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I i o n i c s

JL JL and Gardens.

Gayle G o o d so n B u tle r

Editor in Chief

Kitty Morgan

Executive Editor

Lamont D. Olson

Managing Editor

Michael D. Belknap

Art Director

Senior Deputy Editor, Home Design Oma Blaise Ford

Group Editor, Garden and Outdoor Living Doug Jimerson

Assistant Deputy Editor

Kely Ryan Kegans

Deputy Editor Eric Liskey

East Coast Editor Kristine Kennedy

Senior Associate Editor Susan Appleget Hurst

West Coast Editor

Paige Porter

Editorial Assistant Jacque Wittick

Senior Interior Designer Joseph Boehm

Senior Editors

Amy Panos, Kit Selzer

Senior Editor, Fashion and Beauty Melissa M

ilrad Goldstein

Assistant Editor Joanna Sm

ith

Assistant Editor Kely L. Philips

Editorial Assistants

Peggy Daugherty, Renae Gray

Deputy Editor, Health Christian M

ilman

Deputy Editor, Food and Entertaining Nancy Wal Hopkins

Editorial Assistant Doris Lohrman

Senior Editor

Richard Swearinger

Associate Editor

Erin Simpson

Copy Editors Kristi Chew

Editorial Assistant

Renee Irey

Saly-Finder-Koziol

Cynthia Mitchel

Deputy Art Directors Sheley Caldwel, Scott Johnson, Karla Jo Knipper

Special Projects Editor M

ike Butler

Associate Art Director Amy Davis

Associate Makeup Editor Cindy Murphy

Senior Graphic Designer Jensie Lauritsen M

iksich

Office Manager Ginger Bassett

Graphic Designer Maggie Meyer

Administrative Assistant Linda Newsom

Photography Coordinator

Holly Pruett

Test Kitchen Director Lynn Blanchard

Test Garden Manager Sandra J. Gerdes

Special Projects Manager

Brett W

ilson

Contributing Editor, Living Green Danny Seo

Regional Contributors

Lisa Mowry, Atlanta; Barbara N

ielsen, Baton Rouge, LA; Sandra Mohlmann, Charleston, SC; E

laine Markoutsas, Shirley Remes, Hilary Rose, Chicago; D

iane Carrol, Fayetteville, AR; Denise Gee, Dalas;

Khristi Zimmeth, Detroit; E

ileen Alexandra Deym

ier, Easton, MD; Susan Fox, Galveston, TX; Joetta Moulden, Houston; Betsy Harris, Indianapolis; Susan Andrews, Marty Ross, Kansas City;

Stephanie Rommel, Lexington, KY; Robin Tucker, Laura Hul, Los Angeles; Shawn G

iliam, Alecia Stevens, Minneapolis; Stacy Kunstel, NH; Anna Molvik, New Paltz, NY;

Bonnie Maharam

, John Loecke, New York; Cynthia Bogart, RI; Susan Salomon, Portland, ME; Barbara Mundal, Jan Behrs, Portland, OR; Bonnie Broten, Helen Yoest, Raleigh, NC; Andrea Caughey, San Diego;

Donna Taley, Saratoga Springs, NY; Trish Maharam

, Loralee Wenger, Seattle; Heather Lobdel, Tiburon, CA; Karin Lidbeck-Brent, Woodbury, CT

A n d y Sareyan

President, Better Homes and Gardens®

Anthony P

. Imperato

Associate Publisher

Jam es T. C a rr

Vice President/Group Publisher

Julie V. Baker

Associate Publisher, Marketing

Becca Roth

General Manager

Cathy Dropkin

Eastern Advertising Director

Gary Wenstrup

Midwest Advertising Director

New York: Joy De Vries, Janine Krause, Trade Lichten, Susan Schwartzman, Jennifer Steele, Erica Wagner, Account Executives;

Alie G

iaime, Julie Gelens, Executive Assistants; Bobby Mendelson, Assistant; Chicago: Em

ily Bâby, Kate Brower, Jackie Falon, Vickie Sandberg-McNay, Account Executives; Tracey Frye, Sarah Dean, Assistants;

Detroit: Karen Barnhart; Los Angeles: Isabela Carrado, Manager; Janice Woods, Account Executive; San Francisco: Janet Davy, Manager; Lauren Davis, Assistant;

Travel/Direct Response: Patricia Folo, Executive Director; Direct Response: Grace Chung, Advertising Director; Tara Becker, Sales Development Manager; Travel: Lisa Bookwalter, Director; Jil O

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Promotion and Creative Services: Denise Basini, Director of Creative Marketing; Stefanie S

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Brooks Spelings, Merchandising Manager; Shana Rosenwald, Senior Designer; Cara Belardi, Promotion Manager; Annalisa Battiloro, Promotion Coordinator; Sales Development: Melissa Aleevski, Sales Development

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iane Terwiliger-Silberfein, Research Director; Janet

Donnely; Consumer Marketing Director* Ron C

lingman, Business Director* Randi Neer, Advertising Business Manager* Karen Chiovaro, Senior Director Production/Advertising* Jan S

ime, Advertising

Operations Director* John Beard, Associate Production Director* April Gross, Sarah Otte, Advertising Operations Managers* E

lise Contarsy, Bradford W

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Research Britta Ware

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New Media Marketing Services Andy W

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