Charlene F. Gaynor
CEO
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Charlene F. Gaynor is CEO of the Association of Educational Publishers. AEP safeguards the professional and business interests of the country's leading print and digital supplemental publishers. Supported by over 500 members of all media and sizes, AEP provides the information, training, and outreach necessary to the development of quality K-12 publications, software and instructional materials. It facilitates communication between key interest groups such as educators, policy makers, foundations, associations, business and the media. AEP also seeks to increase public awareness of the importance of a wide range of learning resources to successful teaching and learning.

Charlene is a graduate of Marquette University. She came to AEP from Learning, a national magazine for elementary teachers, where she was publisher. Charlene has over 20 years experience in startups and turnarounds. She is an alumna of the Stanford Professional Publishing Course and the Center for Creative Leadership. She has served on the advisory boards of the Bicentennial Commission of the United States, the Learning Center of Philadelphia, and the Rowan University School of Communications.

Mike Dodson
IT Director
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Mike Dodson is AEP's IT Director. Mike has overseen IT projects on many key government contracts including database efforts for all product acquisition for the Navy Marine Corp Internet Project, which was the largest IT contract awarded ever by the Department of Defense. He also developed intranet solutions for Cisco’s Global Defense and Space Group, as well as the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, The Defense Modeling and Simulation Office, The US Census Bureau, The Hispanic Counsel for Reform and Educational Options (a DC based non-profit organization), and Centro Familia (a Silver Spring, MD-based non-profit organization).

Mike’s duties at AEP include overseeing and developing all of the organizations Information Systems, as well as maintaining AEP’s internal network. Mike is FileMaker Pro Certified and has over 7 years of experience in the technology industry. His future plans include aspirations of getting into politics as well as working to promote technology education in public schools.

Susan Fletcher
Assistant to the CEO/Office Manager
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Susan Fletcher came to AEP from Schultz & Williams, a Philadelphia consulting firm specializing in non-profit management, marketing and development, serving as the assistant to one of the principals. Prior to joining Schultz & Williams, Susan provided administrative oversight at Fletcher Architects/Fletcher Forensics (the family business). For many years she was a teacher and curriculum developer at the Westminster School in Bellmawr, NJ. She has prior experience in the publishing industry having worked in the trade division at J. B. Lippincott Company after graduating from Rutgers with a B.A. in English.

Dave Gladney
Marketing Manager
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Dave oversees all the organization's promotional campaigns and marketing materials as well as the Student Publishing Awards. He came to AEP in 2004, fresh out of the graduate writing program at Rowan University in nearby Glassboro, NJ. Dave is a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, where he received a B.A. in English and spent two years as a staff writer for the school newspaper, The Daily Targum.

Tyshawn Jenkins
ILRTD Manager & Graphic Designer
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Tyshawn Jenkins comes from Asbury Park. Tyshawn is a graduate of The College of New Jersey, with a degree in Graphic Design. After graduating Tyshawn spent a year working for a school publishing company, juvenile justice commission as well as a freelance web designer for a state Senator Diane Allen. While in college, Tyshawn served as an intern for Walt Disney World where he was an artist as well as “best friends” with the characters. His experience comes from working with Channel 12, Walt Disney World and Jenkins Group LLC. In his spare time he enjoys volunteering in Third World countries, acting, playing video games, and basketball.

Jo-Ann McDevitt
Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development
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Jo-Ann's career spans 25 years in K-12 supplemental book and trade magazine businesses. Formerly, she was a classroom teacher, administrator, and lecturer in the Rosemont College education department. Most recently, she was publisher of Technology & Learning, managing the magazine, websites, events, and custom publishing projects.

Jo-Ann served on the AEP board for 8 years and was chairman of AEP's Summit Committee from 2000-2004. Jo-Ann is now currently Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development of AEP. In this role she will focus on strategic partnerships and marketing programs designed to build upon AEP's position as the leading professional association for the educational publishing industry.

Stacey Pusey
Content Manager
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Stacey Pusey is the Content Manager for AEP. In addition to supervising the newsletter and the website, she oversees the organization’s publications and products. Prior to joining AEP, Stacey was a Writer/Editor for Independent School Management. She has a BA in communications from Boston University and an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College.

Colleen Quigley
Membership Director
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Colleen comes to AEP from Rowan University, where she received a BA in Sociology. Her interest in publishing springs from her experience working at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, where she was cash office manager. She was also a lead test evaluator at CTB/McGraw-Hill. Colleen's chief duties at AEP involve assisting in the financial management of the organization. She plans to pursue a master's degree in Sociology or Criminology in the near future.