- Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of "The Oprah Winfrey Show", the highest rated talk show in television history. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award-nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the most philanthropic African American of all time, and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years.
- Daniel Mendelsohn
Daniel Mendelsohn (born 1960 in Long Island) is a critic and author. Mendelsohn graduated with a B. A. in Classics from the University of Virginia, and received his M. A. and Ph. D. in Classics from Princeton University, where he was a Mellon Fellow in the Humanities. Upon completing his Ph.D. in 1994, he began a career in journalism in New York City. His review-essays about books, films, and theater appear frequently in The New York Review of Books.
- Judy Blunt
Judy Blunt (born 1954) is an American writer from Montana. She was raised on a ranch in a remote area near Regina, Montana, south of Malta, Montana. Blunt received her M.F.A. from the University of Montana in 1994. She received a Jacob K. Javits Graduate Fellowship and a Montana Arts Council Individual Artist Fellowship. Her essays and poems have appeared in such publications as "The New York Times", "Big Sky Journal" and "Oprah Magazine".
- Janisse Ray
Writer, naturalist and activist Janisse Ray is author of three books of literary nonfiction.
- Emily Yoffe
Emily Yoffe (born 1954) is a journalist, a regular contributor to Slate magazine and the NPR radio show Day to Day. She has also written for The New York Times, O, The Oprah Magazine, The Washington Post, and many other publications. Yoffe began her...
- Maggie Craddock
Maggie Craddock President Ms. Craddock has done executive coaching with clients at all levels on the professional spectrum - from people reaching the Vice Presidential ranks for the first time to Fortune 500 CEOs. She has been featured on CNBC, National Public Radio and quoted in national publications including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune.
- Cheo Tyehimba
cheo tyehimba Cheo Tyehimba is an award-winning journalist, published author, educator, activist and consultant. He penned "The Ghetto Solution," a non-fiction book that New York's Library Journal called a "work of enormous social, political and spiritual significance."
- Nick Morante
Nick Morante Nick Morante is currently a consultant to the cosmetics industry. Nick Morante is currently a consultant to the cosmetics industry. He has over 30 years of experience in the formulation of color cosmetics and other makeup and emulsion-type products. He has over 30 years of experience in the formulation of color cosmetics and other makeup and emulsion-type products.
- Amy Wechsler
Amy Wechsler , MD Dr. Amy Wechsler has a rare combination of skills: She is board certified in both dermatology and psychiatry. As a result, she brings an unusually insightful approach to the RealAge Scientific Advisory Board and to her dermatology practice in New York City, where she’s known for being as accessible and approachable as she is professional.
- Kelly Alexander
Kelly Alexander is a writer based in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. She is a consulting editor to Saveur magazine and the author of numerous feature stories for that publication. Her article “Hometown Appetites,” an homage to the great American food writer Clementine Paddleford, won the James Beard Journalism Award and will be the basis for a biography and cookbook to be published by Penguin in fall 2007.
- Cindy M. Del Rosario Tapan
Cindy M. del Rosario Tapan Cindy M. del Rosario Tapan , always had an ear for radio and an affinity for the printed word, and she brings these two interests together as the program director of Martha Stewart Living Radio. Born and raised in northern New Jersey, Cindy graduated from Penn State University with a degree in journalism in 1999. She went on to pursue a Master's degree from NYU, when she simultaneously landed a part-time internship at In Style: Special Issues.
- Tom Chiarella
Tom Chiarella's fiction appeared in the New Yorker, the Florida Review, and Story magazine; his regular essay and magazine contributions include, Esquire, Golf Digest and O: The Oprah Magazine. His book of short stories, Foley's Luck (Knopf) was published in 1992; the following year, he won the United Methodist Colleges Teacher of the Year Award and an NEA Fellowship in Fiction writing.
- Graham McDougall
Graham’s research has been featured on "The Today Show" and in O, The Oprah Magazine . His projects have been designed for various environments where older adults live, recreate, and work, and have been funded by the National Institute on Aging, National Institute of Mental Health, and National Institute of Nursing Research.
- Tracy Grant
Tracy Grant New Yorker Tracy Grant earned both his BS in Finance and MFA in English from Georgetown University. As a grad student he wrote magazine articles for Today’s Black Woman , Word Up! and XXL , among others. Grant published a novel, Hellified , in 1999, and his short fiction can be found in several anthologies, including After Hours (Plume/Putnam), Proverbs for the People (Kensington) and the recently released Beloved Harlem (Doubleday).
