Our Team
Andrew Heaney
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Andrew Heaney is the CEO of HeatingOil.com. He has over 15 years of experience in the heating oil industry as the head of the largest heating oil buying consortium in the United States, and is the third generation of his family in the heating oil industry. Andrew is sorry to say he been around long enough to have been quoted by lots of people regarding heating oil, including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. He has also made several embarrassing appearances on CNN, Fox Business News and some others he won’t tell us about. He believes that HeatingOil.com presents a unique opportunity to help empower both consumers and heating oil dealers with the information and services it provides. It also allows him to ‘blog’ which is something he has dreamed of since he was a boy.
Josh Garrett
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Josh Garrett is the Director of New Media at HeatingOil.com and Managing Editor of the website. He began his work with HeatingOil.com in September of 2008, and has spent his time since then educating himself and others about international energy markets, oil prices, green energy technology, and of course, all things heating oil. Josh has previously worked as a blogger and advertising copywriter. He is a periodic contributor to the Huffington Post and the food and cooking website BehindtheBurner.com.
Michael Hoven
Michael Hoven joined HeatingOil.com as an editor in 2009. In presenting news and information on the worlds of energy and heating oil in order to help the public make informed decisions, Michael builds on previous roles as a writer and teacher. He received his MA in history from the University of Connecticut in 2006. Since then he has pursued further graduate study and teaching in history, interned in the publishing industry, and worked as a freelance writer and editor. He misses his old summer job coaching American Legion baseball, and is open to job offers from all Major League franchises.
His other writing can be found on Prefix Magazine, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, and Really Small Talk.
Gregory Gethard
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Gregory Gethard has a Master’s of Arts in Central and Eastern European Studies from La Salle University, where he focused on international energy issues. A journalist for 10 years, his work can be seen on FrontPageMagazine.com, Culture11 and Philly2Philly.com. He has also covered sports for the official websites of Madison Square Garden and the New York Knicks. When he’s not writing, Gethard also performs stand-up and sketch comedy around the Philadelphia region. And, when he’s not doing that, he’s probably playing with his dog or watching baseball.
Jennifer L. Schwartz
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Jennifer L. Schwartz (or, Jen) is a Boston-based freelance writer who swears that an urban bicycle commute is the most effective way to wake up and get focused in the morning.
She’s a regular contributor to The Boston Globe and Globe magazine. Her work has also appeared in Philadelphia magazine and on several websites, including her bicycle blog at Examiner.com. She covers topics such as trends, travel, science and food, and likes pursuing in-depth stories and human-interest angles.
After graduating from Boston University in 2008 with degrees in journalism and environmental science, Jen willingly chose the self-employed route, which turned out to be a great crutch against getting laid off when the economy crashed. It’s hard to lay yourself off.
During the ‘06-‘07 winter season, she unwittingly lived without heat in her old, drafty apartment. The furnace pilot light was out, but none of the roommates realized that at the time. Incidentally, this is a straightforward way to dramatically cut the costs of your heating oil bills.
To see her work, check out JenniferLSchwartz.com.
Kristy Kershaw
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Kristy Kershaw is a writer and improviser based out of Brooklyn, NY. As a writer, Kristy does a little of everything: blogs, web copy, television promos, you name it. As an improviser, she performs around New York City with her group, Stray. Kristy graduated from Syracuse University with a dual degree in Television, Radio & Film, and Russian. She does speak Russian, but knows little about Radio.
Steven Zweig
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Steven Zweig has spent 15 years in educational publishing, as writer, editor, executive, and entrepreneur, creating school books, educational software, and online lessons. He’s specialized in the content areas—science and social studies—and has created numerous educational materials explaining chemistry, physics, environmental science, economics, politics, and the interaction of human beings and their surroundings. He brings this experience with him to writing about energy for HeatingOil.com.
Steve has a B.S. from Cornell University and a J.D. from Cardozo School of Law. He practiced law at the New York Regional Office of the Securities and Exchange Commission, where he brought actions against individuals and companies violating the securities law. This has given him a keen interest in, and a regulator’s perspective on, the role of speculators in setting oil prices, as well as in the functioning of commodities markets more generally.
