a numerous, including Elephant Insurance and other similar organizations. Quiana graduated with honors from Virginia Commonwealth University and obtained her Master’s Degree from Old Dominion University.

Eric Schad has been an expert content writer for nearly a decade. Before getting behind the keyboard, he worked in the finance and music industries. With eight years of writing experience in the automotive and insurance industries, he enjoys communicating information that makes shopping for car insurance a breeze. Away from the computer, Schad is a blues guitar shredder, crazed sports fan, and always down for a spontaneous trip anywhere around the globe.

Joe Dyton has been a professional writer since 1999. He's been writing about the auto insurance industry for 15 years and was an in-house marketing copywriter for GEICO for a decade. Learn more about Joe at joedyton.com.

Margaret Wack is an auto insurance writer for Compare.com. She has written about insurance and personal finance for brands and publications including Investopedia, Bankrate, MoneyGeek, The Insurance Bulletin, and more. Margaret earned a bachelor's degree in classics, comparative literature, and poetry from Smith College and an interdisciplinary master's degree from St. John's College.

Aly J. Yale is an insurance writer for Compare.com. Her work has been published in Forbes, Business Insider, Money, CBS News, US News & World Report, and The Miami Herald. She has a bachelor’s degree in radio-TV-film and news-editorial journalism from the Bob Schieffer College of Communication at TCU and is a member of the National Association of Real Estate Editors.

Sarah Sharkey is a personal finance and auto insurance writer who loves diving into the details to help readers make savvy life choices. She has written for numerous publications, including Business Insider, Yahoo! Finance, and Bankrate.

Angela brings her corporate background in the insurance space to Compare.com as an auto insurance writer. She is skilled in writing about car insurance, along with other insurance products. Angela graduated with honors with her Master’s of Business Administration. When she’s not writing you can find her somewhere near the water.

Heather C. Orr has been a content and copywriter for over a decade. She began her career in corporate marketing departments for companies like Farmers Insurance, Kaiser Permanente, The Seattle Times, and AT&T before becoming a freelance writer. She enjoys using her experience writing for the insurance industry to help people save time and money on their auto insurance. When she’s not working from her laptop, Heather is hiking mountain trails, compiling her latest Spotify playlist, or exploring the beaches of SoCal.

Brandy is a licensed P&C and Life agent with over 13 years of experience in the industry, with the majority of it on the commercial side. As a licensed agent with a background in and passion for writing and editing, she is responsible for the review of our P&C insurance content accuracy. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Business, and her writing has been published on several insurance-related websites, including ValuePenguin and Assurance.

Amanda Clear is a licensed Property and Casualty insurance agent who runs her family insurance agency providing coverage in the states of Connecticut, New York, and Vermont. She specializes in providing customized insurance packages to her clients that provide the best coverage for the price that they can afford. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT, and works as a freelance editor, proofreader, and writer outside of her insurance career.

Serise Lange is a freelance writer focused on insurance, finance, crypto, and helping people make sense of the intersection between money, progress, and power. When she isn't using her time as an auto insurance claims adjuster to educate the public, she's exploring the best of the American Midwest and beyond.

Ray Prince is an auto insurance writer for Compare.com based in Miami. He specializes in writing long-form content and product descriptions for the automotive and auto insurance industries. His work appears on sites such as Freeway Insurance, Auto Guide, Turn5, Mercedes Benz U.S.A., and Pelican Parts, with past and current roles as a digital operations manager at Pandora Media and iHeartMedia.