Kevin J. Gray: President and Chief Content Officer
Kevin J. Gray, President and Chief Content Officer, leads the education team, drawing upon decades of experience working with clients across the education spectrum. He collaborates with clients to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. A former literacy and social studies editor and teacher, Kevin also previously held leadership roles at a variety of development houses. Read this informative post which provides comprehensive detail about Kevin's background.
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David Bailis: Senior Director of Operations
David Bailis, Senior Director of Operations, oversees the day-to-day operations of the division. Dave has years of experience creating content and managing service providers for a number of publishing companies. He has held leadership roles at National Geographic, Symmetry Creative Production, and Tighe Publishing. This interview shares more about Dave's extensive background in education.
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Anne Riccio: Senior Supervising Editor, ELA & Humanities
Anne Riccio, Sr. Supervising Editor, ELA & Humanities, oversees the development of ELA and Social Studies programs. Anne has a strong background in literacy and in social studies, having worked directly in schools as a social studies teacher and as a director of reading content development. Before joining Westchester K-12, Anne led the development of a series of readers for Heinemann, working directly with Irene Fountas and Gay Pinnell. Anne also brings a strong ed tech background and is adept at incorporating technology into the classroom.
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Tim Yetzina: Senior Supervising Editor, STEM
Tim Yetzina, Senior Supervising Editor, STEM, works with an accomplished group of writers and editors. Tim’s background includes working at publishers such as Pearson, National Geographic Learning, and McGraw Hill. In this blog post, Tim explains how his experience helps publishers develop stimulating and inspiring products for both students and teachers. Contact our staff
Walter Henderson, Jr.: Senior Supervising Editor, ELT
Walter Henderson, Jr., Senior Supervising Editor, ELT, leads our English Language Training, Bilingual Materials, and Translation content program. Prior to joining Westchester K-12, Walter was a Senior Fellow for the U.S. Department of State. He was assigned to missions conducted by the U.S. Embassy in locations including Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Chile and Ecuador to provide ELT training, curriculum and materials development, and to promote ELT for the U.S. Government. Additionally, Walter has provided ELT content development services for a number of publishers including National Geographic Learning, Cambridge University Press, Macmillan Education, and Pearson Education.
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Mark DaGrossa: Director of Creative Services
Mark DaGrossa, Director of Creative Services, sets the design direction for Westchester K-12 and oversees all art, illustration, and design work. Mark worked in Mazer’s design division for 20 years before starting his own studio, Folio Designhaus, which serviced the educational and commercial markets.
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Chris Herrfurth: K-12 Production Manager
Chris Herrfurth, K-12 Production Manager, manages our K-12 production work. He leads resources in the U.S., as well as offshore teams in Chennai and Noida. Chris spent years on the production teams at Mazer and TSI and is adept at leveraging technology to streamline production workflows. This background enables Chris' team to implement complex workflows with precision, processing thousands of pages efficiently and accurately.
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Roger Market: Senior Project Manager
Roger Market, Senior Project Manager, oversees the K-12 division’s project management, including ensuring projects stay on schedule and within budget. Prior to coming to WPS K-12, Roger has held editorial and project management roles at several other development houses, including Wisewire and Cenveo. Roger is passionate about quality data and builds tracking systems to ensure he can report out status to our internal teams and external clients seamlessly and efficiently.
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Nilofer Ali: Resources Manager
Nilofer Ali, Resources Manager, is responsible for the recruiting, onboarding and management of the freelance talent contracted for client projects. Additionally, she has implemented an internship program in coordination with colleges in the Dayton, Ohio area to increase awareness for students, particularly those from populations historically underrepresented in educational publishing, about the career opportunities available to them. Prior to joining Westchester K-12, Nilofer worked as a teacher in private and public PreK-8 classrooms with diverse populations in urban, suburban, and virtual settings.
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Marie Brown: Consulting Editorial Project Director
Marie Brown, Consulting Editorial Project Director, oversees our content creation teams. Marie is formerly of Brown Publishing Network, and is an industry legend who has provided content development, editorial, and design services to major basal and supplemental publishers for decades.
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