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Kate Roff
Tuesday, January 9, 2018
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Kate Roff is an
award-winning
freelance writer and journalism educator, currently based out of Detroit. She is the managing editor of
Metromode
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Model D
. Contact her at kroff@issuemediagroup.com
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