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Presidents Message Board of Directors Sponsors
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The Board of Directors of the Magazine Association of the Southeast is a group of individuals in the industry who volunteer their time and serve specific functions for the organization. We'd like to introduce you to our board!
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Don Sadler McMurry President 2008 Don Sadler is a Senior Editor with McMurry, America’s leading custom publisher. He has 20 years of experience in the business publishing arena as a writer, editor and manager. In 1997 he moved to Atlanta to join Media 3 Publications as Vice President and Editorial Director, and Media 3 was acquired by McMurry in 2005. During his career, Don has worked with the largest financial institutions in the country, including Bank of America, Wachovia Bank, National City Bank and Citibank. In addition, as a freelance writer, Don has written dozens of articles published in a variety of national business periodicals. Don graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in Journalism in 1985. |
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Carolyn Gardiner Georgia Trend President 2006-2007 & GAMMA Awards Chair Carolyn is the advertising manager of Georgia Trend magazine. She started there in 1991 and prior to that was with ADWEEK/Southeast for eight years. MAGS recruited Carolyn in 1999 to head up the Advertising Sales sessions for the annual conference. She served as the advertising track co-chair until 2004, the conference co-chair for 2005, and as president of MAGS from January 2006 until June 2007. Now, as immediate past president, Carolyn will also oversee the GAMMA Awards competition in 2008. Carolyn says, “You never know everything there is to know about publishing. Each year MAGS helps educate us and creates a network of wonderful colleagues to call upon for advice.” Carolyn graduated from Georgia State University, School of Business
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BRIAN BARRY Lane Press Vendor Co-Chair Brian Barry is the Sales Executive in the Southeast Region for Lane Press. Lane is a publications printer specializing in the short to medium run magazine market committed to building relationships with their customers. Brian has been at Lane for four years and lives the “On Your Page” service philosophy that sets Lane Press apart. He travels the Southeast regularly and is a part-time Atlanta resident while living in Nashville. Brian worked more than ten years in the magazine business before becoming a printer. Working with publication launches and selling advertising for regional magazines in Tennessee he understands what it is like to be on the other side of the desk. He is also involved in the Florida Magazine Association and the International Regional Magazine Association. |
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Lee Hurley Hurley Hargett & Sigler Media Group Management Co-Chair Professional Background
Lee Hurley has spent the last thirteen years in publishing with Milton Edward Media, Southern Progress Corp, Vulcan Publications, Open Gate Media and Hurley Hargett & Sigler. As Editor and Editor-in Chief he has launched and/or managed magazines covering Lifestyle (Portico), Travel (Executive Traveler), Music (LEAK CD MAGAZINE), Real Estate (Homes of Grandeur), Manufacturing (Fabricating and Metalworking Equipment News), Construction (Construction Site News), Supply Chain Technology (I-Source), Economic Development (U.S. Sites & Development), Transportation (Transportation Equipment News), Electrical and Utility (EC&EN Magazine). Hurley’s career also includes three years in a folk rock band, and a three-year tour in the military serving as Public Affairs and Executive Officer in the United States Army Intelligence School, Fort Devens, Massachusetts. He received an honorable discharge at the rank of First Lieutenant in 1984. Public Service Professional Affiliations Education: Personal: |
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Steve Jabon Conway Data Advertising Co-Chair Steve Jabon is a 1979 honor graduate of Valdosta State University where he earned a BFA in art. After five years working in print creative and production Steve began pursuing his career in advertising sales and marketing. He was a general manager with The Real Estate Book for over 5 years and since 1994 has been the southeast regional marketing director for Conway Data’s Site Selection magazine. Steve lives in Roswell, Georgia, is married to Melissa and has two daughters, Daphne and Lily Grace. |
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CURTIS
