Meet the Staff
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Lucinda Rowley, Group Manager. |
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Howard Dierking, Editor-in-Chief, joined Microsoft in 2006 as a product planner with the certification team at Microsoft Learning. There, he was responsible for creating the certification strategy for developers and working with Microsoft product groups and the community to oversee the creation of exams. Prior to joining Microsoft, Howard spent his career as a developer and later as an architect. His main technology passions include pretty much anything on language theory, agile development, and service-oriented architecture. When able to actually break away from the computer, Howard enjoys playing various percussive instruments, hiking, snowboarding, and doting on his wife and daughter. |
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Nancy Michell, Developmental Editor, spent nine years writing, editing and reporting for several New Jersey newspaper groups, including Forbes and The Princeton Packet. Nancy was previously the Web Producer for Microsoft Systems Journal and Microsoft Internet Developer. Her passions include technology, biology, and other things that rhyme. |
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Terrence Dorsey, Developmental Editor, joined Microsoft in 1996 as an editor for MSJ and MIND. He moved to Redmond for a few years to be Senior Technical Editor on the Windows Media product team, returning to MSDN Magazine in 2005. Outside of the office, Terrence teaches at New York University and tries to find some spare time for dabbling in photography, motorsports, and collecting LPs. |
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Matthew Graven, Editor, has contributed to a variety of publications, including Electronic Musician, ExtremeTech Magazine, and PC Magazine, and has appeared on a number of news programs. He joined MSDN Magazine and TechNet Magazine in July 2005. In his spare time, Matt records music and (slowly) writes fiction. |
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Sharon Terdeman, Editor, spent 18 years at PC Magazine, editing and learning about technology. She started at Microsoft in March, 2006, and is thrilled at the opportunity to learn more about how things work. When not editing, Sharon enjoys gardening and working on her old house. |
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Joshua Hoffman, Contributing Editor, joined Microsoft in 2001 as an infrastructure consultant with Microsoft Consulting Services, where he advised large commercial, university, and government clients on server and desktop deployments. When he's not working on MSDN Magazine or TechNet Magazine, Joshua enjoys playing the guitar and piano, cooking, and squandering precious resources on new gadgets. He and his wife Jaclyn live in Manhattan. |
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Mike Richter, Site Manager, has an MBA in Computer Information Systems from C.U.N.Y. Baruch College. He has been building websites for 10 years. For the past 7 years he has used Microsoft technologies and the .NET Framework to build web applications for publishing companies. |
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Jill Thiry, Publisher. Jill has worked in the publishing industry for over 15 years. As a Group Publisher she has worked in a number of vertical markets, including technology (with time as the publisher of Network Computing), financial services, education, direct marketing and supply chain management. She has developed and managed products in a variety of publishing mediums including print, digital and live events. While Jill has spent much of her career with CMP Media, she has also run her own marketing consulting firm, and worked with Advanstar Communications and Penton Media. She has a BA from UW-Madison and an MBA from the University of San Francisco. She lives in Montara, CA and enjoys hiking, skiing, piano and reading magazines when weather, time and travel permit. |
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David Timmons, Associate Publisher. Before working for MSDN Magazine as Regional Account Manager, David held the same position for MSJ. Prior to working in the developer market, he sold direct mail marketing in the Windows IT Manager and the broader Network IT Manager markets for Miller Freeman. Prior to working in advertising sales, David worked in commercial print sales. His hobbies include travel, reading, woodworking, and Middle Eastern archaeology. |
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Jon Hampson, Regional Manager - East & EMEA, is the master of vocational challenges and his tenure here is his biggest test yet. Prior to joining MSDN Magazine, Jon wrestled black bears in Maine and circled the globe by air more times than he cares to remember. Jon is an accomplished RC pilot and commands a virtual fighter squadron. He shares his mountaintop fortress of solitude with his wife and two children. |
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Julie Thibault, Account Manager - All Regions, started with MSDN Magazine in June 2000 after working in health care for ten years. She lives in Peterborough, NH with her husband Paul and two children, Ryan and Samantha. Julie attended Franklin Pierce College and received a Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in psychology (a prerequisite for working with Jon Hampson). When not at work, Julie enjoys reading, participating in community service activities, and her family. |
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Ed Day, Regional Account Manager, West/South/APAC, graduated from Southwest Missouri State University with a degree in Industrial Education - Shop Teacher. In 1990, Ed took an advertising sales position with C/C++ Users Journal and Windows/DOS Developer's Journal and has been living in exile in Kansas ever since. After work, Ed can be found either at home working on the house and being a Dad to children Matthew and Amy, or chasing them around the woods and trails of Missouri and Kansas. |
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Brenner Fuller, West/South/APAC, has worked in technology publishing for over 25 years. Prior to joining the MSDN Magazine and TechNet Magazine sales team, he spent nearly twelve years at CMP Media in various sales, and sales management, positions with Dr. Dobb’s Journal and Software Development Magazine. Most recently, at BZ Media, he helped launch Systems Management News. Brenner is experienced in all aspects of media sales including print advertising, online, and events. He lives in central New Hampshire and in his spare time enjoys competitive sailboat racing, cycling, skiing, hiking, and time with family and friends. |
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Michele Hurabiell, Strategic Accounts Manager - Key Accounts. Michele grew up in San Francisco, CA and graduated from U.C. Berkeley with a BA in Art History. Michele’s tenure with CMP Media started with Microsoft Systems Journal and then MSDN Magazine. She is now excited to be a part of the TechNet Magazine team. Michele has many interests, and keeps busy between issues of TechNet Magazine with various outdoor activities and many trips to the West Coast to visit her many nieces and nephews. |
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Meagon Marshall, Online Account Manager, joined then CMP Technology in 2007. Prior to CMP, she worked in research at the University of Kansas for 6 years. Meagon was born and raised in Cyclone country, where her degree work at Iowa State in Strategic Communication ensued. When she's not working, Meagon enjoys yoga, photography, reading and amusing her two children and husband, Nick who also works for CMP. |
Pete C. Scibilia, Production Manager. |
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| Jon Guerringue, Marketing Manager. |
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| Gwen Clark, Audience Services Manager, graduated from the University of Kansas with a B.S. degree in Journalism. After working for a short time as a copy editor for a small newspaper, she joined up with the circulation staff at United Business Media LLC in 2000, working on various tech titles. She joined the MSDN Magazine staff as the sales assistant in March 2005. She took over as audience services manager in July 2007. A native of Colorado, Gwen enjoys visits to the mountains and skiing. While at home in Lawrence, KS, she spends free time gardening, walking and spending time with her husband Brian and two dogs Page and Missy. |