Jerry Lovell, associate publisher/advertising director
Jerry has been selling advertising for 23 years in industries as diverse as medical, travel, pet care, diving and beauty. He cites the "never ending flow of interesting people" he meets as the reason he enjoys his chosen profession. He's starting his 15th year with Creative Age Publications.
Marc Birenbaum, executive editor
Marc has more than two decades of award-winning writing and editing experience at national trade magazines in a variety of industries and general-circulation newspapers. He started his second stint as executive editor of Beauty Store Business in mid-2006. He previously worked at Creative Age from 1997 through 2003—originally as executive editor of Professional Beauty Manufacturing, which is no longer published. Since returning to the beauty biz he missed, he writes a blog, sported the Michael Jordan look last winter and bleached his hair blond this past summer—all firsts. To tell him what you really think of his blogging or suggest his next hairstyle (with the little hair he has left), contact him at mbirenbaum@creativeage.com.
Manyesha Batist, editor/online editor
Manyesha's editorial experience spans a decade. It began with an academic neurosurgery journal, followed by stints at telecommunications magazines, and has remained steadfast at Beauty Store Business since 2006. Manyesha loves the innovation, energy and excitement of the beauty industry almost as
much as she loves crafting copy for it. She can be reached at mbatist@creativeage.com.
Shelley Moench-Kelly, managing editor
Shelley's background includes nearly a decade in senior executive management and several years as an editor for the McGraw-Hill Companies. Since joining Creative Age Publications in 2005, she has worked on nearly all of the company's properties. Shelley is the managing editor of Beauty Store Business and is responsible for First Impressions, Gallery, View From the Top, One-on-One and the online directory as well as writing and editing feature articles. Contact Shelley at skelly@creativeage.com.
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Dawn W Klugman, creative director
Dawn came to Creative Age 11 years ago and has served as creative director of the company’s art department for the past 9 years. Her outside creative activities include photography, filmmaking and sketching. Her primary goal both at work and life is to continually grow and strive to do more.
Ben Bregman, web art director
Ben started in the graphic design industry in 1994. He worked in the print design and production side at Creative Age Publications from 1996 to 2000, and has developed and managed its websites since 2002, working on all areas of web design and production, including scripting and usability. Send website feedback to Ben at bbregman@creativeage.com.
Ryan Boydstun, webmaster/designer
Ryan has been designing, developing, and integrating websites and web technologies since 1995. Although sharp efficiency, strong attention to detail and client-driven design sense propel him in his professional life, he also spends much of his free time following purely artistic pursuits such as oil and digital painting, fingerstyle guitar, composing and jewelry making.
Madlen Martinez, production manager
Madlen has been production manager at Creative Age Publications for more than 14 years. She is in charge of all advertising material for the company’s publications and websites. She has 20 years of experience in her field and enjoys the beauty industry very much.
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