Chair, Communications: Brittany Fuller

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittanyfuller2468/

Websites: brittanytfuller.com and The Essence of A Curvy Girl

YouTube:  The Essence Of A Curvy Girl 

Instagram: @simplyy_brittany

Brittany Fuller, is a fun-loving writer, content creator, and plus-size blogger. A graduate of Pace University, where she received her BA in Communication Arts and Journalism, and an MS in Publishing, Brittany is in love with all things media!

Anniversary Planning Chair: Kathy Sandler

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksandler
Website: Technology * Innovation * Publishing    
Twitter: @ksandler1

Kathy Sandler is a WMG President Emerita, the WMG 50th Anniversary Gala Chair, and a leader in the field of publishing technology and innovation. She currently works in IT at Penguin Random House. She worked on the launch of the Storia eReader at Scholastic and the launch of the digital editions of Fitness and Parents magazines to iPad at Meredith. She worked at Hearst Magazines in publishing technology for 20 years. Kathy was named one of Folio’s 40 Most Influential People in Publishing. She was President of Women In Production and founded Digital Asset Management Day at Seybold. She has an MBA from NYU and taught in the Master's in Publishing programs at NYU and Pace. Since 2009 she has had a blog and now a weekly newsletter on Technology * Innovation * Publishing at www.sandlertechworks.com.

Chair, Programming: Jane Wesman

Jane Wesman, President of Jane Wesman Public Relations, Inc., is one of the country’s top book publicists with a long record of creating national bestsellers, particularly in the areas of leadership, management, and personal growth. She has worked with such business thought-leaders as  Marcus Buckingham, Stephen Covey, Faith Popcorn, Charles Schwab, and Shoshana Zuboff. Today, she and her team provide cutting-edge solutions to help authors and publishers market their books to targeted audiences throughout the United States and other English-speaking countries.

Jane is a staunch supporter of working women, providing guidance as a writer, speaker, and consultant. Her book, Dive Right In – The Sharks Won’t Bite: The Entrepreneurial Woman’s Guide To Success, was one of the first to offer concrete advice geared towards women entrepreneurs. As president of the New York City chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, she launched a mentoring program that still helps women today.  She currently sits on the board of the non-profit organization ArtSail and also provides funding for an internship program at Simmons University to help students kick-start their careers.

Co-Chair, Fundraising: Mara Anastas

Mara Anastas is a publishing industry leader. Mara is the Publisher of Re-Lit at Open Road Integrated Media where she oversees the growth and profitability of thousands of backlist titles in e-book, audio, and print formats. Open Road utilizes technology to enable readers to discover and rediscover books.  Prior to her current role, she spent nearly two decades at Simon & Schuster Publishers where she held various leadership positions. Notably, as Vice President and Publisher of Simon Pulse and Aladdin Books, where she managed a dynamic editorial team, drove strategic growth initiatives. Mara re-joined the Women’s Media Group in 2023 and is excited to work with the rest of the board.

Co-Chair, Fundraising: Carol Hoenig

Carol Hoenig is President of Carol Hoenig, Publishing Consultant, Inc. where she covers a variety of aspects in the publishing industry, including, ghostwriting, editing, publicity and marketing for authors and helping with book proposals. In addition, she is a published author and was named Best of Long Island Author 2012 by the Long Island Press and named Outstanding Advocate for the Arts 2013 by the Long Island Arts Council. She is co-owner of On the Road Book Events. Her novel, Without Grace, was awarded the Silver Medal for Book of the Year 2005 by ForeWord Magazine and the New York Book Festival also gave her novel honorable mention. Her second novel, Of Little Faith was published October 22, 2013 to rave reviews. Her nonfiction work, The Author's Guide to Planning Book Events was given the Gold medal by ForeWord Magazine for Book of the Year in the category of writing and named finalist by USA Book and Reader Views.

Carol’s essays, articles, book reviews and short stories appear in a wide number of publications. She blogged for The Huffington Post and contributed to Putting Your Passion into Print, written by Arielle Eckstudt & David Henry Sterry. Arianna Huffington invited Carol to contribute to On Becoming Fearless. Tory Johnson, ABC’s Good Morning America’s workplace contributor, published Carol’s essay in Tory’s New York Times Bestseller, Will Work From Home. Carol’s short story, Snow Angels and Somersaults, was a finalist for the 2007 Spring/Summer Glass Woman Prize, a bi-annual prize for women prose writers. Her essay, “Wild Horses and Young Stallions” was selected for the anthology Lost Lessons from Life on a Farm. You may find out more about her at carolhoenig.com.

Co-Chair, Scholarships and Fellowships: Moira Bailey

Moira Bailey is the editorial director in the Office of Public Affairs for Empire State Development (ESD), New York State's chief economic development agency. Prior to joining ESD in 2015, Moira worked as a journalist for Time Inc. in New York and London, at both PEOPLE Magazine and its former Australian sister publication, Who Weekly. She's also been a staff writer, reporter and columnist for other media companies including Gannett, the Associated Press and the Tribune Company. She is a longtime member of the WMG Scholarship Committee and also has been active as a volunteer with her alma mater, Georgetown University, where she was co-founder, with fellow WMG member Allison Gilbert, of Hoyas in Letters.  

Co-Chair, Scholarships and Fellowships: Sophie Menin

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophie-menin-8b11128/

Sophie Menin is a skilled communicator, project manager, and strategic thinker, and co-author of the forthcoming book A Year in the Vineyard (Cultureshock 2024). She has spent most of her career as a journalist. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, Barron's, PENTA, The Daily Beast, B the Change Magazine, Departures, Opera News, Wine Spectator, and Edible Communities, among other publications. She is also an experienced ghost writer and writing facilitator who, through sensitive listening and careful interviewing, helps clients communicate their own story in their own voice. Following the September 11 terrorists attacks, she served as Executive Director of The Gift of New York, an 18-month not-for-profit initiative, which helped the families of the victims move from crisis to recovery by providing free access to arts, entertainment and sports events throughout the New York metropolitan area. Sophie earned her MA in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from New York University.

Board Member At Large: Allison Moore

Website: https://www.allisonmooreedits.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonsmoore/

Twitter: @allisonm610

Allison Moore is Editorial Director for 8th Note Press and other US book content initiatives at ByteDance, focusing on commercial fiction, romance, and thrillers (primarily for a Millennial women audience) and the intersection of books, social media, and tech. Before that, she spent more than a decade in-house at Little, Brown Books for Young Readers and Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Before that, she worked at Borders (RIP) and at her hometown public library. Outside of work, Allison spent many years on the board and young professionals committee of Atlas: DIY, a local nonprofit supporting immigrant youth. She has also served on the staff of the Columbia Publishing Course and NYU Publishing Institute, and as WMG Secretary. She always looks forward to connecting with WMG members!