California Tourism Publications &Meredith Corporation Announce New Appointments.News Desks/Travel Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 7, 2000 California Tourism Publications, producer of the California Official State Visitor's Guide, California Snow, and the California Travel Ideas Map--official publications of the California Division of Tourism--is pleased to announce the promotions of two members of the editorial department and the hiring of a new Northern California Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. The region contains the San Francisco Bay Area, the state capital, Sacramento; as well as the substantial natural beauty of the redwood forests, the northern Account Manager. California Tourism Publications is a division of Meredith Corporation Meredith Corporation NYSE: MDP is based in Des Moines, Iowa. The company has two divisions, publishing and broadcasting. Edwin Thomas Meredith founded the company in 1902 when he began publishing Successful Farming magazine. , publisher of Ladies' Home Journal Ladies' Home Journal U.S. monthly magazine, one of the oldest in the country and long the trendsetter among women's magazines. Founded in 1883 as a supplement to the Tribune and Farmer (1879–85), it began an independent publication in 1884. , Better Homes and Gardens, Golf for Women, and numerous specialty magazines. Kathy Bing-You has been named Editor of California Tourism Publications, following a promotion to Senior Editor in 1998. Kathy brings nearly 20 years of experience in the magazine and book industries and corporate communications, with various editorial incarnations at The Atlantic Monthly Press and Harvard Business School's alumni magazine. A Boston native, Kathy earned her B.A. in history from Vassar College, and joined Meredith Corporation in 1993. Heidi Kotansky has been named Associate Editor of California Tourism Publications after joining Meredith Corporation in 1998. Heidi's previous experience includes positions at Computer Life magazine and Parenting magazine's online and custom publishing divisions. Heidi hails from Montreal, Canada, and received her B.S. in magazine journalism and French at Syracuse University. Jean Morris joins California Tourism Publications as its Northern California Account Manager. Jean brings more than 15 years of sales and marketing experience in the tourism, convention and hospitality industries. Most recently the Corporate Account Executive of Outside Sales at the Monterey Bay Aquarium The Monterey Bay Aquarium, which is located in a former sardine cannery on Cannery Row in Monterey, California, is one of the largest and most respected aquariums in the world. It has an annual attendance of 1.8 million and holds 35,000 plants and animals representing 623 species. , Jean has also worked with Underwater World at Pier 39, Gray Line Tours, and the Sonoma County Convention &Visitor's Bureau. With a B.S. from the University of Oregon The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. The university was founded in 1876, graduating its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. , Jean also has professional affiliations with the California Travel Industry Association (CALTIA), the Hospitality Sales &Marketing Association (HSMA HSMA Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International HSMA High Speed Motion Analyzer HSMA Hazardous Substances Mitigation Act HSMA Haitian Society for Mutual Aid ), the Western Association of Convention &Visitors Bureaus (WACVB WACVB Williamsburg Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (Virginia) ) and San Francisco Women in Travel (SFWIT). For more information or to obtain free copies of the 2000 California Visitor's Guide, California Snow, or the California Travel Ideas Map, contact (800) 862-2543 or visit www.gocalif.com. |
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