GIFT SHOP Magazine Editors and Writers
Poornima Apte, Managing Editor, GIFT SHOP
Poornima Apte is an award-winning journalist and the managing editor for GIFT SHOP magazine. She welcomes reader input. Please email her at papte@giftshopmag.com.
Mark E. Battersby, Contributing Writer
Battersby is a freelance writer with offices in the suburban Philadelphia community of Ardmore, PA. For more than 25 years, his tax and financial features and columns have appeared in leading trade journals, magazines and newsletters. He has authored four books.
Patricia Call, Contributing Writer
Call is a chairholder and sits on the Board of Directors of the Color Marketing Group, an international non-profit organization based in Alexandria, VA, devoted to the effective marketing of color. Call is also a color and trends forecaster and consultant. She is a member of the American Society of Interior Designers.
Davis is a freelance writer specializing in business trends, e-commerce, parenting, travel, spirituality and food.
Kasia Dawidowska, Contributing Writer
Dawidowska writes frequently for both trade and consumer magazines. She can be reached at kasia76@gmail.com.
Heather Johnson Durocher, Contributing Writer
HeatherDurocher.com
Durocher is a northern Michigan-based journalist who writes frequently about business for newspapers and magazines. She has contributed to USA Weekend,
Woman's Day,
Parents and
American Baby.
Fleener is a veteran of more than 25 years of hands-on retail experience with world-class retailers including Bose Corp. and The Sharper Image. He has also owned and operated his own specialty stores. He is the author of The Profitable Retailer: 56 Surprisingly Simple and Effective Lessons to Boost Your Sales and Profits. Fleener is president and managing partner of Dynamic Experiences Group LLC, a Lexington, MA-based retail consulting firm dedicated to helping retailers of all sizes increase their sales and profits. Call Doug at 866.535.6331.
Craig Guillot, Contributing Writer
CraigGuillot.com
Guillot is a freelance writer from New Orleans. He has written for a number of publications including STORES Magazine, The Washington Post, Investor’s Business Daily and New Orleans City Business.
Haefner has been working with computers, retailers and POS software since 1993. He is the author of The Point of Sale Software Buyers Guide, The POS Software Comparison Chart and Retail Technology Newsletter, and runs a retail technology consulting and software-selection service.
Hansen writes frequently for business and consumer publications. Her articles have appeared in NWA World Traveler and Garden Design.
Melissa M. Kellogg, Contributing Writer
Kellogg is a freelance writer specializing in mountain home and living trends, marketing, real estate and business. She is based in Edwards, CO, and is a regular contributor to Mountain House & Home magazine. Her work has also been published in various newspapers and magazines, such as Beaver Creek Magazine and the Vail Daily.
Joyce Kesler, Contributing Writer
FarCountries.com
Prior to joining FarCountries.com as senior vice president of merchandising, Joyce Kesler was the merchandising manager at Neiman Marcus, in Atlanta, for 15 years. She also sleeps and breathes computers, because she has been married for 32 years to the president of a software development and consulting firm.
Emily Lambert, Contributing Writer
Lambert, a regular writer for GIFT SHOP, resides in Philadelphia. She can be reached at emilylambert@comcast.net.
Heather Larson, Contributing Writer
Larson is based in Tacoma, WA, and frequently writes about retail businesses.
Libby Boren McMillan, Contributing Writer
McMillian is a freelance lifestyle writer specializing in travel, food and design. She works from Sanibel Island on the Gulf Coast of Florida, and contributes monthly to several regional magazines. McMillan produces and maintains a travel website, BestofSanibel.com. She is a Publisher's Circle reviewer for Viewpoints.com, an international ratings and reviews network.
Randall G. Mielke, Contributing Writer
Mielke is a freelancer who writes about retail, business and economic development for a variety of publications.
Sharon Naylor, Contributing Writer
SharonNaylor.net
Naylor is the author of 30 wedding books, including Your Special Wedding Vows and Your Special Wedding Toasts.
Mollie Neal, Contributing Writer
Neal writes about market trends, demographics and advertising issues for a variety of business and consumer publications. She can be reached at mneal@optonline.net.
Nelson, president of Nelson Motivation Inc. in San Diego, is the author of numerous books, including 1001 Ways to Reward Employees, 1001 Ways to Energize Employees, Managing For Dummies and The Management Bible. Nelson is also co-founder of the National Association for Employee Recognition (NAER).
Bernadette Starzee, Contributing Writer
Starzee frequently writes about business, sports and lifestyle topics. She can be reached at b.starzee@att.net.
Nancy Tanker, Contributing Writer
Tanker writes frequently about the retail industry. She can be reached at srrtanker@mchsi.com.
Turner writes frequently for business publications. Her work has appeared in Business Week, Business 2.0, MyBusiness and numerous trade magazines. She is also the author of Emeril! (John Wiley & Sons, 2004).
Christa Weber, Contributing Writer
Christa Weber (Terry) is editor of the popular nuptial fashion, wedding etiquette, and bridal accessory web site, Manolo for the Brides. Her writing has appeared in numerous weekly newspapers and trade magazines throughout the northeastern United States, as well as several web sites and literary magazines such as Rhapsoidia Magazine and The Mochila Review. Currently, she serves on the board of directors of Ninepatch, a non-profit co-operative journal of spirituality published monthly, both online and off. She can be reached at christadterry@gmail.com.
