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Barry Lippman
President and CEO
Barry Lippman founded LearningExpress, LLC in 1995. Formerly President of Macmillan Publishing, as well as President of Macmillan's General Books Division, Mr. Lippman has more than 30 years of experience in the book, education, and information industry. He has served more than half of those years in senior executive positions. He currently serves on the Advisory Board of Virtual Enterprises and the New York City Board of Education's Advisory Council for Occupational Education.
Kheil McIntyre
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
Kheil McIntyre is responsible for managing the company's financial and business operations including customer service and human resource functions. He has over 19 years of media finance experience including recent roles as CFO of a new media/film distribution company and as President of his own financial consulting firm. Prior to this, he spent 11 years as a Vice President of media and entertainment finance at WestLB. He started his career at Bankers Trust (now owned by Deutsche Bank).
Ilsa Halpern, PhD
Vice President, Online Content
Ilsa Halpern is responsible for the development of tests, courses, and other instructional online materials for LearningExpress, LLC. Prior to coming to LearningExpress, LLC, she served as Director of Content Development for Professional Examination Service, a test development, research, and education company serving the professional credentialing community. She holds a doctorate from New York University.
Tom Burnosky
Director of Sales, Library and Education Solutions
Tom Burnosky is responsible for managing the sales teams for the Library and Education channels. He has over 17 years sales management experience in digital content and publishing sales serving the Library and K-12 education markets. Tom has led sales teams consistently surpassing sales goals at major education and publishing companies such as Gale and McGraw Hill. Tom started his career as a reporter in Los Angeles.
Steven Sussman
Director of Sales, Print Products
Steven Sussman manages and serves as liaison to National Book Network, LearningExpress's trade distribution partner. He has over 30 years of book publishing sales, marketing and distribution experience where he began his career as a field sales representative for Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster and has since held several managerial and executive positions at various houses. Sussman was instrumental in taking Dorling Kindersley from packager to publisher in America. During his tenure as a freelance sales and marketing consultant, Sussman played a key role in the growth of the publishing program for Cook's Illustrated/America's Test Kitchen.
Chris Atkins
Director of Marketing
Chris Atkins oversees corporate and product line marketing activities for LearningExpress. He has over 15 years experience leading marketing and product management initiatives in the online and high-tech sectors. He has been instrumental in building high-growth market segments through innovative product marketing, effective lead generation programs, and brand awareness campaigns at companies such as SchoolNet, MindSpring/EarthLink, and Equifax.
Shana Ashwood
Director of Customer Service
Shana Ashwood is the Director of Customer Service, overseeing all aspects of service, support, and production. Prior to managing the customer service group, she served as a training specialist. Before joining LearningExpress, she taught with the New York City Department of Education and worked as an advertising account executive. She has an MA in Elementary and Childhood Education from Teachers College, Columbia University and a BBA in Marketing from Temple University.
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