Staff

The eSchool News Departments
Editorial Sales Online
Production Accounting and Administration Customer Service

Editorial

Gregg W. Downey
Editor and Publisher

gdowney@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x107
Gregg brings 20 years of rock solid experience to the job. Winner of more than 30 national awards in education journalism, Gregg is a newspaperman who has spent much of his career in the service of education. He's the former editor-in-chief of The American School Board Journal, founding editor of The Executive Educator magazine, and launched the quarterly technology publication, The Electronic School.

Dennis W. Pierce, Jr.
Managing Editor

dpierce@eschoolnews.com
Dennis has worked in education for years, both as a high school math teacher and a grants-writing consultant. An expert in the latest school technology and the internet, Pierce graduated cum laude from Yale University. He's served as an editor of The New Journal, an Ivy League news magazine for higher ed. Dennis rigorously tracks the industry so you'll be kept up-to-speed on breaking news and key developments.

Dennis is your contact for editorial information.

Nora Carr
Columnist - Stakeholder and Community Relations

Nora is the director of marketing and development for the Cooperating School Districts of Greater St. Louis. An award-winning public relations professional, she is nationally recognized for her work in educational communications and marketing and a highly sought-after speaker and presenter. Each month, Nora shares her understanding of internet marketing and strategic public relations for schools with you. A winner of more than 40 national awards for public relations, communications and marketing, Nora's expertise in education was most recently featured in Business Week.

Deborah Ward
Columnist - Grants & Funding

Deborah Ward, CFRE, is an independent grant writing consultant whosecolumn appears in the monthly print edition of eSchool News and eSchool NewsOnline's School Technology Funding Center.
 
 

Laura Devaney
Senior Editor

ldevaney@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x112


Meris Stansbury
Associate Editor
mstansbury@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x109

Dennis Carter
Assistant Editor
dcarter@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x113

Maya Prabhu
Assistant Editor
MPrabhu@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x106

Sales

Barbara Schrader
East Coast Account Executive

bschrader@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x163
Barbara brings her sales, marketing, and customer service expertise to advertisers of eSchool News and eSchool News Online.

Patty Voltz
East Coast Account Executive

pvoltz@eschoolnews.com

Paul Turchetta
West Coast Account Executive

prturchett@aol.com
310-540-3344

Carol Wilhems
West Coast Account Executive

cwilhems@eschoolnews.com

Lee Calloway
Sales Administrator

lcalloway@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x131

Online

Nancy David
Online Director

ndavid@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x110

Vince Carlson
Director of Information Services

vcarlson@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x103

Jeff Festa
Web Communications Specialist

jfesta@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x130
 
 

Production

Chris Hopson
Production Director

chopson@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115
Chris has been the Production Director for eSchool News since April of 1998. Before eSchool News, Chris work as a Graphic Designer for several publications including AOPA Pilot Magazine, KidsView, and Indoor Environment Review. He graduated from Frostburg State University with a Bachelor's degree in Art, majoring in Graphic Design.

Accounting and Administration

Robert Morrow
CEO

rmorrow@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 ext 105

Under broad operating guidelines from the board of directors, Rob is responsible for the planning, operations and marketing of all eSchool News publication and online product lines. Specific responsibilities include strategic direction , developing licensing and business strategies,identifying new products and marketplace opportunities, research, partnerships and alliances, as well as developing, recommending, and executing new business strategies.

Customer Service

Carletta Pugh
Customer Service Representative

cpugh@eschoolnews.com
(800) 394-0115 x199

Carletta is here to help you with questions about any eSchool News products.