Provides leadership, and has achieved significant business unit growth, for award-winning PreK-Gr5 English- and Spanish-language literacy education publisher, delivering day-to-day management, operations oversight, and strategy for Okapi Education and its range of programs.

Deliver expertise and successful performance as Advisor, Strategy Consultant, Interim Manager for Projects and Ventures, including:* SpoonRead, Inc, serve as Strategic Advisor for innovative new reading platform that motivates student readers, assesses engagement and comprehension, and raises more money than traditional fundraisers * Gakken Plus Co, Ltd. and Downtown Bookworks, formulate publishing strategy/planning, help direct sales and marketing for joint venture launching acclaimed Japanese activity/workbook program into the North American market.* Lab4U.co, lead business development; plan strategy for innovative start-up utilizing mobile devices to improve U.S. K-12+ science education in physics, chemistry, and biology. Craft sales efforts to teachers, schools, and administrators.* Whooo'sReading.org, deliver strategic and operational support to 21st century online platform empowering educators and encouraging student independent reading in K-12 market. * Scholastic Inc, research and assess the current K-8 Writing Instruction marketplace. Support the Education Group sales team.* Reading & Writing Project/Teacher's College, Columbia U.--Heinemann Publishers, help optimize K-8 Literacy/PD publishing.* Mobilelearningnetworks.com, support expansion of innovative online math tutoring enterprise.* Learn2Earn.org, strategic advisor for K-12 reading program fundraising venture.* Beckon Books, target launch of custom publishing program to college/university market.* The Booksource Inc., for new e-book models for school/library business development.* Zelnick Media Capital, for potential acquisition of CFM Religion Publishing Group.* SwoopThat LLC, for development and roll-out of best-of-breed ed technology platform.* Project Advising and Management for numerous author/agent/publisher joint ventures.

Launched, then sold HubEdu as a best-of-breed technology provider of cloud-based services that improve the process of textbook adoption, distribution, pricing, and shopping.

Joined start-up, positioned as leading ed tech platform, with software and services to improve the operations, efficiencies, and revenue of college bookstores, while enhancing education affordability for students.

Led consolidation of seven publishing groups with $75 Million in revenue; group publishing program of 375 titles annually. Direct management responsibility for publishing team of eighty professionals. Increased market share (+20%) by integrating multiple marketing teams and dramatically boosting web presence, e-marketing, and social media. Oversaw publishing of #1 bestsellers and award-winning works: Caldecott Medal, National Book Award, Newberry Medal, et al.

Served as chief executive of $50 million adult and children's division, composed of eight publishing units, over 400 new titles annually.

Led award-winning consumer publishing group within Harcourt Education. Achieved and maintained industry-leading profitability while growing revenue at rate more than 2x consumer industry average. Grew business from $35M to $60M. Established highly successful publishing partnerships with authors, agents, booksellers, educators, librarians, and media, setting industry benchmarks for timely and nimble performance. Oversaw publication of numerous #1 New York Times bestsellers and top award winners.

Supervised dual-city staff, plus Canadian Publishing enterprise. Led and directed all sales management, marketing, sub rights, supply chain, and business staff and efforts for LB Trade. Oversaw sales enterprise for all Little Brown, Warner Books, Hyperion Books, and Disney Publishing programs. Delivered revenue growth of over 10% each year and major operating income turnaround.

Oversaw Fireside and Touchstone paperback publishing programs. Delivered full P&L responsibilities for reprint and original-publishing $30MM Division. Presided over acquisitions, pub planning, promotion for company's highest margin operating unit. Expanded publishing and channel penetration; grew overall business more than 40% over 3 year period.

Progressed through several management positions after Penguin acquisition of The Viking Press. Directed College Sales group; managed conferences and conventions. Led strategy, staffing, and operations for trade and institutional promotion efforts. Provided budget management for all adult and children's marketing efforts.

Supervised non-trade and specialty market business. Developed pub plan for UK Classics line. Supervised commission sales efforts to non-bookstore accounts; grew business 12% per year. Managed publishing and supply chain coordination with UK publisher J.M. Dent.