Nancy Hartley, Publisher

A native of Chicago, Nancy has enjoyed over 19 years in trade publishing. Her first experience in advertising-space sales was with Byte Magazine and Popular Computing. Nancy was then hired for inside sales at Gorman Publishing in Chicago. Working with Prepared Foods Magazine, Dairy Foods Magazine, and Bakery Production & Marketing, Nancy was promoted to Group Manager for inside sales. She then joined Associated Equipment Distributors, a trade association for the heavy construction industry as National Sales Manager. After five years in the construction industry, Cygnus Publishing recruited her for a territory on Equipment Today Magazine. She was promoted within one year to Publisher of four custom publications on behalf of Caterpillar Corporation and then promoted again to Group Publisher over all construction-related titles, including Equipment Today Magazine, Rental Product News, and Pavement Maintenance. Nancy then moved to their New York division to oversee three magazines in the chemical-process industry, a retail-food distribution magazine, and a maintenance supply-distribution magazine. She joined Cahners in April 2000 as Group Publisher of New Steel and Metal Center News Magazine. In October 2001, Nancy and her partners purchased Metal Center News Magazine and formed Sackett Business Media Inc.

You can contact Nancy at 630-571-1067 or E-mail nhartley@metalcenternews.com.

You can contact Craig at 630-571-1067 or E-mail cschroeder@metalcenternews.com.

Tim Triplett, Editor-in-Chief

Tim has more than 20 years' experience as a writer and editor for various newspapers and trade magazines. An award-winning journalist, Tim brings a wide-ranging background in business and technical writing to the post. Besides a bachelor's degree in mass communications, he holds an MBA from Aurora University in Aurora, Ill. Tim took over as editor of Metal Center News in January 1998, when the publication was relocated from New York to the Chicago area.

You can contact Tim at 630-571-1206 or E-mail ttriplett@metalcenternews.com.

Dan Markham, Senior Editor

Dan joined Metal Center News in 2005 as a senior editor. Previously he was a long-time writer and reporter, working 12 years at three Indiana newspapers. He also spent four years as a freelancer, writing for newspapers, magazines and books. He and his wife Kem have three children, Ian, Kiera and Cormac.

You can contact Dan at 630-572-0593 or E-mail dmarkham@metalcenternews.com.

Ellen Allen, Creative Director

Ellen is Art Director for Sackett Business Media and is responsible for all design and implementation aspects of Metal Center News Magazine. Her career represents more than 25 years in publishing, beginning with Cuisine, a well-know national consumer food magazine. Ellen has been responsible for the graphic look on a variety of magazines including Modern Reprographics, El Resaturante Mexicano, Alimentos, Bakery, FE&S, CCJ, and New Steel. Ellen holds a BFA degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

You can contact Ellen at 630-571-1067 or E-mail eallen@metalcenternews.com.

Pam Patel, Production Manager/Web Master

Pam is Production Editor and Advertising Coordinator for Metal Center News. With over 15 years experience in publishing, printing and graphic arts, she also is responsible for the design and management of metalcenternews.com, our magazine's website. Before coming to Sackett Business Media, Pam was Production Editor and Web Designer for the Metals Group at Cahners Business Information. She has a B.A. in English from Southern Illinois University.

You can contact Pam at 630-571-1067 or E-mail ppatel@metalcenternews.com.