Seven editors selected
to attend national conference,
Azbee banquet.
A record number of young
editors applied
for the 2008 Young Leader Scholarship,
and
ASBPE selected five American winners and
co-sponsor Trade Association Business
Publications International selected two
international
winners.
The scholarship enables
the editors to
attend ASPBE’s National Editorial
Conference
July 23–25 at the InterContinental
Hotel in Kansas City, Mo.
Winners will network
with other attendees
at the July 23 inaugural reception for
ASBPE’s new 501(c)(3) foundation,
spend
two days sharpening their editorial and
online skills at the conference, and attend
the Azbee Awards of Excellence banquet.
The scholarship committee
selected the
winners based on their résumés,
clips, recommendation
letters from their chief editors,
and their essays on how they became
involved in the business press, their
biggest
challenges as business-to-business editors,
and their future career goals.
The committee
was impressed with the
passion the candidates had for B2B journalism,
said ASBPE national vice president
Amy Fischbach, herself a 2002 YLS winner
and the 2008 YLS committee chair.
“The winners all
have strong leadership
potential, and we look forward to seeing
them get more involved in ASBPE in the
future,” she said.
Scholarship winners
must be 30 years
old or younger, worked for at least two
years as an editor at a business magazine
or
associated Web publication, be sponsored
by their chief editor, and plan to continue
in the business press as a career.
ASBPE covers the hotel
costs and the
conference fees. Winners also receive
a free
one-year membership to ASBPE.
Darcy DeVictor is
the associate editor for Golf Course
Management, the publication
of the Golf Course
Superintendents Association
of America based in Lawrence,
Kan. DeVictor previously
worked for a produce business weekly
newspaper and a trio of construction related
monthly magazines. She earned her
bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism
and French from Drake University.
Leah
Garris is an award winning
senior associate editor
at Buildings, a business
publication/media brand
that reaches 72,000-plus
building developers, owners
and facility managers. In her
present role, she is actively involved
in editorial
planning and processes, reporting
and writing exclusive content for the
publication
and related electronic media, coordinating
freelance and industry-expert
content for the publication, and copy
editing
all editorial content for the Buildings
brands. Garris is a 2002 graduate of
the
University of Iowa in Iowa City, with
a
degree in journalism and psychology.
Andy Hanacek is the
executive editor of The
National Provisioner magazine,
which serves the meat,
poultry and prepared-foods
industries. Prior to joining
the Provisioner in October
2005, he served as the managing editor
of
Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery. For
three
years, Hanacek served as an associate
editor
with Pro Football Weekly, a consumer magazine
and multimedia franchise that covered
the National Football League. He
attended Northwestern’s Medill School
of
Journalism.
Andy Hoskins is deputy
editor for London-based
BMI Publications, which
publishes B2B magazines for
the travel, leisure, and hospitality
industries. In his current
role, he was heavily
involved in the conception and launch
of
The Business Travel Magazine, which
was voted best in its field last December
at the
annual Business Travel Journalism Awards.
He earned his bachelor’s degree
in geography
from the University of Southampton in
England in 2001. Hoskins then lived in
Peru for four months, participated in
charity
projects and traveled around South
America.
Jeff Lee has
been associate editor of Building
Products at Washington,
D.C.-based Hanley Wood since joining the
company in the
summer of 2006. He has
written freelance articles for
Architect, Builder, and Remodeler, and
is a
contributing editor for EcoHome and
eBuild.com. Jeff attended Northwestern
University’s Medill School of Journalism,
where he earned a bachelor’s degree
in
journalism and a master’s degree
in magazine
publishing. He has previously worked
for Homeland Protection Professional, the
AFP news service, and Windy City Sports.
Kate Rau is
editor
SALESGURU magazine,
South Africa’s only publication
focused purely on the
subject of selling. She began
at Orange Press as an assistant
editor and was soon
promoted as the editor of her own magazine.
