Kevin J. Gray: President and Chief Content Officer
Kevin J. Gray, President and Chief Content Officer, leads the education team, drawing upon decades of experience working with clients across the education spectrum. He collaborates with clients to develop innovative solutions to complex problems. A former literacy and social studies editor and teacher, Kevin also previously held leadership roles at a variety of development houses. Read this informative post which provides comprehensive detail about Kevin's background.
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David Bailis: Senior Director of Operations
David Bailis, Senior Director of Operations, oversees the day-to-day operations of the division. Dave has years of experience creating content and managing service providers for a number of publishing companies. He has held leadership roles at National Geographic, Symmetry Creative Production, and Tighe Publishing. This interview shares more about Dave's extensive background in education. Contact our staff
Anne Riccio: Senior Supervising Editor, Literacy & Humanities
Anne Riccio, Sr. Supervising Editor, ELA & Humanities, oversees the development of ELA and Social Studies programs. Anne has a strong background in literacy and in social studies, having worked directly in schools as a social studies teacher and as a director of reading content development. Before joining Westchester Education Services, Anne led the development of a series of readers for Heinemann, working directly with Irene Fountas and Gay Pinnell. Learn how Anne made the shift from teaching to developing materials for students and teachers. Anne also brings a strong ed tech background and is adept at incorporating technology into the classroom.
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Tim Yetzina: Senior Supervising Editor, STEM
Tim Yetzina, Senior Supervising Editor, STEM, works with an accomplished group of writers and editors. Tim’s background includes working at publishers such as Pearson, National Geographic Learning, and McGraw Hill. In this blog post, Tim explains how his experience helps publishers develop stimulating and inspiring products for both students and teachers. Contact our staff
Walter Henderson, Jr.: Senior Supervising Editor, ELT
Walter Henderson, Jr., Senior Supervising Editor, ELT, leads our English Language Training, Bilingual Materials, and Translation content program. Prior to joining Westchester Education Services, Walter was a Senior Fellow for the U.S. Department of State. He was assigned to missions conducted by the U.S. Embassy in locations including Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Chile and Ecuador to provide ELT training, curriculum and materials development, and to promote ELT for the U.S. Government. Additionally, Walter has provided ELT content development services for a number of publishers including National Geographic Learning, Cambridge University Press, Macmillan Education, and Pearson Education.
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Mark DaGrossa: Director of Creative Services
Mark DaGrossa, Director of Creative Services, sets the design direction for Westchester Education Services and oversees all art, illustration, and design work. Mark worked in Mazer’s design division for 20 years before starting his own studio, Folio Designhaus, which serviced clients in the educational and commercial markets.
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Chris Herrfurth: Education Production Manager
Chris Herrfurth, Production Manager, manages production work for Westchester Education Services client projects. He leads resources in the U.S., as well as offshore teams in Chennai and Noida. Chris spent years on the production teams at Mazer and TSI and is adept at leveraging technology to streamline production workflows. Read more about Chris' experiences prior to joining Westchester in this blog post. This background enables Chris' team to implement complex workflows with precision, processing thousands of pages efficiently and accurately.
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Roger Market: Senior Project Manager
Roger Market, Senior Project Manager, oversees project management for Westchester Education Services, including ensuring projects stay on schedule and within budget. Prior to coming to Westchester Education Services, Roger held editorial and project management roles at several other development houses, including Wisewire and Cenveo. Roger is passionate about quality data, and builds tracking systems to ensure he can report out status to our internal teams and external clients seamlessly and efficiently.
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Nilofer Ali: Resources Manager
Nilofer Ali, Resources Manager and DEI Committee Lead, is responsible for the recruiting, onboarding, and management of the freelance talent contracted for client projects. Additionally, she has implemented an internship program in coordination with colleges in the Dayton, Ohio area to increase awareness for students, particularly those from populations historically underrepresented in educational publishing, about the career opportunities available to them. Prior to joining Westchester Education Services, Nilofer worked as a teacher in private and public PreK-8 classrooms with diverse populations in urban, suburban, and virtual settings. You can read more about how Nilofer's teaching experiences inform her current role in this blog post.
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Carol Wilson: Director of Client Solutions
Carol Wilson, Director of Client Solutions, has worked alongside teaching professionals at companies including Pearson, Edmentum, and Renaissance Learning to implement education solutions for students. This experience enables her to help guide our clients in created solutions that help students succeed. In this blog post, Carol discusses how she draws upon her experience to help clients develop solutions that have a positive impact on learning for students and educators.
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Tyler M. Carey: Chief Revenue Officer
Tyler M. Carey, Chief Revenue Officer, joined Westchester in 2014 and is responsible for generating new revenue and strengthening the relationships with Westchester’s clients. Tyler’s technical expertise combined with his stellar people skills enable him to thoroughly understand his client’s objectives, helping them secure the best solution to meet their needs. Key Westchester partners supported by Tyler include American Society for Microbiology, Bloomsbury, Crooked Lane, The MIT Press, Twelve Tables Press, and Brookings Institution Press.
Tyler has worked in publishing and technology for over 20 years, with a background including work at Wolters-Kluwer and Harris Connect. His roles have included account management, sales, marketing, product development, social media management, and technology consulting. He is an experienced conference speaker, often presenting on the impact of technology on different industries, sharing strategies to adapt emerging technologies into more traditional organizations. In 2017, Tyler was promoted to Chief Revenue Officer, overseeing the company’s sales, marketing, and business development efforts as well as the growing staff supporting those initiatives.
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