Empowering authors to publish, promote, and sell more books. |
Contact our Board Members with your questions and concerns. We will do our best to provide you with answers to your questions or connect you with the experts who can help you. We serve as volunteers in addition to maintaining our own daily businesses, so please be patient if you don't receive an answer immediately. To make sure your email gets noticed, please put "SLPA" in the subject line.
President |
Warren Martin |
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Vice President |
Andrew Doty |
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Secretary |
Michael DePung |
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Treasurer |
Linda Austin |
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Membership Chair |
Peggy Nehmen |
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Editorial Director | Kerri Holloway | editor@stlouispublishers.org |
Webmaster |
Kevin Ericson |
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Meet Up Coordinator | Kevin Desrosiers | slpameetup@stlouispublishers.org |
Ambassador | Jo Lena Johnson |
jolena@stlouispublishers.org |
Board Member at Large |
Pat Dorsey |
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Board Member at Large |
Bob Baker |
Meet your Board Members
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Warren Martin often tells people that he doesn’t know what he wants to do when he grows up. In 2012 he published his first fiction book Forgotten Soldiers and currently teaches business and leadership related courses for Norwich University and Bryan University. After a 21-year career in the Army, Warren transitioned into business operations and later business ownership. During recent years he has been focusing on academic pursuits, writing, and serving and supporting various organizations. In addition to being a Board Member for the SLPA, Warren is a member of the St. Louis and Missouri Writers Guilds and the American Legion and serves as president for the area chapter of the Special Forces Association. He serves on the Advisory Board for the Green Beret Foundation. |
Andrew Doty began publishing poetry at the age of 16, then earned a degree in creative writing before pursuing a career as an editor. Through his editing company, Editwright, he provides comprehensive editorial services (developmental editing, substantive editing, line editing, copyediting, and proofreading) to independent authors, small publishers, and professional companies. His portfolio includes both bestselling books and celebrity authors. In addition to incessant reading and editing, Andrew continues to write and publish poetry as well as create and record music.
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Mike DePung writes fiction, poetry, and essays when he is not working as an educational consultant. He involves himself as a philanthropist in various organizations: Pencils of Promise (education), Kids Helping Kids, Stray Rescue and ASPCA. As a family man, he seeks the welfare of his wife, children, and grandchildren. |
Linda Austin |
Linda Austin became an advocate for life writing and memoir after writing and publishing her mother’s memoir, Cherry Blossoms in Twilight, of growing up in Japan around WWII. She has since written and published Poems That Come to Mind, about caregiving, and a Korean War veteran’s memoir, Battlefield Doc. She encourages life writing via her website http://moonbridgebooks.com and advises on indie-publishing and social media marketing. |
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Peggy Nehmen is a book designer, veteran graphic designer and marketing consultant has a love of typography, book design, and all things creative. Nehmen-Kodner provides branding and marketing for indie authors, start-ups, and established companies. Peggy helps authors through the design process to produce customized book covers and interiors. www.n-kcreative.com |
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Kerri M. Holloway is a freelance editor and copywriter with over 20 years’ experience working with authors, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, and Christian ministries. As the principal of Successful Improvements, she is committed to helping people share their story. From walking an author through the editing process to creating a brochure or special event script, she specializes in transforming ideas into a polished, effective message. Kerri provides full-service editing for manuscripts in the following genres: Adult (nonfiction)—autobiography/memoir, Christian ministry, youth programs, women, family, personal journal; and Youth (fiction and nonfiction)—children’s picture books, early readers. successful-improvements.com |
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One hundred years ago Kevin Ericson’s Swedish Grandfather crossed the Atlantic aboard the Lusitania. He wrote about coming to America in a series of newspaper columns titled Till Amerika that were published in a Swedish newspaper. Kevin recently inherited copies of the articles and is working on translating them and compiling them into a book.
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Jo Lena Johnson, the AG Resilience Coach, is a certified mediator, international trainer, acclaimed author, founder of Absolute Good Training and Life Skills Management, and publisher of Mission Possible Press. She has taught 100,000 people worldwide with her no-nonsense and dynamic approach, with messages of how to effectively communicate, manage conflict, and maintain resilience, even after something bad happens. |
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Kevin Desrosiers’ passion in life is to challenge himself and others to be the best they can be. He developed this passion when he saw his dad make sacrifices and overcome obstacles to improve the quality of his family’s lives. Kevin is a retired team lead, two-time Distinguished Toastmaster, and has served as a mentor for people in all walks of life. Kevin has delivered keynotes in Australia, South Africa, and in several cities across the United States. |
Pat Dorsey |
Patrick Dorsey has spent his career as a professional business writer helping people and businesses tell their stories. A natural storyteller his whole life, he began creating his own books in first grade by stapling together crayoned pages. He's a St. Louis native in all but birthplace and holds a degree in English from the University of Missouri, St. Louis. In 2013, he released his adventure novel GOD'S FORGE through Legendary Planet -- his first book published without either a stapler or crayons. |
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Bob Baker is an author, teacher, musician, and visual artist dedicated to showing creative people of all kinds how to get exposure, connect with fans, and increase their incomes. He is the author of: Guerrilla Music Marketing Handbook; 55 Ways to Promote & Sell Your Book on the Internet; Unleash the Artist Within; and more. Check out Bob’s free ezine, blog, podcast, video clips and articles at www.FullTimeAuthor.com and www.TheBuzzFactor.com. |
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