Editorial Staff
Editorial Staff Bios
Heidi Sullivan
Publisher
Heidi Sullivan is the Vice President of Media Research and oversees all research of print, Internet and broadcast media. She joined Cision in 2004. Heidi was formerly an editorial manager for a firm that produced regional business magazines, an account executive at a PR agency and an editor and media researcher for a major newswire service. Heidi is also an author on Cision's Blog.
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Andrea Weinfurt
Editorial Director
Andrea Weinfurt joined Cision in 2004 as a research editor. In 2005, she joined The Navigator as an associate editor. In addition to covering placement opportunities and media news for The Navigator, she is responsible for researching magazines and maintaining the accuracy of Cision's media database. Prior to joining Cision, Andrea worked as an editorial assistant for the Minneapolis bureau of the Associated Press from March 2003 until April 2004. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn.
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Gina Goodman
Associate Editor
Gina Goodman joined The Navigator as a features writer in March 2008 and was quickly promoted to the position of associate editor. She covers media industry news and writes in-depth features on new media outlets for The Navigator. Gina is also a research editor with Cision, where she is responsible for researching broadcast media outlets. Prior to joining Cision in May 2007, she was a marketing specialist for a real estate company in her home state of Michigan. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Michigan State University.
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Lisa Larranaga
Associate Editor
Lisa Larranaga joined The Navigator in November 2008 as an associate editor. In her role, she writes about media moves and new media outlets. Prior to joining Cision in February 2008, she worked for The Joliet (Ill.) Herald News as a copy editor and designer. Prior to that, she worked at The Item in Sumter, S.C. as a copy editor and designer. She has a bachelor's degree in journalism with minors in English with an emphasis in writing and women's studies from St. Ambrose University.
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Clayton Purdom
Associate Editor
Clayton Purdom was named an associate editor in August 2009 and joined Cision in April 2008. He holds a degree in magazine journalism from Ohio University and while there, he served as the editor in chief of a regional magazine called Southeast Ohio. He also freelances for Allmusic.com and assists editing a Webzine called Cokemachineglow.
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Libby vanBuskirk
Associate Editor
Libby vanBuskirk was named as an associate editor for The Navigator in November 2008. She covers media industry news and new media outlets for the newsletter. She originally joined the staff of The Navigator in January 2008 as a contributing editor. Libby previously worked as an office administrator at a real estate company and the fiction editor for Helicon, Northwestern University’s literary magazine. She has a bachelor’s degree in English with a concentration in fiction writing from Northwestern University.
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Eliana Shapiro
Associate Editor
Eliana Shapiro joined Cision in April 2008 as a member of the newspaper team. Prior to that, she worked as an online content writer for a Web site in educational services and also freelanced for a Chicago lifestyle site. She received her bachelor’s and master’s in advertising from the University of Illinois.
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Sarah Hetland
Features Writer
Sarah Hetland joined The Navigator team in September 2008 and writes for the Journalist Spotlight column. She joined Cision in June 2007 as a research editor responsible for researching broadcast media outlets. Prior to joining Cision, she worked in the sales industry and was a contributing writer for a college magazine in Chicago. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Columbia College in Chicago.
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Anna Marevska
Features Editor, Website Administrator
Anna Marevska was named the features editor in March 2010 and joined the staff as a contributing editor in February 2009. She is responsible for writing and editing Journalist Spotlight feature articles, as well as editing the Media Spotlight features. In addition to her position with the Navigator, she is a research editor Cision and an editor for AZPnews.com. Marevska has also contributed to Pioneer Press, was the editor in chief for Diversity, the newspaper published by Wright College, and interned at the newsroom of Tribune’s WGN-TV. She attended Columbia College and holds a degree in journalism with a concentration of news reporting and writing.
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Beth Blanchard
Contributing Editor
Beth Blanchard was named contributing editor in January 2010 and has been contributing to the site since 2009. She is responsible for editing daily media updates and oversees the social media spotlights. In addition to her position with The Navigator, she is a research editor with Cision. She holds bachelor’s degrees in English and Political Science from Loyola University Chicago.
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Natalie Lapacek
Contributing Editor
Natalie Lapacek joined the Navigator in February 2009 after joining Cision in 2007. Previously, she served as a staff writer for VacationsMadeEasy.com and BransonShows.com. She holds a bachelor's degree in English from Evangel University.
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