• Penny McQueen, Editor
• Rusty LaGrange
• Tanja Konstantaki
• Jan Pippins
• Wendy St. Germain

Penny McQueen is the editor, publisher, webmaster and main contributor to The High Chaparral Newsletter and website. She is an experienced Information Technology executive working at a major medical manufacturing firm. With a background in technology, department, vendor and project management, large systems purchases, budgeting, analysis, marketing, and an ability to work across all levels of an organization, her writing includes design and technical documentation as well as executive and client presentations.

Penny is the webmaster for Susan McCray, provides web editing for Don Grady, and is the web designer for Share-A-Vision Productions. She serves as the business and project manager for The High Chaparral Reunion 2009.

When not gathering Chaparral related news or working on the next High Chaparral Reunion, she occasionally writes fiction, scuba dives, travels, and fights off Apache in her back yard.

If Jan Pippins didn't write, she'd have spare time.

If she didn’t have horses, she’d have more money. In spite of being short on time and horse-poor, she’s a happy person blessed with an understanding husband, entertaining family and delightful friends.

In her working life, Jan has been a community organizer, mental health therapist, managed care supervisor, governmental department administrator, Sheriff's deputy, legislative lobbyist, demographer, horse-trainer and private tutor.

A born tourist, she has traveled in Turkey, ridden horses through the Peruvian desert, seen the sun set at Machu Picchu, climbed Mayan pyramids, explored rainforests, camped in the snow-covered Rocky Mountains and wandered the California coast. Although she’s never been to Spain, her luggage once detoured to Barcelona en route to Frankfurt.

Jan is currently working with Henry Darrow on his biography, Lightning in a Bottle. 

Rusty LaGrange is a freelance writer specializing in concept and sales writing for small businesses. 

She’s a member of the R Bar Regulators, an award winning Western reenactment group.  In her character as Rusty Rose of the Rusty Bucket Ranch, new school marm and museum curator, she shoots everything from black powder single shot rifles (just like the one Manolito shot in the first HC episode) to ladies’ derringers, Colt 45s, Marlin rifles, Winchester double actions, shot guns of many calibers, and the fast draw. She’s been known to hit every one of her targets.  She writes western novels as a hobby and is one of the original Yahoo High Chaparral Discussion Group members.

Tanja Konstantaki is our Foreign Correspondent - she makes her home in Crete, and is a steadfast fan of Blue Cannon and Mark Slade.  She enjoys the visual arts, playing with photography and computer videos for her friends, and occasionally writing.

Wendy St. Germain is an experienced writer and co-author of many titles.  A Science graduate from Sydney’s prestigious Macquarie University, she specializes in Zoology & Genetics with a particular interest in the rehabilitation of large, captive carnivores. She has written nearly three dozen non-fiction books, most of which are science texts, independently or co-authoring with highly respected biochemist, Peter Gribben. 

Her works are popular and are gaining an international audience due to her unique ability to explain complicated science topics in ways that are clearly understandable. The relaxed approach she brings to her writing explains much of Wendy’s appeal. Published science works include several titles written in conjunction with the notable Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne, numerous other educational resources including CDs, teaching programs, practical activities and testing materials. Wendy has also written several children's books.

When not writing or co-authoring her own material, Wendy works as a free-lance Science Consultant, Project Manager, Reviewer, ghost writer and tutor to her home schooled children.  She is also studying screen writing with a view to expanding her writing skills. An author with a vivid imagination, who has also studied the art of writing for children and teens, Wendy continues to write, promising to keep her readers happy for many years to come.

"It was like all of a sudden I had a license to steal. I was on camera. I was wearing a great outfit. A black hat. White pearl-handled gun."

- Henry Darrow,
Manolito Montoya, The High Chaparral
High Chaparral Newsletter, 2007