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Stephanie Abrutyn (Publishing and Internet Law) is vice president and senior counsel, litigation, for Home Box Office, where she oversees all types of litigation, including trademark and copyright infringement, libel, and breach of contract. Previously, she was senior counsel of East Coast media for the Tribune Company. Abrutyn holds a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

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Christine R. Arrington (Introduction to Marketing and Branding) is a principal at Quantum Media, where she specializes in media diagnostics, operational overhaul, and business and Web development. Her background includes positions as associate editorial director of Consumers Union, publications director of Scientific American Explorations, and publisher of Fine Cooking.Arrington has an M.F.A. from Columbia University and an M.B.A. from Stanford University.

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Matthew Baldacci (Advanced Marketing Seminar: Book Marketing and Branding) is vice president and associate publisher for St. Martin’s Press and has 15 years of experience marketing adult and children’s books at both large and small trade publishers. His past positions include director of marketing and publishing operations for St. Martin’s Press, trade marketing director for DK Publishing, and assistant director, advertising and promotion production for Simon & Schuster. Baldacci received his M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

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David Bralow (Publishing and Internet Law) is a partner in Thomas, LoCicero & Bralow PL, as well as a consultant to the Tribune Company, where he was most recently assistant general counsel, providing legal services for seven major metropolitan newspapers, multiple weekly newspapers, multiple websites, monthly and weekly magazines, and other related businesses. As a partner at Holland & Knight, he was the co-chair of the National Media Practice Group and the creator and chairman of the Internet Services Team. Bralow received his J.D. from Temple University Law School.

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Laura Bronson (Introduction to Interactive Media) is director of content and programming for Simon & Schuster, where she establishes best practices and content guidelines for the digital group.  As an expert in both book and magazine digital operations, she has also worked as editor of realsimple.com and as editorial web director at shopetc.com. In addition, she was managing director of marthastewart.com. Bronson holds an M.S. in Journalism from Northwestern University.

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Andrea L. Chambers (Internship and Independent Study) is academic director of the Master of Science in Publishing program and director of the Center for Publishing at the NYU School of Continuing and Professional Studies. Her wide-ranging publishing career includes senior executive positions at Time, People, and Seventeen. She also served as vice president and executive editor at Penguin Putnam, Inc., specializing in best-selling nonfiction political books and biographies. Chambers received her M.S. in Journalism from Boston University.

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Jan Constantine (Advanced Law Seminar: Contract Negotiation) is general counsel for the Author’s Guild, a nonprofit organization representing over 8,700 published authors. She is responsible for supervising the Guild’s legal department and managing litigation, which currently includes the Author’s Guild et al. v. Google, a class action lawsuit filed in September 2005. She has also served as executive vice president of News Corporation and deputy general counsel for Macmillan, Inc. Constantine received her law degree from George Washington University’s National Law Center.

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Janet Cooke (Book Sales and Distribution) is vice president and group sales director of sales for Knopf Doubleday and has overseen sales planning for best-selling authors John Grisham, Dan Brown, Bill Bryson, Bill O’Reilly, Suze Orman, David Bach, Jon Krakauer, Ian McEwan, Pat Conroy, and Tina Brown. Janet has 30 years’ experience in trade book publishing sales and distribution, and prior positions include vice president, director of national accounts for Bantam/Doubleday/Dell and vice president, sales director for the Random House Publishing Group. She received her bachelor’s degree from Brooklyn College.

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Tracey Cooper (Introduction to Interactive Media) is a senior consultant for BET.com, having previously been director of content for Interactive One, and group director, content and brand development for Community Connect, Inc., which operates three sites, including BlackPlanet.com.  Her expertise includes website development, marketing trend and competitive analysis, program planning/development, account management, and production management. Cooper has also served as director of operations manager for Essence Communications, Inc. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Delaware.

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Brenda Copeland (Book Acquisition and Editing) is an executive editor at Hyperion specializing in narrative nonfiction, science and history, memoir, literary and commercial fiction, psychology, and practical self-help. She began her career as an editorial intern in the hardcover division at Simon & Schuster and rose through the ranks. Her previous position was senior editor at Simon & Schuster's Atria Books imprint. She received her B.A. from the University of Toronto.

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Erin Dailey (Web Content Creation and Management) is managing editor of Hearst Digital, overseeing technical and editorial aspects of all Hearst magazine websites and working with marketing to streamline workflows. Previously, she was senior web editor at House Beautiful. Her experience includes working as an online media manager and webmaster for various websites. She earned her B.A. from DePaul University.

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Elliot Hermann (Introduction to Multimedia Financial Analysis) is head of the global site license bureau unit operations for the Nature Publishing Group. He has also worked for McGraw-Hill as director of strategic planning for BusinessWeek and served as the manager of corporate financial analysis, where he prepared financial valuations of potential acquisitions, analyzed business plans for major projects, and participated in the development of the corporation’s financial plan. Hermann received his M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

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Gail Hochman (The Role of the Literary Agent) is president of Brandt & Hochman Literary Agency, and the president of the Association of Authors’ Representatives, the largest professional organization of literary agents in the United States. She specializes in literary fiction and memoir as well as children’s books. Her clients include Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Cunningham; acclaimed novelist Scott Turow; National Book Award-winner Julia Glass; Ursula Hegi, Scott Smith, Ann Hood, and memoirists including Jacki Lyden, Joan Wickersham, and Beverly Donofrio.

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Carrie Kania (Introduction to Publishing) is senior vice president and publisher of “It Books,” a new imprint at HarperCollins focusing on pop culture, sports, style, and content derived from the Internet. She is also publisher of Harper Perennial, an imprint she infused with a hip, youthful image, and Avon Trade Paperbacks. Kania previously served as associate director of marketing for Harper Audio, reviving the Caedmon classics line with acquisitions of 20th-century modern classics. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, she envisioned a career as a painter before becoming a bookseller and eventually a publisher.