She transformed the look, feel, and
content of the magazine to better suit
the
reader and is working on a Web site to
complement the publication. Rau studied
law for two years and freelanced for an
American magazine before earning her
bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Melissa Tracey is
the associate online editor of
Realtor for the National
Association of Realtors in
Chicago. Her work focuses
on multimedia, blogs, editing
e-newsletters and writing for
the Web and magazine. She has worked for
a daily newspaper in southwest Michigan
and for The Chicago Tribune, People, and
The Monitor on Psychology. She also taught
journalism to graduate students at Northwestern
University. Tracey was attracted to
business reporting after a CNBC internship
and working for Inside Business. She
has
a
master’s degree in magazines, newspapers
and online journalism from Syracuse University
and her bachelor’s degree in journalism
from Grand Valley State University.
Darcy DeVictor is
the associate editor for Golf Course
Management, the publication
of the Golf Course
Superintendents Association
of America based in Lawrence,
Kan. DeVictor previously
worked for a produce business weekly
newspaper and a trio of construction related
monthly magazines. She earned her
bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism
and French from Drake University.
Leah
Garris is an award winning
senior associate editor
at Buildings, a business
publication/media brand
that reaches 72,000-plus
building developers, owners
and facility managers. In her
present role, she is actively involved
in editorial
planning and processes, reporting
and writing exclusive content for the
publication
and related electronic media, coordinating
freelance and industry-expert
content for the publication, and copy
editing
all editorial content for the Buildings
brands. Garris is a 2002 graduate of
the
University of Iowa in Iowa City, with
a
degree in journalism and psychology.
Andy Hanacek is the
executive editor of The
National Provisioner magazine,
which serves the meat,
poultry and prepared-foods
industries. Prior to joining
the Provisioner in October
2005, he served as the managing editor
of
Snack Food & Wholesale Bakery. For
three
years, Hanacek served as an associate
editor
with Pro Football Weekly, a consumer magazine
and multimedia franchise that covered
the National Football League. He
attended Northwestern’s Medill School
of
Journalism.
Andy Hoskins is deputy
editor for London-based
BMI Publications, which
publishes B2B magazines for
the travel, leisure, and hospitality
industries. In his current
role, he was heavily
involved in the conception and launch
of
The Business Travel Magazine, which
was voted best in its field last December
at the
annual Business Travel Journalism Awards.
He earned his bachelor’s degree
in geography
from the University of Southampton in
England in 2001. Hoskins then lived in
Peru for four months, participated in
charity
projects and traveled around South
America.
Jeff Lee has
been associate editor of Building
Products at Washington,
D.C.-based Hanley Wood since joining the
company in the
summer of 2006. He has
written freelance articles for
Architect, Builder, and Remodeler, and
is a
contributing editor for EcoHome and
eBuild.com. Jeff attended Northwestern
University’s Medill School of Journalism,
where he earned a bachelor’s degree
in
journalism and a master’s degree
in magazine
publishing. He has previously worked
for Homeland Protection Professional, the
AFP news service, and Windy City Sports.
Kate Rau is
editor
SALESGURU magazine,
South Africa’s only publication
focused purely on the
subject of selling. She began
at Orange Press as an assistant
editor and was soon
promoted as the editor of her own magazine.
She transformed the look, feel, and
content of the magazine to better suit
the
reader and is working on a Web site to
complement the publication. Rau studied
law for two years and freelanced for an
American magazine before earning her
bachelor’s degree in journalism.
Melissa Tracey is
the associate online editor of
Realtor for the National
Association of Realtors in
Chicago. Her work focuses
on multimedia, blogs, editing
e-newsletters and writing for
the Web and magazine. She has worked for
a daily newspaper in southwest Michigan
and for The Chicago Tribune, People, and
The Monitor on Psychology. She also taught
journalism to graduate students at Northwestern
University. Tracey was attracted to
business reporting after a CNBC internship
and working for Inside Business. She
has
a
master’s degree in magazines, newspapers
and online journalism from Syracuse University
and her bachelor’s degree in journalism
from Grand Valley State University.