Experience

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  Red Chair Press, LLC

  • Egremont, MA

  • President/Publisher

    • 2009 - Present
    • Egremont, MA

    Red Chair Press was established in 2009 to provide materials that inspire children to be the best they can be, to be positive contributors to their communities, and to have fun while learning. At Red Chair Press we believe that all children, no matter what challenges face them, have an inherent potential to become leaders who bring positive changes to their communities and those around them. Our fiction and nonfiction products for children in PreKindergarten through Grade 5 (ages 4-12) are developed with these concepts in mind. In 2019 we launched our new Middle Grade single-title imprint One Elm Books: Good Books for Good People, ages 8 to 13. https://bookshop.org/shop/redchairpress

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  Independent Book Publishers Association

  • Board Member

    • Jul 2016 - Aug 2018

    IBPA, as the world's largest professional publishing association, serves the interests of its over 3,000 independent and self-published professionals.

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  Vermont Center for the Book

  • Chester, VT

  • Board of Directors

    • Jun 2011 - Nov 2012
    • Chester, VT

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  Weekly Reader Corporation

  • Greater New York City Area

  • SVP, Product Development

    • Jan 2007 - Mar 2009
    • Greater New York City Area

    Publishing: Established the product strategy to expand the Weekly Reader brand into curriculum and supplemental channels. Led the publishing efforts for the business as well as the children's book publishing unit Gareth Stevens Inc.Brand Development: Key contact for brand-extensions and licensing activity for Weekly Reader and related educational and consumer products for domestic and international markets.

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  TIME Learning Ventures

  • New York City Metropolitan Area

  • President

    • 1996 - 2007
    • New York City Metropolitan Area

    Heading a licensing and product development group to find opportunities with educational partners and sales channels for Time Inc brands: TIME magazine, Sports Illustrated, People en Español, Fortune, and TIME For Kids.

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  The Association of Educational Publishers

  • Greater Philadelphia Area

  • Member Board of Directors, President of Board of Directors (05-06)

    • 2002 - 2006
    • Greater Philadelphia Area

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  TIME For Kids Magazine

  • Greater New York City Area

  • Publisher/Editorial Director

    • 1999 - 2006
    • Greater New York City Area

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  Prentice Hall

  • Upper Saddle River, NJ

  • SVP, Marketing

    • 1997 - 1999
    • Upper Saddle River, NJ

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  Macmillan/McGraw-Hill

  • Greater New York City Area

  • VP, Marketing Services

    • 1995 - 1997
    • Greater New York City Area

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  Scholastic

  • Greater New York City Area

  • VP, Marketing

    • 1995 - 1995
    • Greater New York City Area

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  DC Heath and Company

  • Lexington, MA

  • VP Strategic Marketing; Supplemental Sales

    • 1983 - 1995
    • Lexington, MA

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  Langston University

  • Adjunct Professor of Media Studies

    • Jul 1976 - Dec 1978