MAD editor?

Hi guys,
I know MAD is looking for freelancers, and I would love to get in, but there is no specific contact to query; just "[email protected]" or something like that. I tried calling and emailing when just sending a submission to that generic address got no response; no doubt it wound up in the slush pile.
Does anyone know who specifically to query there, or how I can find out? Or is there another way of getting out of the slush? I've been told lots of times to always address a query/submission to someone specific.
Thanks!

Yes, I realize it's probably very competitive. That's true.
As to getting the right person's name, I've been told that it's in bad form to address "Dear Editor" as this looks like you haven't done your homework.
Suppose I called someone at the magazine and asked for this information. What is she going to do-- tell the editor later, "This woman whose name I don't know had to gall to ask for the editor's name!" And that'll be held against me? How?
Seriously.
This is just the kind of thing I mean by conflicting advice. It feels like everything I do is wrong. You were stupid not to get the editor's name. You were stupid to get the editor's name. Etc. Are people really that fragile, anyway? I wouldn't be. And I don't think I'm a very tough, thick-skinned person, either.