Mindy Kuhn
President
Mindy has over twenty three years of marketing, design, and branding experience. She holds Photojournalism and Journalism Graphics degrees from Ball State University and has worked in many aspects of advertising, marketing, and branding for companies ranging in size from Fortune 500 to small boutiques.
Mindy has extensive experience in the print platform and excels at developing an author’s vision into a polished, finished product. Publication design is one of her specialties and she has earned many design and publication awards for her work.
President
Mindy has over twenty three years of marketing, design, and branding experience. She holds Photojournalism and Journalism Graphics degrees from Ball State University and has worked in many aspects of advertising, marketing, and branding for companies ranging in size from Fortune 500 to small boutiques.
Mindy has extensive experience in the print platform and excels at developing an author’s vision into a polished, finished product. Publication design is one of her specialties and she has earned many design and publication awards for her work.
Amy Trainor Ashby
Vice President and Editor-in-Chief
Amy began her publishing career as Warren’s marketing assistant in 2007 and has worn many hats throughout the years. She holds a BA in English from Davidson College, a Certificate in Publishing from Columbia University, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte. Over the years she has edited books ranging in genre from children’s books, to poetry, novels, business books, nonfiction, and beyond. Amy also has an extensive background as a marketing copywriter for advertisements, digital content, and more. An avid creative nonfiction writer, Amy has been published in various local and national publications and is currently working on her first memoir.
Vice President and Editor-in-Chief
Amy began her publishing career as Warren’s marketing assistant in 2007 and has worn many hats throughout the years. She holds a BA in English from Davidson College, a Certificate in Publishing from Columbia University, and an MFA in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte. Over the years she has edited books ranging in genre from children’s books, to poetry, novels, business books, nonfiction, and beyond. Amy also has an extensive background as a marketing copywriter for advertisements, digital content, and more. An avid creative nonfiction writer, Amy has been published in various local and national publications and is currently working on her first memoir.
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Betsy Russell DuBard
Editor and Proofreader Betsy’s editing career began over thirty years ago, when she reluctantly agreed to be copy editor for The Tiger student newspaper. She liked it so much she stayed. After graduation, she went to work for The Sumter Item as a reporter and moved into editing two years later. She has worked as a copy editor for several South Carolina newspapers, including The Post and Courier, The Sun News, and The State. Betsy holds a bachelor’s in English lit from Clemson University and a master’s in linguistics from the University of South Carolina. Betsy is the author of a young adult novel, Eat, Prey, Blood, under the pen name Elizabeth Russell, and is currently working on the sequel. |
Allie Coker
Editor
Allie Coker has a BA in English from Davidson College as well as an MFA in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte. She has taught a course on creative nonfiction at the University of Texas in Austin and was the Founder and Editor of HIP Literary Magazine. Allie is the author of one nonfiction book and her essays, poetry, and fiction can be found in publications such as Nfocus Magazine and the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine. She is dedicated to the art of the written word and enjoys helping others craft their best work.
Editor
Allie Coker has a BA in English from Davidson College as well as an MFA in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte. She has taught a course on creative nonfiction at the University of Texas in Austin and was the Founder and Editor of HIP Literary Magazine. Allie is the author of one nonfiction book and her essays, poetry, and fiction can be found in publications such as Nfocus Magazine and the Yale Journal for Humanities in Medicine. She is dedicated to the art of the written word and enjoys helping others craft their best work.
Libby Wiersema
Editor and Proofreader
Libby Wiersema embarked on a writing and editing career more than three decades ago. Magazine editor, newspaper reporter and editor, copywriter, romance novelist, poet, book reviewer and editor, food and travel writer––her love affair with the written word knows no boundaries. She studied English at the University of Alabama and earned an MFA in creative writing at Queens University of Charlotte. Her life revolves around reading books of all kinds, writing poetry, and exploring Southern food culture on the website, Discover South Carolina. She firmly believes reading the works of others is a writer's strongest development tool.
Editor and Proofreader
Libby Wiersema embarked on a writing and editing career more than three decades ago. Magazine editor, newspaper reporter and editor, copywriter, romance novelist, poet, book reviewer and editor, food and travel writer––her love affair with the written word knows no boundaries. She studied English at the University of Alabama and earned an MFA in creative writing at Queens University of Charlotte. Her life revolves around reading books of all kinds, writing poetry, and exploring Southern food culture on the website, Discover South Carolina. She firmly believes reading the works of others is a writer's strongest development tool.
Cathy Brophy
Founder and Creative Consultant
With over thirty years in the publishing business, Warren Publishing Founder Cathy Brophy is the author of six award-winning children’s books. She is also a talented documentary film writer, producer, and screenwriter with extensive experience as an Executive Producer of music CDs. Cathy continues to love the editing process. She enjoys delving into the most complicated manuscripts, medical topics being her favorite. And her background as a successful children’s book author makes her especially sensitive to helping authors bring out his or her unique story. Cathy continues to serve her beloved Warren Publishing as a project consultant and as a host for publishing workshops.
Founder and Creative Consultant
With over thirty years in the publishing business, Warren Publishing Founder Cathy Brophy is the author of six award-winning children’s books. She is also a talented documentary film writer, producer, and screenwriter with extensive experience as an Executive Producer of music CDs. Cathy continues to love the editing process. She enjoys delving into the most complicated manuscripts, medical topics being her favorite. And her background as a successful children’s book author makes her especially sensitive to helping authors bring out his or her unique story. Cathy continues to serve her beloved Warren Publishing as a project consultant and as a host for publishing workshops.