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I I I F E B R UA R Y 6 , 2 0 1 7 4 PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER PUBLISHER Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard Donna Brassard EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR EDITOR Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen Peter Van Allen DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR DIGITAL EDITOR James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy James McCarthy SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ SENIOR WRITER/ CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST CONTENT SPECIALIST Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra Lori Valigra SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER SENIOR WRITER Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes Renee Cordes STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER STAFF WRITER Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber Laurie Schreiber SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT SENIOR ACCOUNT MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS MANAGERS Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Jane Anderson, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Ken Hanson, Andrea Tetzlaff, Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg Betsy VanderPloeg AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR COORDINATOR Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley Kelly Ansley EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING EVENTS/MARKETING MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER MANAGER Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy Rebekah Roy MARKETING/OPERATIONS MARKETING/OPERATIONS 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Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jim Milliken, Tina Fischer, Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen Jennifer Van Allen EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL RESEARCHER EDITORIAL 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