Founder, Coo, and Lead editor

Charles started CSS as a podcast back in December of 2019, and since then has worked hard to grow it into the outlet that is it today. A former high school athlete (Didn’t go further for a reason), Charles brings a local and realistic view to the Seattle teams, at the professional, amateur/semi-pro, and collegiate levels.

Lead photographer

Liv Lyons joined Circling Seattle Sports’ coverage back in May of 2022, quickly gained respect in the photo wells and on the glass, and was promoted to lead photographer on November 7th, 2022. Since then, Liv has taken strong steps forward in her career and has worked with several of the professional teams in the city of Seattle.

Contributing photographer

Liz, a world renowned aviation photographer, joined the team in 2022 and has quickly gained respect for her work across multiple teams (Reign, Sounders, Storm, Mariners) at the pro level. Liz has been a major factor in our hockey coverage, notably covering the 2024 Winter Classic and 2023 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL Championship win.

Contributing photographer

Rio Giancarlo joined CSS in June of 2023. Studying visual communication and journalism at Seattle Pacific University Rio is also the lead photographer for the athletic department as well as the photo editor for the student newspaper, The Falcon.

Head of community

A life long fan of sports, video games and pop culture. Michael moved to Seattle in the fall of 2021 and instantly fell in the love with the city. A fan of the fans and someone who aims to make sports communities to be a safe fun space for everyone.

Community Events

Kaitlan has experience serving in community events and participating in sports from a young age. Her liking for a broad spectrum of sports has grown exponentially since moving to the PNW in 2010. She is excited to join her passions of community service and sports, and continue fostering a welcoming and inclusive atmosphere with the CSS team.

Seattle Storm beat writer

Born and raised in Chicago, Christan Braswell is a women’s sports journalist with a focus on the WNBA. Joining CSS in April of 2024, he is our beat writer covering our Seattle Storm. Outside of sports, he’s an avid cook and lover the great outdoors.

Contributing photographer

Kevin Ng recently graduated from the University of Washington. During his time there he worked as a photojournalist for The Daily UW where he gained experience photographing a wide array of different sports and topics

Producer, director, designer

Omari Salisbury has spent time as a co-host on the Circling Seattle Sports podcast, a few times on CSS on Converge, and has made some of the graphics that you see on the show and on our social media. Omari has helped with the growth of Circling Seattle Sports since nearly day one.