June 2010 Rising Star Award Winners Announced

Congratulations to our June Rising Star winners. For more information on this award, please see our Contest page.

Jennifer Sale has impressed our editors with her humor and her finger on the pulse of pop culture. All of her pieces have a distinct voice and perspective that draw the reader in and make them laugh out loud. Her piece, "Real Housewives of OC Jim and Alexis Bellino Have Close Call Poolside" is not to be missed.

Briana Blair is an artist and prolific writer. Since joining Associated Content in April, she has published 557 pieces of content and has risen to a Clout 6. Her topics of choice range from healthy living ("The Cost of Health Food Excludes Many Americans from Eating Well") to Vampires ("Vampires 101: Vampire Cults Gove Sanguinarians a Bad Name").

Featured Sports Contributor, Adam Spencer, has a background coaching semi-professional basketball, marketing events for retired athletes, working as an athletic director and PE teacher, and is currently working towards his masters in sports management-and his passion for sports really shows through in his work. Don't miss his "2010 NBA Finals: LA Lakers vs Boston Celtics Game 6 Preview and Prediction."

Beauty Featured Contributor and New Orleans resident, Whitney Laurence, truly embodies the AC motto of "show what you know." Her personal insight on these two topics (check out "How to Pick the Best Foundation for Your Skin Tone" and "How to Protect Your Property from Flood Damage: Lessons from Hurricane Katrina") shines through in her well-written and researched content.

Ebie Harris has a degree in Hotel Management and Recreational Tourism, making her a shoo-in for our Featured Travel Contributor Program (as a mother to two boys under 3, she was also a shoo-in for Parenting). Her 115 pieces of content have already earned her over 22,000 page views since joining in March. Check out her expertise by reading "5 Budget-Friendly Trips for the East Coast Graduate."