- Nichola Meyer
Nichola Meyer Administrator Nichola Meyer started her career as a freelance writer in 2001, and has written feature and cover articles for several leading magazines, among them O: The Oprah Magazine, Femina , Your Baby, Essentials and Cape Town’s Child . With a university Major in English and a Masters Degree in Psychology, Nichola has a special interest in reporting on issues of interest to women and parents.
- V. Cheryl Womack
V. Cheryl Womack V. Cheryl Womack is Chairwoman of Leading Women Entrepreneurs of the World. Cheryl is one of America’s most successful entrepreneurs, innovators and business leaders. She is a highly respected role model and, through her motivational talks and mentoring programs, has been an inspiration to thousands of people around the world, particularly women.
- Cathie Black
Cathie Black , president of Hearst Magazine, was the keynote speaker for the magazine section, and spoke about the importance of branding and quality content. Dorothy Wickenden told stories about her life as an editor at The New Yorker . Kristin Van Ogtrop from Real Simple explained international editions, and William Wackermann, the publisher of Glamour , talked about the business side of the magazine world. Michelle Burford from The Oprah Magazine lunched with magazine hopefuls.
- Paula Goldman
Paula Goldman is connected to 3 people 5 countries Paula Goldman has helped register 2 people Paula Goldman has submitted 7 story/stories 15291 views to stories by Paula Goldman 4 comments have been posted to stories by Paula Goldman Paula Goldman has posted 18 comments
- Ellen Levine
Ellen Levine In May 2006, Ellen Levine was appointed editorial director of Hearst Magazines. In her role, Levine will be responsible for strengthening current titles, developing new titles domestically and internationally, and evaluating opportunities for brand extensions, books and digital alternatives. Levine made publishing history in October 1994 as the first woman to be named editor-in-chief of Good Housekeeping since the magazine was founded, in 1885.
- Lateefah Simon
Lateefah Simon is director of re-entry for the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office. Lateefah is a member of the Board of Directors of the Women's Foundation of California and serves on the San Francisco Juvenile Detention Alternates Executive Committee and the Advocacy Institute. In 2003 she was awarded the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship and the Visions for a Changing World Award.
- Nancy Walker O'Neill
Nancy Walker O'Neill has been named president of Imagine Media... American Express Publishing has promoted Mark Stanich to senior VP and chief marketing officer, Julie McGowan to senior VP, Nancy Novogrod to senior VP and editorial director, and Alyssa Keleshian to marketing director for Travel + Leisure... Hearst Magazines International has named John Griffin executive VP and COO.
- Andrew McColough
Andrew McColough has been appointed president and CEO of The New Republic... Hachette Filipacchi has named John Bobay VP and CIO and Kim L. Pinto has been named publisher of Premiere. In addition, the company has named Dara Caponigro decoration and design director, Anita Sarsidi style editor, and Angus Wilkie editor-at-large, all for Elle Decor. Bryan A. Weston has been named midwestern advertising manager of Car and Driver/Road & Track...
- Eliot Kaplan
Eliot Kaplan is the Editorial Talent Director for Hearst Magazines, a unique position of scouting and recruiting the nation's top editors, writers and art directors for the company's 18 magazines and start-up ventures. These magazines include Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Harper's Bazaar and O:The Oprah Magazine . Kaplan himself has had a distinguished career in magazine editing.
- Barbara Greene
Barbara understands the crucial role that collaborative relationships and communication play in cultivating executive leadership and sustaining a supportive and productive organization. She has 22 years of experience advising and coaching senior executives at some of the largest and best-known companies in the world. Her clients have included multinational corporations, securities firms, banks, insurance companies, and specialized financial and professional service firms.
- Betty Cortina
Betty Cortina Editorial Director, Latina Media Ventures Betty Cortina joined Latina Media Ventures in January of 2001 as its first editorial director. In this position, she oversees the creation of the company's editorial product, Latina magazine. In her short time with the company, she has been instrumental in bringing renowned writers and top tier celebrities, such as Jennifer Lopez and Salma Hayek, into the magazine's pages.
- Al Shaw
Al Shaw, MBA Database & Programming Specialist Al has been developing web sites since 1994 and is the back-end service specialist for Human Service solutions. He has advanced knowledge of SQL Server 7.0/2000, ASP, HTML, JavaScript, VBScript, Microsoft Access, and several e-commerce software packages.
