STAFF CONTACT INFORMATION
PUBLISHING & EDITORIAL STAFF
 Bob Miodonski is group publisher and editor of Plumbing & Mechanical, joining the staff in August 2007. Previously, he was publisher and editorial director of Contractor Magazine since 2002, and chief editor since 1994.
At points in his journalistic career, Miodonski served as Supply House Times' managing editor and then editorial director. He worked with George Zebrowski, Jim Olsztynski and Scott Franz at the former Horton Publishing Co., where both Supply House Times and Plumbing & Mechanical were started.
Miodonski is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. He also holds a master's degree in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, where he served on the graduate school faculty as a part-time instructor.
Bob Miodonski
Group Publisher & Editor
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4007
Fax: 248/502-1023
E-mail: miodonskib@bnpmedia.com
 George Zebrowski, publisher of Plumbing & Mechanical, is a 30+-year veteran of the plumbing-heating industry trade press. Zebrowski held several editorial positions on Contractor Magazine, becoming editor-in-chief in 1983. Soon thereafter he joined Horton Publishing and helped in the launch of Plumbing & Mechanical in 1984.
Initially, Zebrowski wrote a column in PM and sold advertising space in New England. His territory eventually expanded to include the entire East Coast and Gulf states into Texas. The year after BNP Media bought PM in 1991, Zebrowski was named publisher. He was promoted to group publisher in 1998.
He handles advertising sales for the Northeast, including Western New York and Western Pennsylvania.
He is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts.
George Zebrowski
Publisher
Northeast Advertising Sales
P.O. Box 157
Windsor, MA 01270
Phone: 413/684-1447
Fax: 248/502-2119
E-mail: zebrowskig@bnpmedia.com
 Jim Olsztynski is the founding editor and editorial director of Plumbing & Mechanical, as well as the winner of numerous awards for editorial excellence. He has been associated with the plumbing industry since 1977 and is a tireless crusader for the interests of plumbing contractors.
He was one of the industry spokesmen chosen to appear on the History Channel’s "Arteries of Civilization" program on plumbing history, adapted from PM’s 10-year "History of Plumbing" serial features.
Olsztynski is also editor of Supply House Times and consulting editor of PM Engineer.
Jim Olsztynski
Editorial Director
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4006
Fax: 248/502-1007
E-mail: wrdwzrd@aol.com
 Kelly Faloon, Plumbing & Mechanical’s managing editor, came aboard in December 2001 as a senior editor on staff. She came to PM after a 3½-year stint at sister publication Supply House Times.
She is also editor of Radiant Flooring Guide, an annual publication of the Radiant Panel Association that provides detailed information on floor covering options for homes with radiant floor heating.
Previously, Faloon spent nearly 10 years at CCH Incorporated, a publishing firm specializing in business and tax law, where she wore many hats — proofreader, writer/editor for a daily tax publication, and Internal Revenue Code editor.
A native of Michigan’s northern Lower Peninsula, Faloon is a 1986 journalism graduate of Michigan State University.
Kelly Faloon
Managing Editor
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4004
Fax: 248/502-1006
E-mail: faloonk@bnpmedia.com
 John Siegenthaler, P.E.
Hydronics Editor
E-mail: john@hydronicpros.com
Stephanie Armstrong joined Plumbing & Mechanical in early 1999 as the magazine's art director. She was previously art director of Modern Woodworking, formerly owned by BNP Media.
Armstrong has several years of design experience, including a stint at an advertising agency.
Armstrong has a bachelor's degree in graphic design from Central Michigan University.
Stephanie Armstrong
Art Director
3810 Falls River Ave.
Raleigh, NC 27614
Phone: 919/449-0676
Fax: 248/502-1084
E-mail: armstrongs@bnpmedia.com
Lisa Rahimpour is the senior production manager for Plumbing & Mechanical, as well as its sister publication, PM Engineer. She previously worked as the production manager for Service & Contracting, also published by BNP Media. She has been with BNP since 1991.
Rahimpour attended Bob Jones University in Greenville, S.C.
