Tom Leyden - Publisher
Tom Leyden is an 11-time Emmy Award winner, Publisher of Westwood Living, and founder of Ten-17 Enterprises, the parent company of Westwood Living Media. With more than 30 years of experience in sales, marketing, broadcasting, and production, Tom has collaborated with hundreds of companies and personalities to build brands, tell compelling stories, and create a community of growth and support while celebrating achievement.
Since 2022, Tom and the Westwood Living Media team have developed the largest and most dynamic daily community media platform in North America, integrating print, digital, podcasting, events and television to connect communities and drive business for their partners.
Tom frequently hosts events and serves on the Board of Directors for The Women’s Empowerment Scholarship, a nonprofit that has awarded over $145,000 in academic aid. He is also a member of The Rotary Club of Westwood and regularly provides commentary for Westwood High School games on Westwood Media Center.
Contact Tom by email at tleyden@bestversionmedia.com
Diana Bezdedeanu - Content Coordinator
Diana Bezdedeanu, a 2020 graduate of Westwood High School, has been Westwood Living's Content Coordinator since 2023. Diana was featured on the cover of Westwood Living in August, 2022 for her work with people with disabilities, specifically focused on Equine Facilitated Learning.
Diana coordinates the flow of content each month and oversees the daily maintenance of westwood-living.com. She is very active in the community and works closely with her mother, Paula, to raise money for the fight to find a cure for Multiple Sclerosis.
Contact Diana by email at dbezdedeanu@bestversionmedia.com
Rick Bern - Cover & Feature Photographer
Rick Bern, Boston's premier headshot photographer, has been an instrumental member of the Westwood Living team since our launch in May, 2022. Each month, Rick shoots the cover of Westwood Living, as well as the feature photos you see in print and online.
Rick also has shot many headshots for Westwood Living's sponsors and staff. Rick lives in Westwood with his family, while owning and operating a studio in Needham.
Contact Rick by email at info@rickbern.com
Sara Jessick - Designer
Sara Jessick is one of Best Version Media's finest visionaries and has been the designer of Westwood Living since our launch in May, 2022. Based in Spokane, Washington, Sara works remotely, communicating with the Westwood-based staff on a regular basis.
Sara also designs many of the ads you see in Westwood Living, working directly with our sponsors through a process of drafts and approvals. She designs magazines from all over the United States, including London Neighbors, Southern York Living, Friends & Neighbors of Thoroughgood, Great Neck Neighbors, The Northernaire Connection and Seymour Neighbors.
Jay Resha - Columnist
Asanka Moehring - Contributing Writer
Asanka Moehring has been a Contributing Writer with Westwood Living since the summer of 2024. Our readers first met Asanka and her family when they were featured on the cover of the December, 2022 issue.
Asanka is a passionate member of the SEPAC community in Westwood, working together with other parents and administrators to create some of the finest Special Education resources for students in New England.
Originally from Sri Lanka, Asanka is an engineer by trade and puts her scientific mind to use every day.
Morgan Donahue - Contributing Writer
Morgan Donahue is a life-long Westwood resident and Class of 2005 graduate of Westwood High School. He joined Westwood Living as a Contributing Writer in August, 2024 and regularly contributes "In Touch With..." columns, excerpted from the conversations he hosts on The Wolverine Report podcast, featured on Westwood Media Center.
Morgan can frequently be heard doing play-by-play of Westwood High School athletics broadcasts on Westwood Media Center. His knowledge of Westwood history greatly adds to the quality of the broadcasts.
When not contributing to the Westwood community, Morgan is a Senior Enterprise Account Executive at Oracle.
Abigail Paul - Project Coordinator
Abigail Paul joined Westwood Living as our Project Coordinator in August, 2023. She works with the team organizing parties and communicating with guests as they arrive.
If you've been to a Westwood Living event, it's likely Abby has asked you if you'd like to buy a raffle ticket.
Abigail, an accomplished actress and singer who has performed in numerous productions, is currently pursuing her undergraduate degree.
Victoria Tibets - Intern and Contributor
Victoria Tibets, a 2023 graduate of Westwood High School, is a rising junior at UMass Amherst studying journalism and theater. While at school, she is a staff writer for the Arts & Living section of the Massachusetts Daily Collegian and performs in musicals and plays produced by the UMass Theatre Guild and UMass Theater Department.
If you have attended any past WHS Chorus Concerts, A Cappella Jams or Theater Productions, you may have seen Victoria around! If not, maybe you have spotted her zooming around town in her baby blue and white Volkswagen Beetle.
She is excited to intern with Westwood Living Media this summer and so grateful for the opportunity. Contact Victoria by email @vickitibets7@gmail.com