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Five editors under 30 returned to their offices with a renewed enthusiasm for their work after attending ASBPE’s National Editorial Conference on their Young Leaders Scholarships awarded by the Society. Winners received complimentary registration, hotel, and meals at the conference.
“Each year the number of applicants increases for our Scholarships,” said Frances Richards, this year’s scholarship committee chairperson. “We had the strongest set of applications ever submitted, which is good news for the business press. There’s a bunch of good young blood out there!”
Scholarship winner Taylor Rau, editor of Nightclub & Bar, summed it up well. Attending the conference “opened my eyes to many new possibilities within my own publication and organization, not to mention reaffirmed how and why the professionals in our Society are so successful. From management to design and far beyond, I left Cleveland with renewed enthusiasm, vigor — and vision.”
“It’s easy to get consumed in the industry you cover,” said winner Kelly Quigley, associate editor of Realtor Magazine Online.
“The conference was a good way to step back and focus on my career as an editor and a journalist. The sessions were great, but I really learned the most from talking to other editors during the breaks and sharing tips on how we can do our jobs better.”
A diverse collection
Rachel Z. Azoff is associate editor at Multifamily Executive, a monthly trade magazine for senior-level leaders in the multifamily housing industry.
Azoff covers design, construction, is published by Hanley Wood, LLC, in Washington, D.C.
During her three years at Hanley Wood, Rachel has received an ASBPE award for Best Regular Department and helped create the magazine’s first-ever affordable housing supplement, which was a Jesse H. Neal finalist.
Azoff has a master’s degree in journalism and public affairs from American University in Washington, D.C., and a bachelor’s degree in English from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
Andrew Brown is assistant editor for Print Solutions, a monthly trade magazine for the printing industry published by the Document Management Industries Association in Alexandria, Va.
In 2004, he co-founded Red Morning Press, an independent publisher of contemporary literature.
Before joining Print Solutions, Andrew covered the commercial, automotive and residential glass industries as assistant editor for Glass, Autoglass, and Window & Door magazines.
His experience also includes editing for Student Aid Transcript and the Journal of Student Financial Aid.
Brown graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Lycoming College in 1999 and with a master of fine arts from George Mason University in 2002.
Michele Mariani is senior editor for business for Builder, the leading monthly magazine covering residential construction and real estate.
In addition to her beat coverage of the business of home building, Michele manages several annual projects, including the Builder 100, Builder’s list of the nation’s top home builders, and the magazine’s America’s Best Builder contest.
Prior to joining Builder, she served as senior special project reporter at Governing, a monthly magazine about state and local government.
A native of Massachusetts, Mariani graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in magazine journalism and public policy.
Kelly Quigley is associate editor of Realtor Magazine Online and associate editor of Realtor Association Executive.
Previously, Kelly served as the online reporter for Crain’s Chicago Business, and covered the commercial real estate and retail beats for The Business Journal in Milwaukee.
She earned bachelor degrees in journalism and history from Marquette University, where she served as managing editor of the Marquette Tribune.
Taylor Rau is editor of Nightclub & Bar magazine, a national monthly publication produced by Oxford Publishing Inc. based in Oxford, Miss.
He began his career — now in its fourth year — as an editorial intern, and since has taken on the titles of staff writer and associate editor prior to his current position.
Through the years, his editorial experience and responsibilities have included feature writing, copy editing, Web site development, photography coordination and procurement, and marketing relations, among others.
Taylor, originally from Nashville, Tenn., graduated from The University of Mississippi in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and a minor in English with emphases in magazine production and public relations.
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