Hondo S. Carpenter, Sr. is the founder and publisher of SpartanNation.com and all of the family of services. The idea was birthed when overseas he ran into a Spartan not native to the United States who was wearing his Green and White proudly. You can follow him on Twitter @HondoCarpenter. He resides in the Mid Michigan area.
Caleb Wojcik is the Webmaster extraordinaire for Spartan Nation and has been in that capacity for many years. He is a great Spartan and has forgotten more about computers than Hondo has ever known. He is brilliant and considered a genius when it comes to all things computers. He now resides in Seattle, WA.
Mike THE GOVERNOR Henne is a senior writer for Spartan Nation across all of the platforms. You can read and see him on a regular basis. He is incredibly connected to the MSU community and is well respected in the State of Michigan agricultural community. He resides in the Washington D.C. region.
Bill Marklevits is a senior photographer and reporter across all of the platforms. He appears on TV, radio, site and magazine with Hondo and is recognized around the world for his amazing photographic talent. That talent has literally taken him around the world and to every major sporting event. He resides in Mid Michigan, California and the Japan.
Marita Donnelly is the cartoonist for Spartan Nation Magazine. Marita is a wonderfully talented artesian and currently writes cartoons for publication in literature to inspire our overseas troops. She is an incredible Spartan whose talent is widely appreciated and enjoyed. She resides in Southwestern Michigan.
Jon Schopp is a senior writer for Spartan Nation across all platforms. Jon joined Spartan Nation in the spring of 2009, and has since written extensively on MSU Football and Basketball. He is known primarily for having the first detailed post-game analysis of Spartan Football games, and for the Spartan Nation Weekly column. He practices law with Foy & Associates, P.C. You can follow and interact with him on Twitter @JPSpartan. He lives in the Atlanta, Georgia region.
Mo Gerhardt is the senior women’s basketball analysts for Spartan Nation. He is part of the MSU Women’s Basketball Radio team, an academic advisor at MSU and liaison to Student-Athlete Support Services. Having first started working with the program in the mid-90’s Mo is the leading authority on all that is MSU Women’s Basketball. He prides his work on descriptive integrity as opposed to flavor of the month verbal hyperbole. Mo resides in the East Lansing area.
Mark Boomgaard is an incredible photographer for Spartan Nation. He handles much of the TV shooting and video for the website. He also is a contributor with photographs as well as research and writing. He is constantly on the field and around the court covering your Spartans. He resides in Southeast Michigan.
Andy Lehman is a gifted soon to be attorney and writer of all things fantasy sports related on the site. He writes in amazing detail about the intricacies of fantasy sports and for the record, way overachieved with getting his wife to marry him. Because of his talent with fantasy sports many wonder if she is a figment of his imagination, but Spartan Nation has confirmed she is real in person. He resides in the Indianapolis region.
Jeff Cottrell is the amazing prep sports editor for Spartan Nation. He has been in that capacity for several years. His twice weekly column previewing that weeks biggest games and recapping those from the past week is both well read and respected. His contribution to the site has been amazing and he truly does a remarkable job!
Joe Ginley is the newest writer for the Spartan Nation website and magazine. He writes Spartans in the NFL and State of the Spartans among other articles. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio. Joe brings a great passion for sports and a great flexibility in writing skills.