After leaving the SEC, Steve moved into educational publishing, first with Educational Design, then with its successor, Triumph Learning, where he rose to be the EVP/Publisher of a $50mm division of a $200mm company. Since 2005, he’s had his own educational publishing company, Comprehension Publishing (www.comprehensionpublishing.com) and has also been a business consultant and a business and legal writer.
Carol Sonenklar
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Carol Sonenklar is a freelance environmental and popular science writer. She has written extensively on sustainability, green building, energy efficiency, and the development of biofuels. Her clients include the Pennsylvania Green Governor’s Council, the U.S. Green Building Council, GreenRightNow.com, and Research Penn State. She is also the author of several books of fiction and nonfiction for children, teenagers, and adults.
Jared Killeen
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Jared Killeen lives in Brooklyn, works in publishing, and spends his free time writing.
J.R.
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J.R. is a new addition to the HeatingOil.com team. He’s our ‘insider’ who helps us get unique, hard-to-find scoop from Wall Street to Washington. He’s a seasoned industry executive who doesn’t want anyone to know who he is. Spooky right? Maybe, but you’ll enjoy the juice he collects for us every now and then. Oh and by the way he’s very opinionated. Feel free to tell him he’s wrong. We do.
Kyle Hammond
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Kyle Hammond is a graduate of the University of Connecticut where he obtained a Master’s degree in history with an emphasis in United States foreign policy. Originally from southeast Idaho (of all places), he currently resides in Salt Lake City, Utah and works for the Marriott Library at the University of Utah. When not working, Kyle hangs out in cool and hip coffee shops that he has no business occupying.
Charlotte LoBuono
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Charlotte LoBuono is a journalist with more than 10 years of experience writing for many different audiences. She holds a B.A. in humanities from Providence College and an M.S. in biology from Seton Hall University. She lives in Hoboken, N.J., with her two cats, Pashmina and Mesa, who probably burn more energy in a day than HeatingOil.com’s customers burn in a year.
Rachel Deahl
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Rachel Deahl lives in Manhattan, where she covers the publishing industry for Publishers Weekly. She’s also freelanced about everything from marshmallow Peeps to Harry Potter-inspired rock bands to indoor ski slopes. Her work has appeared in The Boston Globe Magazine, Slate, Draft Magazine, Skiing, New Jersey Monthly and Billboard.com.
Jeff Jorve
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Jeff Jorve recently returned to the US after four years in Shanghai, where he made a living as a freelance business journalist and translator. Jeff is currently applying to graduate school to pursue his interest in development economics. In the mean time, Jeff is searching for a good Chinese restaurant in Boston.
Nick Malinowski
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Nick Malinowski is a journalist and freelance writer based in Brooklyn. He was born and raised on an oyster farm in Fishers Island, NY, and is an alumnus of Wesleyan University’s Nietzsch Factor Ultimate Frisbee Team. He covers the legal industry and federal legislation for Law360 and started writing for Heatingoil.com during the cold months last winter when he could not afford to pay for electric heat.
Nicholas Whitaker
Nicholas Whitaker, HeatingOil.com’s video producer, is a Brooklyn based filmmaker and photographer with a love for documentary and experimental video. He strongly feels that the average shot is too short these days, and hates flying text. Nicholas splits his time between trying to keep up new video techniques and teaching Video Production and Media Studies at Eugene Lang and Marymount Colleges. Nicholas graduated from NYU with a Masters in Media, Culture, and Communication in 2007, and worked in the video and film industry for 8 years before bringing his skills to Heatingoil.com. Nicholas is also an avid cyclist and activist for positive social change, and just generally making the world better-er. He loves eating soy ice cream, riding his Fuji 3speed down hill and rarely talks about himself in the third person. You can find his other work at www.alifelessmediated.com.
Zoë Macintosh
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Zoë Macintosh is a writer and New Media intern for HeatingOil.com. She studied at Smith and the Macaulay Honors College at Hunter, graduating with a degree in English Literature and a minor in physics. She comes to HeatingOil.com with an interest in current affairs and resource issues, and a background in journalism and creative writing.
