Vincent Alonzo, Editor-in-Chief valonzo@successfulmeetings.com
Vincent Alonzo is the editor-in-chief of Successful Meetings. During his career as a journalist he has also sat behind the editor-in-chief desks of Incentive, Training, and Potentials magazines. Before all that, he sat behind the wheel of a cab as a New York City taxi driver.
Jennifer Levey, Online Editor jlevey@successfulmeetings.com
Jennifer Levey is the Online Editor for MiMegasite.com. She began her career in print, but found herself hitching a ride on the Information Highway several years ago. Jennifer enjoys snorkeling, gardening, and photography.
Terri Hardin is editor - destinations at Successful Meetings. Her department, Meeting Sites, reports on destinations from around the world, with emphasis on the Americas and the U.S. in particular. Hardin is the author of several books on travel, art, and popular culture. Not a day goes by that she doesn't think about Elvis at least once.
Suzie Amer is managing editor for Successful Meetings. She also had a three-year stint as senior editor for Successful Meetings. Before joining the travel industry, she covered technology, finance, fashion, and food & beverage.
Sara J. Welch, Senior Editor swelch@successfulmeetings.com
The multilingual Sara J. Welch is a senior editor at Successful Meetings, which she joined in 1998. Prior to that she honed her research skills as a fact-checker for Glamour magazine (where she also learned to accessorize), but gave it up for the chance to travel the world, writing about meetings from Belgium to Borneo.
Rayna Katz is Executive Editor of MeetingNews, and can’t believe she’s been with the publication since 1998. She covers news in the hotel industry and conference center niche, as well as a hodgepodge of destinations. She likes big, schmaltzy Broadway musicals, travel, travel, travel, and is a recovering TV addict. She plans every day to beat her Diet Coke habit but is not yet clean.
William Ng, Managing Editor, MeetingNews wng@meetingnews.com
William Ng is Managing Editor of MeetingNews. After earning his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, he spent five years with trade publication Modern Plastics, covering manufacturing and materials technology across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. Serendipitiously, he learned copyediting and magazine production in the process. Trying not to be too much of a nerd, he follows hockey, also listens to loud and obnoxious music, and enjoys trying different kinds of beer.
Kinley Levack is a senior editor for MeetingNews. She serves as the resident “tech geek” after spending three years with a digital content magazine prior to joining the staffs of SM and MN. She plans to someday augment occasional coverage of the airline industry with a pilot’s license of her own.
Marshall Krantz is senior editor of MeetingNews. He covers a wide range of industry topics, with a particular interest in how electronic networking impacts meetings. In the 1990s, prior to his gainful employment at MeetingNews, Marshall supported his whim for exotic travel by writing freelance articles for consumer publications. In 1998, he got married on a glacier in Alaska. His relationship with his wife is delightfully warm, however.
Mariana joined the staff of SM in January 2007, and came from another Nielsen Business Media title called Marketing y Medios, a business magazine for the Hispanic market. In her spare time, she likes to do yoga and watch gritty Hollywood dramas.
Richard Prestia, Art Director rprestia@meetingnews.com
Richard Prestia is the Art Director of MeetingNews. He oversees the design and overall look of the publication. Richard has been in the Travel Group since 1993. In his spare time he loves to bowl and spend time with his three daughters.
If you have expertise in a particular area relevant to meetings management (choosing keynote speakers, A/V setups & uses, teambuilding ideas, etc.) or people management, you may submit a 400- to 750-word "how-to" article for possible inclusion in either of our two magazines and/or our website.
If accepted, your submission will be edited for length and clarity. There is no monetary payment if your item is used; instead, you can publicize yourself through a five-line biography with your contact information that will appear at the end of the article.
Send submissions to VAlonzo@successfulmeetings.com. We will contact you if your submission is chosen
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For meeting planners across all industries, Successful Meetings educates and provides resources for all levels of corporate, association and independent meeting managers and buyers about how to create and execute all types of meetings.
MeetingNews - the pulse of the industry, informs and provides resources for all levels of managers and buyers responsible for meetings, conventions, trade shows and incentives about events shaping the industry.
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