Where Are They Now?

American Demographics, April 1, 2003

Byline: SANDRA YIN

Over the years, American Demographics has drawn on the talents of a wide variety of writers, some who were members of the magazine's staff and others who were not. Their research, observations and analysis have graced our pages, informing as well as entertaining our readers. They continue to make significant contributions in their areas of expertise. While we couldn't include everyone who deserves recognition, to all whose work has appeared in our magazine, we salute you.

Ross Baker, former contributing editor

* Professor of political science at Rutgers University; author of House and Senate (W.W. Norton, 2000) and Friend and Foe in the U.S. Senate (Copley Editions, 1999)

F. Jill Charboneau, founding managing editor and, later, publisher

* Adjunct faculty member at Santa Barbara City College; founder of Advanced Information Design Associates

Diane Crispell, former executive editor

* Editor-at-large for RoperASW

Blayne Cutler, former senior editor and contributing editor

* Physician; author; obtained doctorate in American history

Pamela N. Danziger

* President and founder of Unity Marketing; author of Why People Buy Things They Don't Need (Paramount Market Publishing, 2002)

Brad Edmondson, former editor-in-chief

* Vice president for content at ePodunk.com; senior fellow at the Center for the New West

Thomas Exter, former research director and senior editor

* Senior director of U.S. Standard Data at Compusearch Micromarketing Data and Systems; founder of TGE Demographics

William H. Frey, contributing editor

* Demographer and visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution; faculty member at the University of Michigan Population Studies Center; senior fellow of Demographic Studies at the Milken Institute

Linda Jacobsen, former research director

* Independent consultant; former senior vice president of Claritas

Elia Kacapyr, former contributing editor

* Associate professor of economics and chair at Ithaca College; author of Economic Forecasting (M.E. Sharpe, 1996)

Peter Krakow, former art director

* Graphic designer/technical consultant at Cornell University

Geoffrey E. Meredith

* Founder of Lifestage Matrix Marketing; coauthor of Managing by Defining Moments (Hungry Minds, 2002)

Susan Mitchell, former contributing editor

* Author of American Generations (New Strategist Publications, 2002) and American Attitudes (New Strategist Publications, 2000)

Marcia Mogelonsky, former contributing editor

* Writer, speaker and consultant on consumer trends; author of Who's Buying Food & Drink (New Strategist Publications, 1996)

William O'Hare, former contributing editor

* Coordinator of the Annie E. Casey Foundation's Kids Count project

Tom Parker, former cover artist and contributing editor

* Product manager at Advanced Digital Information Corp.; former product manager at Nokia

Martha Farnsworth Riche, former national editor

* Principal at demographic issues consultancy Farnsworth Riche Associates; former director of the U.S. Census Bureau (1994-1998); former director of policy studies at the Population Reference Bureau

Michael Rider, founding art director

* Senior designer at Marietta Corp.

Bryant Robey, founding editor

* Editor of Population Reports, published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

John P. Robinson, former contributing editor

* Professor of sociology and director of the Americans' Use of Time Project at the Survey Research Center, the University of Maryland at College Park; author of Time for Life (Penn State University Press, 1999)

Cheryl Russell, former editor-in-chief

* Editor-in-chief of New Strategist Publications, Inc.; author of Racial and Ethnic Diversity and Demographics of the U.S. (New Strategist Publications, 2002)

Joe Schwartz, former senior editor

* Opinion page editor at The Ithaca Journal

Roberto Suro, former contributing writer

* Director of the Pew Hispanic Center; former staff writer at The Washington Post; author of Strangers Among Us (Knopf, 1998) and Watching America's Door (The Century Foundation, 1996)

Bickley Townsend, former associate editor

* Senior fellow at the Employment and Family Careers Institute of Cornell University

Judith W. Waldrop, former regional editor (South) and research editor

* Analyst at the U.S. Census Bureau; author of the title chapter of America's Demographic Tapestry (Rutgers University Press, 1999); former president of the Southern Demographic Association

Doris Walsh, former publisher

* President and editorial director of Paramount Market Publishing, Inc.; former president of W-Two Publications and editor of Market: Europe, a newsletter covering consumer lifestyles and markets