Meet Our Contributors

  • Natascha Batchelor

    Natascha Batchelor

    Natascha Batchelor is a certified arborist and the district manager of The Davey Tree Expert Company in Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

  • Nathan Powers

    Nathan Powers

    Nathan Powers is an expert horticulturist and educational program manager at Homestead Gardens in Davidsonville, Maryland, which provides landscaping services in the Washington, D.C. area.

  • Ngozi Ahanotu

    Ngozi Ahanotu

    Ngozi Ahanotu Ngozi Ahanotu is a 360-degree creative writer with a career marked by producing strategic and masterful content for small and local businesses (A Lady’s Accessories, Brogdon Law Firm), corporate giants (The Home Depot, Sears Home Services, Sam’s Club), and universities and textbook publishers (Southern Publishing). Texas-born, Georgia-raised and Nigerian-bred, she is a graduate of Georgia State University and Johnson and Wales University.

  • Nick Crawford headshot

    Nick Crawford

    Nick is a contributing who takes pride in helping guide homeowners through improvement projects. His most recent writing can be found on LawnLove and Lawnstart where he researches landscaping and lawn care products for homeowners.

  • Nick Gerhardt portrait

    Nick Gerhardt

    Nick Gerhardt has spent five-plus years writing about the world of home improvement and its vast array of topics following a long career in print journalism.

  • Nick May portrait

    Nick May

    Nick May is the founder and owner of Walls by Design Painting and Decorating in Denver, CO where he and his team specialize in interior painting.

  • Nick P. Cellucci

    Nick P. Cellucci

    Nick has been a copywriter in the home services industry since 2017, marketing for hundreds of flooring and home improvement providers throughout North America.

  • Nicole Schwartz

    Nicole Schwartz

    Nicole Schwartz is the inside sales manager for Speedy Septic in Boring, Oregon. With a decade of experience in the construction industry, Nicole works with the company's residential installation customers, arming consumers with practical septic system knowledge.

  • Nonnahs Driskill

    Nonnahs Driskill

    Nonnahs Driskill is the Boss Lady organizer at Get Organized Already, Inc. and is a regular contributor to the Experts Contributor Program .

  • Norman Bloxham

    Norman Bloxham

    Norman Bloxham is the founder of the highly rated Luxury Home Solutions ,  providing home design and remodeling services in Fort Myers, Florida, since 1980. He's a contributor to the Experts Contributor Program.

  • Oseye Boyd

    Oseye Boyd

    Former staff writer Oseye Boyd educated  members on how to make optimum use of their hard-earned dollars by finding quality contractors.

    She covered a wide range of topics including how to handle moving elderly adults into a new home, remodeling an attic into a living space, and making your home accessible to older adults or those with disabilities. She put her journalism skills to use most when hunting down unscrupulous contractors.

    Oseye graduated from Ball State University with a degree in journalism.

  • Paige Bennett

    Paige Bennett

    Paige Bennett is a professional editor and writer with experience covering design, DIY projects, food, health, and travel, and holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Ohio University.

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    Paige Novak

    Paige Novak is a self-proclaimed interior design enthusiast and new homeowner.

  • Patrick Anderson

    Patrick Anderson

    Patrick Anderson is administrator of plant health care for Heartwood Tree Service , providing tree service in Charlotte, N.C. He is a regular contributor to the Angie's List Experts Contributor Program .

  • Paul F. P. Pogue

    Paul F. P. Pogue

    Paul F. P. Pogue is a veteran writer and reporter with Angi since 2006. He enjoys putting his extensive experience to work to inform readers as Editor-in-chief of Angi Magazine.

  • Paul Shepherd

    Paul Shepherd

    Paul Shepherd is a former senior editor. After joining the company in 2008, the Indiana University graduate covered a wide variety of topics with a special focus on home, auto and health trends, scams and consumer advocacy.

  • Perri Ormont Blumberg

    Perri Ormont Blumberg

    Perri is a freelance writer and editor who has written extensively on interior design, home improvement, and real estate. She is a lifelong Manhattanite, meaning she’s an expert on making the most of small spaces.

  • Rachel Hamende

    Rachel Hamende

    Rachel Hamende is an Indianapolis-based content creator and designer. She has been working and learning at Angi since 2014. Rachel loves old houses, gardening and exploring the outdoors.

  • Rachel Hoffman portrait

    Rachel Hoffman

    Rachel is a freelance writer and editor dedicated to helping people clean up their messes, get organized, and learn to love their homes again. Her work has appeared in Elle, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Apartment Therapy, Lifehacker, and NBC News.

  • Portrait of Rachel Presser

    Rachel Presser

    Rachel Presser is an experienced writer teaching homeowners how to navigate HOAs, home insurance, and local laws when taking on home improvement projects. She holds both a bachelors and master's in accounting and can explain the income tax impacts of homeowner transactions. Her work can be found in other publications like Home Stratosphere and LA Digs.