Lisa Rahimpour
Senior Production Manager
8495 Elkrun Dr.
Clarkston, MI 48348
Phone: 248/620-4180
Fax: 248/244-3910
E-mail: rahimpourl@bnpmedia.com
ADVERTISING & SALES STAFF
Bob Miodonski
Group Publisher & Editor
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4007
Fax: 248/502-1023
E-mail: miodonskib@bnpmedia.com
George Zebrowski
Publisher
Northeast, Western NY & Western PA Advertising Sales
P.O. Box 157
Windsor, MA 01270
Phone: 413/684-1447
Fax: 248/502-2119
E-mail: zebrowskig@bnpmedia.com
 Paul DeGrandis is an advertising sales representative covering the West, Southwest and Western Canada for Plumbing & Mechanical, Supply House Times and PM Engineer.
Paul DeGrandis
Advertising Sales Representative
West, Southwest & Western Canada
1213 Wilmette Ave., Suite 210
Wilmette, IL 60091
Phone: 847/920-9510
Fax: 847/920-9206
E-mail: pauld@accelmediasolutions.com
 Jean Eslick is the regional sales manager handling Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi, Western Michigan and Eastern Canada for Plumbing & Mechanical, Supply House Times and PM Engineer.
After receiving a bachelor's degree from Elmhurst College, Eslick started her career at MTI Graphics, an advertising agency that specialized in industrial accounts. She was an account manager and media buyer for more than five years.
She had been a regional sales manager for METAL CENTER NEWS magazine - a monthly trade publication that reaches the metal service industry - for 10 years.
Jean Eslick
Regional Sales Manager
IL, IN, Southeast, Western Michigan & Eastern Canada
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4008
Fax: 248/786-1386
E-mail: eslickj@bnpmedia.com
 Scott Franz is the regional sales manager for Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee and West Virginia, plus Eastern Michigan. He is also publisher of sister publication Supply House Times.
He is a 24-year veteran of the magazine business and has worked with Supply House Times for 18 years. He began his career in 1983 working for United Color Press, former printer of Supply House Times.
Scott Franz
Regional Sales Manager
KY, MN, MO, ND, OH, TN, WV & Eastern MI
275 N. Main St., Suite G
Springboro, OH 45066
Phone: 937/748-9975
Fax: 248/502-2083
E-mail: franzs@bnpmedia.com
 Roy Wagner Jr. is an advertising sales representative covering Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Virginia for Plumbing & Mechanical, Supply House Times and PM Engineer.
Roy Wagner Jr.
Advertising Sales Representative
Mid-Atlantic
42 Port Circle
Warwick, RI 02889
Phone: 401/737-7871
Fax: 401/738-0086
E-mail: jrrl19@aol.com
 Debora Reda is the national sales manager for classified ads and reprints for Plumbing & Mechanical, PM Engineer and Supply House Times. She also handles marketing and promotions for BNP's Plumbing Group.
Debora Reda
Classified & Reprints Manager
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4389
Fax: 248/786-1382
E-mail: redad@bnpmedia.com
Beth Shor is the display sales assistant for Plumbing & Mechanical, PM Engineer and Supply House Times. She also assists in marketing and promotions for BNP's Plumbing Group.
Shor, a long-time proofreader, has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Illinois-Chicago.
Beth Shor
Display Sales Assistant
1050 IL Route 83, Suite 200
Bensenville, IL 60106-1096
Phone: 630/694-4383
Fax: 248/502-1028
E-mail: shorb@bnpmedia.com
AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT
Kristine Wyatt
Audience Development Coordinator
Phone: 248/786-1656
Fax: 248/283-6554
E-mail: wyattk@bnpmedia.com
Kelly M. Carlson
Audience Audit Coordinator
Phone: 248/786-1610
Fax: 248/283-6557
E-mail: carlsonk@bnpmedia.com
For subscription information or service, contact Customer Service at 847/763-9534, fax 847/763-9538, or e-mail PM@halldata.com.
Ann Kalb
Single Copy Sales
Phone: 248/244-6499
Fax: 248/244-2925
E-mail: kalba@bnpmedia.com
For list rental, call Edith Roman Associates at 800/223-2194, visit www.bnpmedia.com/listrental or www.edithroman.com.
CORPORATE DIRECTORS
Tim Fausch - Publishing
John Schrei - Publishing
Christine Baloga - Audience Development
Beth Surowiec - Clear Seas Research
Michael Powell - Creative
Scott Wolters - Conferences & Events
Rita Foumia - Corporate Strategy
Steve Beyer - Custom Media
Nikki Smith - Directories
Lisa Paulus - Finance
Scott Kesler - Information Technology
Marlene Witthoft - Human Resources
Michele Weston-Rowe - Marketing
Vince Micon - Production |
