ASBPE National Blog Contributors – American Society of Business Publication Editors

Contributors to the ASBPE National Blog include members of the national blog committee, which is responsible for its overall content, as well as other ASBPE national and chapter officers, working business-to-business editors, and consultants. Click an author’s name to see that person’s posts.

ASBPE National Blog Committee

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Steven Roll,This off-site link opens in new tab or window. blog chair, is senior state tax law editor of the Weekly State Tax Report, Multistate Tax Report and the Multistate Tax Portfolio series published by Arlington, Va.-based BNA Tax & AccountingThis off-site link opens in new tab or window.. He was president of ASBPE from August 2007 through July 2009. Previously, he served as chapter president for ASBPE’s Washington, D.C., chapter from 2003-2007. He coedited Journalism That Matters, a book of case studies about B2B journalists whose stories triggered important changes within government or industry. The Multistate Tax Report has won ASBPE awards for newsletter general excellence and original research. Roll has been named as a finalist in BNA’s Editorial Excellence Award competition several times. He lives in Kensington, Maryland.

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Warren Hersch is president of ASBPE. He is also senior editor, advanced markets and sales, for National Underwriter magazine’s Life & Health edition, which he joined in 2004. He covers trends in estate planning, advanced markets and practice management. In addition, he is the lead writer for, and helps prepare, Annuity Sales Buzz, an e-newsletter published by NU for inexperienced annuity producers. Previously, Hersch served in various editorial capacities at Call Center Magazine, Teleconnect, and Computer Reseller News, all CMP Media publications. He also was an editor and analyst at Probe Research.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Martha SpizziriThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is a Boston-based freelance writer and is ASBPE’s web editor. She is also vice president of ASBPE’s Boston/New England chapterThis off-site link opens in new tab or window.. She worked for many years at Reed Business Information, where she served as web editor of Modern Materials Handling, managing editor of Digital News & Review, and in various positions at Traffic Management (now Logistics Management). She has written for About.com and for DC Velocity magazine. She can be reached at mspizziri@rcn.com.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Katy TomasuloThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., president of the Washington, D.C., chapter of ASBPEThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., is deputy editor for Building ProductsThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. magazine, EcoHomeThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. magazine, and ebuild.comThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., part of Washington, D.C.-based Hanley Wood Business Media. Katy’s eight years at Hanley Wood include serving as managing editor for ProSales and Tools of the Trade magazines and as associate editor and assistant editor for several other construction trade publications. She was an ASBPE Young Leaders Scholarship recipient in 2004.

Other Blog Contributors

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Maureen AlleyThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is editor for Woodland Management magazine. She is also a freelance writer and editor for other business-to-business publications. She was previously managing editor for Website Magazine and Residential Design & Build magazine. Alley has been an ASBPE member since 2006, and Azbee judge for the last two years. She can be reached at malley13@gmail.com, or visit www.maureenalley.comThis off-site link opens in new tab or window..

Tonie Auer is president of ASBPE’s Dallas/Fort Worth chapter. She helped launch the ASBPE National Blog and served as the blog committee chairwoman from its launch until mid-2010. She is an award-winning journalist working as a real estate writer for the Dallas-Fort Worth Bisnow on Business. She can be reached at tonie@bisnow.com.

Dan BlankThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is the director of content strategy and development for RB InteractiveThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., the online division of Reed Business Information. You can find daily updates to his personal blog at www.danblank.comThis off-site link opens in new tab or window..

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Matt BolchThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is an Atlanta-based freelance writer and editor. After a long career in newspapers (including nine years at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution), Bolch became a full-time freelancer in 2002. He currently is managing editor of CDHCSolutions and EmployersWeb.com magazines and writes for a dozen mainly B2B magazines. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 1987 and has been a member of ASBPE since 2002. Bolch has been an Azbee Awards judge for three years and is a regular attendee at the national conference. His Web site is MattBolch.comThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. and his e-mail address is mbolch@mindspring.com.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Amy ButtellThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The Journal of Financial Planning, Hospitals and Health Networks, American Executive, Better Investing Magazine and Savingforcollege.com, as well as many other publications and websites. She reports on a variety of trends and industries including finance, healthcare, legal and real estate. In 2009, she earned an Advanced Certificate in Accounting from the Walker Business School at Mercyhurst College. She co-authored the book Personal Investing: The Missing ManualThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. with Bonnie Biafore and Carol Fabbri. She lives in Erie, Pa., with her two sons and two cats. Her online home is at www.amybuttell.comThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., her e-mail address is lecreative@ mac.com and you can find her on Twitter at twitter.com/lecreativeThis off-site link opens in new tab or window..

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Jim CarperThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. has started new magazines and revitalized old, tired magazines for large and small publishers. Currently an independent contractor, he is editing a new-products tabloid, consulting with a website owner, creating e-newsletter content for a marketer, and blogging for various clients. See more at www.jimbocarper.comThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. and Gift & Home TodayThis off-site link opens in new tab or window..

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Erin EricksonThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is a board member for the Chicago chapterThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. of ASBPE. She currently works at Putman MediaThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. in Itasca, Ill., as a senior web editor; she formerly worked at Reed Business Information as a group managing editor for the Residential Construction Group. She also created UBrandMedia.com,This off-site link opens in new tab or window. a how-to website that aims to teach nontechnical people how to create, use and manage social media.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Robert FreedmanThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is a past ASBPE president and senior editor at Realtor MagazineThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. in Washington, D.C., published by the National Association of Realtors. He is also the author of How to Make Real Money in Second Life (McGraw-Hill: 2008) and editor, Broker to Broker (John A. Wylie & Sons: 2006). He can be reached at rfreedman@realtors.org.

