Our Company

Doug Imbruce (Publisher)

Doug founded theU.net in his dorm room at Columbia University, and launched collegeOTR in Fall 2007.

Favorites

Quote: "Create like a God, command like a king, work like a slave"
Music: Dean Martin
Restaurant: Megu
Movie: Lawrence of Arabia

Jay Oh (Developer)

Jay is in charge of the core development and maintenance of the OTR website.

Favorites

Quotes: "Leaders aren't born, they are made. And they are made just like anything else, through hard work. And that's the price we'll have to pay to achieve that goal, or any goal."
Music: Linkin Park
Restaurant: Thai Planet
Movie: Rush Hour

Hector Nazario (Senior Managing Editor)

Hector graduated from Columbia University in 2007 with a degree in English Literature. He joined OTR in '08.

Favorites

Movie: The Princess Bride (Inconceivable!)
Music: Classic Metal/Rock
Guilty Pleasure: Video Games
Current Obsession: Muse and Lost

Paul Tassi (Managing Editor: Midwest)

Paul graduated from the University of Michigan in 2008.

Favorites

Quote: "I've made a huge mistake..." - GOB Bluth
Movie: The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift
Music: Rap from other countries
Restaurant: Bill Knapp's

Samantha Beerman (Managing Editor: South)

Samantha joined OTR after graduating from Northwestern University in the spring of 2008.

Favorites

Movie: The Princess Bride (Inconceivable!)
Music: Empire Records
Guilty Pleasure: Perez Hilton
Restaurant: Spice
Current Obsession: The Office and Red Mango

Tracy O'Neill (Managing Editor: West)

Tracy graduated from Connecticut College in 2007 and joined OTR in August 2008.

Favorites

Movie: The Royal Tenenbaums
Music: Jay-Z and the Rolling Stones
Guilty Pleasure: Johnny Weir
Restaurant: EU
Current Obsession: Raymond Carver

Crystal Ames (Editor)

Crystal wishes she was still in college.

Favorites

Movie: Fight Club
Music: Anything out of Tokyo!
Guilty Pleasure: Attempting to break dance
Current Obsession: MoMA