JOHNSON R.R. Donnelley Vendor Co-Chair If RR Donnelley Account Executive Curtis Johnson is able to convince his clients that RRD isn’t “just another printer,” it’s because he isn’t “just another salesman.” For starters, Curtis’ 20-year career in printing began in the press room, not the front offices. In the late 1980s, during undergraduate studies in Industrial Management and Finance at the University of Florida and University of South Florida, he joined the staff of the Tampa Tribune where he worked as a copy editor, composition, press and plate room apprentice. Upon returning to his hometown of Atlanta in the early 1990’s, Curtis further honed his technical knowledge in the pressroom at IPD Printing, then a division of Graphic Industries (now part of RRD). Seeking to broaden his knowledge of the process, he moved into Customer Service and Production Planning, eventually becoming a Team Leader in Customer Support. There he drew on his background in estimating, knowledge of the printing process and problem solving skill-set to efficiently coordinate the work of several sales representatives while managing 3-5 associates. In 1997 Curtis assumed a sales service role with the company’s top sales representative, and in 1998 began an eight-year stint as on-site sales/account executive with the headquarters of an international pharmaceutical firm, growing an account base of $350,000 in revenue to $3 million within three years. Currently a Senior Account Executive with the US Commercial Print Division in Atlanta, Curtis frequently consults with clients and agencies alike, drawing on his knowledge of all aspects of the printing process, as well as RRD’s increasingly broad array of technology related solutions – to develop marketing programs and offer a variety of web in-line, direct mail, point of purchase and communications programs. His ultimate goal: to position himself - and by extension RR Donnelley, within his accounts - as a total solutions provider, and not just another printer. Curtis is the father of three and lives near Lake Lanier, north of Atlanta. |
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suzanne kayes OLIVER Atlanta Magazine's Home Editorial Co-Chair and Scholarship Committee Suzanne Kayes Oliver is senior editor of Atlanta Magazine's Home, a bimonthly title focusing on upscale home design, as well as a regular contributing writer for Atlanta Magazine. Before joining Emmis Publications, she worked for Points North Magazine for four years, where she worked her way up from editorial assistant to managing editor. In 2001, she graduated from The University of Georgia's Grady School of Journalism, where she participated in a national internship program in New York awarded by the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME), where she worked at YM for a summer. For the last three years, she has also headed up the local chapter of Ed2010, a networking group for young aspiring editors. |
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Tina McCrary R.R. Donnelley Conference Co-Chair Tina McCrary is a sales executive for R.R. Donnelley in the Southeast Region. She joined RRD with the acquisition of Banta Corporation in January 2007. Prior to RRD/Banta, Tina worked for Quebecor World where she got her start in 1988 as a customer service account manager. For the next 14 years she worked in customer service and management at QW’s Merced, Calif., Dyersburg, Tenn., and Cincinnati, Ohio facilities. Tina joined their sales force in 2002 and relocated to Atlanta where she resides today. Prior to Quebecor World, she worked for Time Inc’s California office as the transportation manager for the Pacific Northwest. |
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Gary Powell Oz Publishing, Inc. Advertising Co-Chair Gary Powell is the Sales and Marketing Director for Oz Publishing, Inc. He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1988, and was a practicing litigation attorney in Atlanta, GA until 1993. Deciding that practicing law was more strife than life, Gary hung up his meat cleavers and joined wife Tia Powell and Oz Publishing. |
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lisa sparer Freelancer Production & Design Co-Chairs Lisa Sparer has more than 10 years of experience in magazine design, working with such publishers as Southern Progress/Time Inc., Cond_Nast, and the Sunday magazine of The New York Daily News. She was instrumental in redesigning The Daily News Magazine and Health Magazine at Southern Progress. She is an editorial designer who enjoys packaging articles, images and ideas by working collaboratively with editors, photographers and illustrators. She has designed a wide range of magazines covering topics such as health, lifestyle, food, travel, beauty and entertainment. |
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shannon wilder Georgia Trend Scholarship Committee & Secretary Shannon Wilder is managing editor for Georgia Trend, a statewide magazine covering business and politics. Her 17-year editorial career has encompassed publications dedicated to such diverse topics as antique furniture (Antique Monthly) and screen printing (Impressions). She also served on the national headquarters staff for two locally-based nonprofits: Boys & Girls Clubs of America where, she received national recognition for developing the organization’s first Web site, and the Arthritis Foundation, where she was managing editor for the group’s award-winning publication, Arthritis Today. And though VetExchange, a company developing practice management software for veterinarians, did not survive the tech bust, she thoroughly enjoyed her tenure as content director — not to mention the entire dot-com experience. A member of MAGS since she joined the Atlanta publishing community in 1989, Shannon has increased her involvement in recent years, beginning with the GAMMA Awards committee, then moving to the organization’s inaugural scholarship committee. She joined the board officially as secretary in 2006, and continues to serve on the scholarship committee. Shannon graduated from the University of Alabama with a double major in journalism and international relations. |
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