Nikki GoldenThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is the vice president of ASBPE’s Chicago chapterThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. and communications manager of the National Association of the Remodeling IndustryThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., where she oversees the magazine The Remodelers’ Journal.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Elena GontarThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is a real estate writer in Brooklyn. She can be reached at elenagontar@gmail.com.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Roy HarrisThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., immediate past national president of ASBPE, has been a senior editor at The Economist Group’s Boston-based CFOThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. magazine for nearly 13 years. Previously, he was with The Wall Street Journal as a reporter and editor for 23 years, including six as deputy chief of its 14-member Los Angeles bureau. He recently became the author of his first book, Pulitzer’s GoldThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., a history of a near-century of the most coveted Pulitzer Prize: the gold medal for newspaper public service. His email address is RoyHarris@cfo.com.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Paul J. HeneyThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is editorial director for Questex Media’s Hotel GroupThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., which includes Hotel & Motel Management, Hotel Design, and Luxury Hotelier. A member of the ASBPE Cleveland Chapter board, Heney served as national president of ASPBE from 1999-2003. He is also president of TABPIThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., an international b2b think tank that promotes b2b journalism and professionalism.

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Paul MillerThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. has held the dual role of editor-in-chief of All About ROI magazine (formerly Catalog Success) and editorial director of eMarketing and Commerce since early 2006. You can reach him at p914m@aol.com.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Marisa PalmieriThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is senior editor of GIE MediaThis off-site link opens in new tab or window.‘s Golf Course IndustryThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. magazine and an ASBPE Cleveland chapter board member. Previously, she was associate editor of GIE Media’s Lawn & Landscape and ancillary publications. She also has been an associate editor on Paperboard Packaging and Official Board Markets. She has written for various trade publications, including Interior Business, Commercial Dealer, Snow Business and Hotel & Motel Management and served as the editor-in-chief of Southeast Ohio magazine and a student writer for Ohio Today magazine. She was a 2007 recipient of ASBPE’s Young Leaders Scholarship. She can be reached at mpalmieri@gie.net.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Abe PeckThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. became director of business to business communication at Northwestern University’s Medill SchoolThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. after 27 years as a professor there. He consults to Advanstar and other B2B media in the United State, United Kingdom, Hong Kong, China and India, and received the ASBPE Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008. He can be reached at a-peck@northwestern.edu.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Christina PellettThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is the managing editor of the Agent’s Sales JournalThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., a business-to-business publication for life and health-licensed insurance agents published by Summit Business Media. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism in 2002 with a focus in magazine writing and editing.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Jennie L. PhippsThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is the editor and publisher of Freelance Success,This off-site link opens in new tab or window. a subscription newsletter and online community for independent nonfiction writers. She can be reached at editor@freelancesuccess.com.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Joe PulizziThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is founder and chief content officer for Junta42This off-site link opens in new tab or window., the leading media/bookmarking site for content marketing and custom publishing. Junta42 MatchThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is the industry’s only buyer/seller marketplace for custom publishing solutions. A writer, speaker and evangelist for content marketing, Pulizzi was named American Business Media’s “Custom Media Innovator of the Year.” He is coauthor of the book Get Content. Get CustomersThis off-site link opens in new tab or window.. Contact Joe at joe[at]junta42.com.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Howard RauchThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is president of Editorial Solutions Inc.This off-site link opens in new tab or window., a consultancy focusing on B2B magazines. Rauch is the 2002 recipient of ASBPE’s Lifetime Achievement Award. You can contact him directly at howard@editsol.com.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Jim RomeoThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is a freelance writer based in Chesapeake, Virginia. He is a mechanical engineer with and MBA and writes about business and technology. His new leaf in 2010 is to network more and start calling himself a technology evangelist because it sounds cool! www.JimRomeo.netThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., freelancewriting@yahoo.com.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Robin ShermanThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is a principal at Robin Sherman Editorial and Design ServicesThis off-site link opens in new tab or window.. He has directed the content and design for more than 50 titles, including numerous launches. He is also associate director and newsletter editor for the ASBPE; he edits both the print and email newsletters. Previously, he was editor and associate publisher of Adhesives Age. He also spent six years as a newspaper journalist, including at the Atlanta Constitution. His email address is asbpe@bellsouth.net.

This off-site link opens in new tab or window.Jim SuleckiThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. has more than 25 years of editorial, publishing management and sales/marketing experience in business-to-business and consumer media. Currently he manages Meister Media WorldwideThis off-site link opens in new tab or window.’s 20 brand and custom websites, 12 branded e-newsletters, custom e-media, webinars, and online video/audio, crafting sales and marketing strategies and developing online content and search engine optimization programs. He was named “Innovator in Business Media: Online Executives” by BtoB Media Business magazine in June 2009.

Thomas R. TeminThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. is a consultant with 30 years of publishing experience in media and information technology products and services. He is co-host of “The Federal Drive” with Tom Temin and Jane NorrisThis off-site link opens in new tab or window., a weekday morning news and talk program on Federal News Radio AM 1050 in Washington D.C. You can see his weekly column on the op-ed page at www.federalnewsradio.comThis off-site link opens in new tab or window. and contact him at tom.temin@gmail.com.

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