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Michael
Daecher
Senior Vice President, Content &
Guide Operations
Michael has been actively involved
in the creation and management of About.com's content
since 1999...
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Kevin
Donovan
Senior Vice President, Product Development
As Senior Vice President of Product
Development, Kevin oversees the day-to-day system development...
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Chris
Coluzzi
Senior Vice President, Operations
Chris manages all aspects of
hosting operations for About.com...
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Darline
Jean
Vice President, Finance and Chief
Financial Officer
Darline currently serves as Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer of About.com...
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Dae
Mellencamp
Senior Vice President,
Product Management
An industry veteran, Dae has
enjoyed a successful fifteen-year career...
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Marshall
D. Simmonds
Chief Search Strategist
Marshall D. Simmonds was named
chief search strategist for The New York Times...
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Marc
Goldberg
Vice President,
Business Development
Marc Goldberg is Vice President, Business Development at About, Inc...
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Peter Weingard
Vice President,
Marketing
Peter joins the About.com team from The New York Times...
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| Michael Daecher |
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Senior Vice President, Content & Guide Operations
Michael Daecher has been actively involved in the creation and management of
About.com's robust library of original content since 1999. In this role, Michael
oversees more than one million pieces of content generated and maintained under
About.com's unique Guide System and leads a staff of editors who manage the
freelance network of Guides while making sure the content meets About.com's
high editorial standards. Michael first joined About.com as education editor.
| Kevin Donovan |
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Senior Vice President, Product Development
As senior vice president of product development, Kevin oversees the day-to-day
system development, system administration and technology support for About.com.
Since joining About.com in 1999 as Vice President of Development, Kevin has been
instrumental in building out the company's world-class product and services
offering including its vast library of more than 1 million pieces of content
and ad management systems. Prior, Kevin had a successful 10-year run at Prodigy
Services Company, operating across a wide range of management, marketing, development
and technical capacities. Before entering the online world, Kevin enjoyed success
in the financial sector where he held a variety of positions.
Kevin holds degrees in History and Computer Information Systems.
| Chris Coluzzi |
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Senior Vice President, Operations
Chris joined About.com in January 2000 with a broad exposure to the Internet arena. In his current role, he manages all aspects of data center operations.
Prior to About, Chris served as VP, Professional Services and VP, Enterprise Engineering at Global Center. On the Professional Services front he was in charge of supporting Yahoo, eToys, MTV, Washington Post and other prominent Web brands. In his more recent role as VP of Enterprise Engineering, he oversaw Global Center's top talent specializing in the design and development of reliable and scalable technologies.
Chris' past positions include the San Jose Mercury News, Cisco Systems, IBM, and co-founder of I-Storm where, he developed commerce/shopping cart software packages for Egghead Software, Sun Microsystems, Hewlett Packard, Disney, and Intuit.
Chris graduated from the University of California Bakersfield with a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science.
| Darline Jean |
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Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer
Darline currently serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of About.com.
In this role, she steers the company's financial planning and accounting operations.
Darline joined About.com in 2003 with more than 12 years of experience in finance
and accounting within the media/publishing industry. Prior to joining About.com,
she was the director of financial planning and analysis for Thomson Media, a
major publisher of financial publications.
Darline holds a Bachelor of Science from the State University of New York
and an M.B.A with a concentration in both finance and accounting from Long
Island University.
| Dae Mellencamp |
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Senior Vice President, Product Management
An industry veteran, Dae has enjoyed a successful fifteen-year career in the
product management industries, working both online and offline in content and
product management. Prior to About.com, Dae was the director of interactive
content at Optimum Online at Cablevision Systems Corporation and she is the
former vice president for IWON, Inc. She has held product management positions
at Merrill Lynch & Co., Ameritrade Holding Corporation, and Prodigy Services
Company.
Dae holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Commerce from Brown
University and graduated from Columbia Business School with an MBA.
| Marshall D. Simmonds |
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Chief Search Strategist
Marshall D. Simmonds was named chief search strategist for The New York Times
Company in March, 2005. Mr. Simmonds is responsible for maximizing traffic and
search engine exposure by implementing strategic marketing techniques for NYTimes.com,
Boston.com, IHT.com and About.com. In addition to his work with The Times, he
is also spearheading DEFINE SEARCH STRATEGIES, an enterprise search consulting
service, funded by The New York Times Company.
Mr. Simmonds is a world-wide speaker and a regular presenter at Jupiter Media’s
Search Engine Strategies and Webmaster World conferences. Before joining The
New York Times Company, Mr. Simmonds was the director of search for About.com
and parent company, Primedia Inc. from 1999 until 2005. He drove marketing
strategies for Primedia’s online properties, increasing traffic 1095
percent in five years. From 1997 to 1999, he created and managed I-Search
Digest, a twice-weekly e-mail discussion list for industry professionals.
| Marc Goldberg |
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Vice President, Business Development
Marc Goldberg is Vice President, Business Development at About, Inc. Marc oversees the company’s corporate development initiatives as well as strategic partnerships and ecommerce deals. Marc facilitated the company’s recent acquisition of Calorie-Count.com and has been instrumental in helping to establish the company’s European presence.
Marc joined About, Inc. in 2002. Before his post as Vice President, business development, Marc held various sales roles within the company. Prior to joining About, Inc., Marc held Sales and Advertising managerial positions at Phase2 Media, J. Walter Thompson and Zenith Media.
Marc received his BA in Communications from the University of Hartford.
| Peter Weingard |
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Vice President, Marketing
Peter joins the About.com team from The New York Times, where he was Director of Digital Marketing Solutions and where he built and managed a multimedia marketing team who, among other projects, created ‘Times On Air’™, an original and exclusive in-flight video magazine presented by the JetBlue Card from American Express.
Before joining The Times, Peter was the Vice President of Database Marketing for Clear Channel Entertainment, the world's leading producer and marketer of live entertainment. There, Peter led the development of the company's data warehouse and digital direct marketing program. Prior to Clear Channel, Peter headed up the marketing department of New York City's first Internet incubator, Iron Street Labs. From 1992 to 1999 Peter held a variety of roles at DDB Worldwide, one of the world's top advertising firms.
Peter holds a BA from Pace University and an MA in Marketing from New York University.
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