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Angus Macaulay (Magazine Advertising in Print and Online) is vice president and director of marketing and events at Rodale Inc., where he leads the corporate sales, marketing and events team. Macaulay has held numerous senior positions in advertising, including group publisher of Runner’s World, advertising director of House Beautiful, New England manager of House & Garden magazine, and account manager of Cosmopolitan. He received his M.B.A. from the College of William and Mary.

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Alexis Mersel (Web Editing and Writing) is vice president and site director of fineliving.com, where she manages a core team of brand manager, interactive planning director, and convergence specialist and top edits all daily site copy, weekly newsletters, and text for special projects.  Previously, she was associate product director for marthastewart.com. Mersel has held senior online positions at Shop Etc. magazine, The Knot, Inc., and Elle Girl magazine. She has a B. A. from Rutgers University.

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Brian O’Leary (Mastering Management and Leadership) is founder and principal at Magellan Media Consulting Partners, a management consultancy focused on publishing and media. His wide-ranging publishing experience includes positions as senior vice president and associate publisher at Hammond Inc., and director of process management as well as production director for Time Inc. O’Leary received his M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

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Michael Palgon (Introduction to Publishing) is executive vice president, deputy publisher for Crown Publishing, where he oversees a number of operational and editorial areas, including production, managing editorial/copyediting, subsidiary rights, sales planning, business operations, Doubleday Business books, and the Doubleday Religious Publishing Group. His prior positions include controller of the royalty department at Simon & Schuster, business manager and publisher of the Doubleday Young Readers Division. He received his degree from Brooklyn College.

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Douglas Parent (From Idea to Empire: New Business Development) is a partner at Clark, Martire, and Bartolomeo, a marketing firm that works with major media companies to reposition existing magazine properties and develop new line extensions and advertising strategies. He was previously vice president of business development for Bigfoot Interactive Inc. and manager of strategic services for Accenture Inc. Doug received his M.B.A. from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

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Joanne Ragazzo (How to Make a Magazine Profitable) is assistant vice president of publishing and digital business director for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia. Her wide-ranging background in magazine finance includes positions as finance director of Lucky magazine and business manager of Jane, Fitness, YM, and Food and Wine magazines. Ragazzo was also circulation financial manager for Life magazine and advertising business manager for Cosmopolitan magazine. She holds an M.B.A. from Pace University.

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Elliott Rebhun (Capstone Thesis) is editor and publisher of the New York Times Upfront, where he oversees editorial, design, teacher guides, circulation and marketing, and production and distribution; his past positions include staff editor, International Weekly Editions for the New York Times, vice president, product development for New York Times Digital, and editor of New York Today. He received two degrees from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

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Ed Reiner (Introduction to Multimedia Financial Analysis and Inside the Shifting Publishing Landscape) isvice president, business development for NBC Universal/Digital Media Group, where he is responsible for client development. His previous positions include finance director for new business development for McGraw-Hill’s Professional Information Services Group, and vice president for business development and strategy for Elsevier Science. Reiner received his M.B.A. in Finance from Pace University.

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Dave Roberson (Multimedia Financial Analysis II) is general manager, Digital, for Alpha Media Group, responsible for the P&L of Maxim.com and Blender.com. Roberson’s extensive financial background includes positions as vice president of finance and operations for Rodale Inc., senior director of finance for Sirius Satellite Radio, and general manager of This Old House. He received his M.B.A. from Columbia Business School.

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Sue Roberson (Introduction to Multimedia Financial Analysis) is financial director for Sports Illustrated and SI.com,where she oversees budgeting, financial planning, financial closes, cost management, and business analysis for all Sports Illustrated branded properties and programs. Her past positions include financial director of Time and general manager and consumer marketing director of Time for Kids. Sue received her M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin.

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Hugh Roome (The Global Marketplace: Challenges and Opportunities) is president, consumer and professional publishing, Scholastic Inc., in charge of 70 business units, including international. He also directs Scholastic Marketing Partners and the Quality Education Data Company.  Prior to Scholastic, he was associate publisher of Newsweek International and director of marketing for Newsweek Inc.Roome holds a doctorate from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, operated by Tufts and Harvard Universities.

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Lavinel Savu (Introduction to Publishing) is editorial operations director of InStyle magazine. He was the founding managing editor of O, the Oprah Magazine. Other previous positions include assistant managing editor at Cosmopolitan, manager and coordinator at Redbook, and editorial production associate at the House Beautiful and Good Housekeeping special interest titles. Savu received his M.S. in Publishing from New York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and his M.B.A. from New York University’s Stern School of Business.

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Sheryl Tucker (Introduction to Publishing) is executive editor at Time, Inc. In this role, she works closely with Time Inc.’s editor-in-chief, helping to oversee the editorial content of approximately 150 magazines, including Time, Fortune, People, InStyle, Sports Illustrated, Essence, and Real Simple.  Previously, she was an editor-at-large for Time Inc., most recently acting as deputy editor of Health. Before her appointment, she was executive editor of Money. Before joining Time Inc., Tucker was editor-in-chief and vice president at Black Enterprise. Sheryl received her M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University.

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Jaci Updike (Book Sales and Distribution) is senior vice president and director, Random House Adult Sales. She was hired as the Bantam Doubleday Dell San Diego field representative in 1989.   Jaci progressed through various sales roles, as field merchandising manager in the San Francisco Bay area, national accounts manager for Borders Group, Inc., and director, independent bookstores, becoming director, national accounts for Knopf in 1998 before assuming her current position.

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