As 5280‘s deputy editor, Jessica LaRusso proofreads the magazine cover to cover and makes sure every issue gets to the printer on time. She also edits and writes features on topics ranging from dinosaur fossils to the local disc golf scene; her Colorado stargazing guide was a finalist for an ASME National Magazine Award in 2023. A 2021 Folio: Top Women in Media Up and Comer honoree, LaRusso grew up in northern Indiana and studied at the University of Notre Dame before trading the Midwest for the mountains. She joined 5280 full time in 2012 and lives in Arvada, where she loves hosting backyard dinner parties and watching her toddler eat peas and tomatoes straight from the garden.