Lisa M. Figueredo
Publisher, Owner

Lisa, a Tampa native, realized at the age of five that art was something she loved. She has worked in the advertising industry for the past 20 years. Her background is in graphic design, printing, direct mail, publishing, TV and radio.

The idea of Cigar City Magazine came about from Lisa's love of her heritage and memories of her childhood in Tampa. She frequently reminisces about the days when her great grandparents Nena and Ulysses "Lee" Henriquez would take her to Ybor City where she would run through the big cigar factories.

Emanuel Leto
Managing Editor

Emanuel Leto has lived and worked in historic Ybor City since 2002. He previously worked for the Ybor City Chamber of Commerce and the Ybor City Museum Society, where he was promoted to Assistant Director before accepting the position of Managing Editor at Cigar City Magazine.

A Tampa native and 3rd-generation Italian-American, Emanuel received a degree in History from Georgia State University in Atlanta before returning to Tampa. He enjoys writing and loudly arguing about politics, urban planning, or music (often all at once) with anyone who will listen.