About Lightning Media Partners
In 2018, two journalists decided the traditional editorial model needed to change.
We witnessed digital publishers struggle to scale their content efforts with overworked staff writers and unreliable freelance pools. We launched Lightning Media Partners to take the burden of managing an editorial team away from businesses like yours so you can focus on growth.
Meet Your Outsourced Editorial Team
Our Staff
Danielle Fallon-O'Leary
Project Lead & Freelance COordinator
Danielle is a Project Lead and the Freelance Coordinator at Lightning Media Partners. In addition to managing the workflow for multiple ongoing client projects and overseeing our freelance copywriting team, she also creates client-facing and internal content. Danielle has a background in pediatric speech-language pathology and is passionate about healthcare and special education. Outside of work, you can usually find her taking the latest group fitness class, making a Wawa run, or asking strangers if she can pet their dogs.
Nicole Fallon Peek
Principal & Co-owner
Throughout her career, Nicole Fallon Peek has worked in every part of the editorial process, including content strategy, editorial research, interviewing, reporting, copywriting, editing, production, and content marketing. Founding Lightning Media Partners allowed her to combine her lifelong love of writing, her extensive experience in digital publishing, and her desire to run a business. Nicole is a former competitive dancer who loves good food, cute puppies, and decorating cakes.
Miranda Fraraccio
Project Lead & Social Media Specialist
Miranda Fraraccio is a Project Lead and Social Media Specialist at Lightning Media Partners. A graduate of the University of Rhode Island with dual Bachelor’s degrees in Writing and Rhetoric and Communication Studies, she began her career in various sectors of the music industry before transitioning to other creative endeavors such as writing, audio production, and creating visual content. In her free time, you can find her traveling — striving to achieve her lifelong goal of visiting every U.S. state and national park —, practicing film photography, or adding to her never-ending collection of houseplants.
Sean Peek
Co-owner
Sean Peek began his digital marketing career as a writer and has worked as an editor, SEO specialist, and content specialist before becoming an entrepreneur. Sean is a jack of all trades who connects the dots between different disciplines, methodologies, and fields of study.
Kaytlyn SMITH
Senior Project Lead
Kaytlyn is a Senior Project Lead at Lightning Media Partners. She graduated from Rowan University with a Bachelor’s degree in journalism and Master’s degree in Writing. Outside of writing and editing, she frequently says her missed calling is interior design and can always be found in the middle of a home project. Kaytlyn is a dog mom to a Boglen Terrier named Finn, and a Golden Retriever named Willow. During football season, you can find her at Lincoln Financial Field… GO BIRDS!
Our Copywriters
Kate Button
Kate Button is a writer and editor with a background in social media and journalism. She graduated from the University of Utah with an honors degree in English, along with minors in Spanish and Philosophy. Outside of work, you can find her attending concerts for local artists, reading classic novels, or watching the latest independent films.
Kirsten Capunay
Kirsten is a Utah-based freelance copywriter and is overjoyed to be part of the Lightning Media Partners team. Kirsten loves to give and receive laughter. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys activities with her child (who is the light of her life), going to the theater, adventuring in Utah’s great outdoors, being goofy on the dance floor, bringing smiles to children with charity work, and snuggling her dogs while watching movies.
Stephanie Christensen
Stephanie Christensen is a freelance writer for Lightning Media Partners. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Shippensburg University where she majored in Communication/Journalism. She has experience writing and editing for magazines, event planning, and fundraising. She enjoys reading, and spending time with her corgi mix, Ein!
Callie Cook
Callie is a Texas-based freelance writer. She graduated from West Virginia University with a Bachelor of Science degree.
Leanne Haas
Leanne is a Houston-based freelance writer with a background in marketing and e-commerce branding. Her favorite projects usually involve a creative brainstorm and a cat in her lap. When she’s not writing, she’s scouting out the newest coffee shops in town.
Julianna Lopez
Julianna Lopez is a freelance writer, editor, and social media marketer. She loves all things New York, books, movies, and theater.
Sydney Kerelo
Sydney Kerelo is a writer, editor, and communications specialist with experience working and freelancing for several magazines in the tri-state area. She is a Creative Content Manager for a Pennsylvania-based nonprofit, producing four magazines yearly. A passionate reader and storyteller, Sydney loves creating meaningful, engaging content. Outside work, she enjoys spending time with her long-haired mini dachshund and reading anything under the sun!
Kayla Kessler
Kayla Kessler is a freelance writer and a Writing Arts instructor at Rowan University, where she earned her Master’s degree. To Kayla, writing has always been a way to connect to and understand the world around her, and she is grateful to incorporate writing into almost everything she does. In her spare time, you can find her listening to true crime podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.
Justina Luther
Justina Luther is a freelance writer and author with wide-ranging experience and a love of following new ideas and learning. With a fiction catalogue of 30 books across 7 genres, and over 1,000 freelance technical writing projects, she continues to write with curiosity and passion.
Mica Perez
Mica Perez is a production control scheduler for a world-class live entertainment production company and a freelance writer with a passion for storytelling and service. She holds an Associate’s degree in Human Services and brings a people-centered approach to everything she does. Mica enjoys traveling domestically and internationally, reading, writing, bible study, music, and cheering on the Eagles. Most of all, she treasures time spent with her husband and children.
Kevin Stokes
Kevin Stokes is a freelance copywriter for Lightning Media Partners who graduated from Rowan University with an undergraduate and a master’s degree. When Kevin is not working, he can normally be found exploring music and all its different forms and genres.
Samantha Szumloz
Samantha Szumloz is a freelance content scheduler and editor at Lightning Media Partners. She is a writer, content creator, editor, and social media marketer. Samantha holds a Writing Arts degree from Rowan University and has poetry, fiction, and pop culture reviews published in various journals.
Interested In Joining Our Team?
We are always looking to build a strong talent pipeline for our agency, even when we’re not actively hiring. Get in touch if you’re interested in learning more.