- Monet Cole
Monet Cole is a Certified Image Consultant and active member of Fashion Group International and eWomen's Network. Her corporate client list includes Merrill Lynch Australia, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, Allstate Insurance, American Business Women's Association, Spelman College, Nordstrom, Macy's Department Store and Proctor & Gamble.
- Olivia Barr
- Carla Frank
Carla Frank, Om O, the Oprah Magazine Carla Frank is a visionary Design Director specializing in design, branding, management and education. As the founding Design Director of O, The Oprah Magazine, Carla helped preside over the most successful launch in the history of the industry and she continues in her role to this day.
- Peggy Orenstein
peggy orenstein Peggy Orenstein is an internationally recognized writer, editor and speaker about issues affecting girls and women.
- Diana Kapp
Diana Kapp Diana Kapp is a freelance journalist living in San Francisco. She is a Contributing Editor at San Francisco Magazine, where she has written recent feature pieces on San Francisco's mayor Gavin Newsom; California's $3B stem cell initiative; Egg freezing and fertility panic; and the Mommy Wars. She has a piece on the recent tragic suicide of University of California at Santa Cruz chancellor Denice Denton due out in February.
- Joanna Smith Rakoff
Joanna Smith Rakoff Editor, Nextbook.org Joanna Smith Rakoff has written for The New York Times , the Los Angeles Times , the Washington Post , Vogue , O: The Oprah Magazine , and other publications. She studied English literature as an undergraduate at Oberlin College and a graduate student at University College, London, and completed an M.F.A. in writing at Columbia University. Her poetry has appeared in The Paris Review , The Kenyon Review , and other literary journals.
- Sara Reistad-Long
Sara Reistad-Long is a writer and reporter based in New York City. Her credits include O: The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Esquire, Self, Marie Claire, Travel and Leisure, Allure, and Glamour, as well as the recent anthology Only Child: Writers on the Singular Joys and Solitary Sorrows of Growing Up Solo (Random House/Harmony, 2007).
- Stefanie Manning
Stefanie began her career at New York Magazine and moved on to hold various marketing positions at SELF Magazine and Newsweek. She spent some time on the agency side, leading a sales promotion account team at Wunderman and returned to magazines to lead the branding strategy at Businessweek before joining O. Stefanie graduated from Ohio University in 1989 with a BS in Communications. She lives in Mahwah, New Jersey with her husband and four daughters.
- Brent Atkinson
Brent Atkinson , Ph.D. Brent Atkinson , Ph.D., is the principle architect of Pragmatic/Experiential Therapy for Couples, an approach that translates new scientific findings about the brain into practical methods for improving relationships. Dr. Atkinson is author of Developing Habits for Relationship Success, and Emotional Intelligence in Couples Therapy: Advances from Neurobiology and the Science of Intimate Relationships.
- Marty Davidson
Marty's career also includes 10 years of creative work for Showtime Networks, dealing with over 1,200 affiliates. He was the only outside creative director to work for the Franklin Mint. Through the years he has created in excess of 1,000 direct mail packages for the publishing and cable TV industries and has won over 50 awards for creativily and long running controls.
- Deborah Kirk
Deborah Kirk , editorial director , oversees our custom publishing editorial staff. New to DCP, Deborah is not new to custom publishing. For the last six years she has been an editorial consultant launching and advising custom publications for clients such as Pottery Barn, Johnson & Johnson, and a leading Latin American bank. Previously, Deborah held senior editorial positions for Harper’s Bazaar , Forbes and Elle .
- Joseph Luciani
Joseph Luciani , Ph. D. | Psychological Profiling Director A world-renowned psychologist, Dr. Luciani has been in private practice for over 30 years, during which he’s authored five books. His most recent book is an international best-seller that has been translated into 9 languages and is sold in over 100 countries. Dr. Luciani is currently writing a series of books on the psychology of the Internet, and consults on the psychological engineering of all WDE designs.
- Cathleen Medwick
Cathleen Medwick is the author of "Teresa of Avila: The Progress of a Soul." She is a contributing editor at O, the Oprah Magazine, and teaches in the M.F.A. writing program at Spalding University.
- Gail Nathan
Gail Nathan, executive director for the River Art Center in the Bronx, tells Oprah Magazine that when she applied for her current job, she had no corporate financial experience. “All I could tell the interview committee was that I’d never been in debt or bounced a check.” She got the job.