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Michael Kitchens With a background in business administration, management and organizational development, Michael Kitchens brings a wealth of experience to his position as operations manager for Window Media. Prior to joining the company in 1999, he worked for several corporations, including RJR Nabisco, PepsiCo and KFC National Management Co. In addition, he served as proprietor of a successful nightclub in Macon, GA, and co-founded MGPWA, one of the South's first AIDS service organizations, which has become a leading model for similar organizations. Steve Myers Steve is responsible for the development and maintenance of internal accounting controls, accounting policy and procedure, day to day accounting, finance, cash management and human resource operations, as well as assisting Mr. Polimino in preparing the Company’s periodic financial reports. Steve brings to Window-Media over 16 years of external audit and industry accounting/management experience. Prior to joining the Window-Media management team, Steve worked at Graphic Packaging Corporation, a multi-national manufacturer of paperboard and paperboard packaging products. Steve was employed by Graphic Packaging Corporation for over 9 years in progressive positions in the corporate accounting group, most recently as Vice President and Corporate Controller. Previous to employment with Graphic Packaging Corporation, Steve worked as an external audit manager for Deloitte & Touche in Atlanta, GA and Pittsburgh, PA. Steve is a graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (B.B.A.) and has been a C.P.A. since 1991. William Kapfer Bill brings a wealth of expertise to the role, having worked with blue chip brands and national advertisers as Merchandising Director for American Express Publishing’s Travel + Leisure Magazine and at Hearst’s Harper’s Bazaar. He began his career as a publicist for Miramax films and in the newsroom for The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, as well . Bill heads up marketing for the entire company and works closely with the sales team to promote Window Media’s suite of publications on a local and national level. He oversees sponsorships, publicity and special events, as well as helps to create cross-platform marketing programs and the company’s overall web strategy. Bill holds a Ph.D. in Media Studies Northern Arizona University, as well as a M.S. & B.S. Lynne Brown Brown has 20 years experience in sales and marketing, most recently as the Director of Business Development for the Washington based news magazine Metro Weekly. Brown returns to Washington Blade where she helped to create 18-years of exponential growth. Brown’s business experience includes sales, customer relations, marketing, training, business administration, and personnel management in the print, auto, and hospitality industries. In March 2007, Brown was awarded “Business Person of the Year” by PEN, Metro Washington’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, where she also serves on the Board alongside serving on the Board of DC’s Rape Crises Center. She has been an active member of the Lesbian and Gay Chorus of Washington, a life time Girl Scout, a Casey Tree Foundation volunteer and is a member of All Souls Memorial Episcopal Church. Brown was born, raised and educated in New York State, where she graduated from Syracuse University. She lives in Washington, DC with her life partner. They have two daughters, six grandchildren and of course, a standard poodle. Kevin Hopper Kevin Hopper has represented the Express in may capacities since it's conception in January, 2000. In December of 2003, Unite Media purchased the Express and Kevin was promoted to Sales Manager. In the spring of 2005, Unite acquired 411 Magazine, a South Florida's arts and entertainment magazine, which Kevin also managed. Kevin has played an integral part in taking Express News and 411 Magazine to a prestigious level highly respected within the community. In September of 2006, Kevin was promoted to Publisher of both Express and 411 Magazine. Steve London London is a publishing executive with experience in all facets of the print and electronic medium. In his previous position as Director of Strategic Development at AVENTURA Magazine in South Florida, he earned a reputation for creating unique and tangible integrated marketing communications programs for advertisers servicing the elite luxury market. The foundation of his abilities are attributed to the attainment two degrees in journalism, a B.A. from Marquette University and an M.S from Northwestern University. As a sales pioneer and leader with notable companies including Grey Advertising, Dow Jones & Co., Thomson Media and others, London identified the importance of the readership and how to integrate content and advertising for maximum results. With nearly thirty years of sales and marketing expertise, he describes himself as an armchair demographer that is fascinated with how new technologies serve ever-increasing niche markets.. Kevin L. Smith Kevin Loren Smith first joined Southern Voice in an administration capacity in 2002 with experience in areas as diverse as web design, office administration, marketing, event planning, sales, and bookkeeping. Subsequently, he stepped into the role as Assistant Director of Sales where he supervised all Window Media and Unite Media publications. Now based in Washington, DC, as director of projects and planning, he oversees planning, budgeting, strategic analysis, special projects (including acquisitions) and implementation and integration within the company. In 2001, Smith received his Bachelor of Music degree in Music Composition at the University of Texas at Austin, where he also held concentrations in Radio, Television, Film and Playwriting. |
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