This week, The Clarkston News features our special section, ‘Women in Business 2005.?
As part of the excitement, The News would like to take a moment to introduce the women who make Clarkston’s hometown newspaper possible.
The Clarkston News is primarily female staffed ? six of the nine Clarkston positions are filled by women; our entire graphic design team is female; and our ownership includes two women.
Starting at the top, The News is two-thirds owned by sisters Luan Offer and Susan Speed, with the other one-third held by publisher and big brother Jim Sherman.
Luan Offer leads the management aspects of the company. She oversees all office managers and assistants; and heads the homebase office in Oxford where classifieds and billing are done.
Susan Speed is head of the graphic design department. She is also our in house computer and camera ‘guru.?
Front and center in our downtown office, located at 5 S. Main Street, are Office Manager Rose Mary Frazer and Office Assistant Sally Stein.
These two ladies are the backbone of The Clarkston News. Rose Mary does everything from A to Z: taking and maintaining classifieds and who to calls, answering phones, assisting customers, and digging advertising and editorial out of any holes they create. Sally is her right hand assisting in all the above.
Many local business owners are familiar with The News? advertising trio. Advertising Manager Cindy Burroughs leads Sales representatives Debbie Denton and Joy VanderWeel in promoting businesses. Want to make sure your business is success, see these three ladies for a knockout ad design. They know how to make your company look good.
On her own in the upstairs editorial department is Editor Jenny Matteson. In addition to leading an all-male staff, Jenny is responsible for everything published in the newspaper ? from articles to editorials to photo pages to briefs. She also heads office tours and mentors interns.
Behind the scenes, graphic artists Rhonda Givens and Karen Mechan make sure the paper looks great. They are responsible for ad layout and design, photo scanning and internet ad design.
The women at The Clarkston News are as diverse as the positions they hold. Outside of the office, they are active with community events and organizations, their families, volunteering and working to make Clarkston a better place to live.
For more about Clarkston area business women, look inside at our ‘Women in Business 2005? special edition. There are lots of great businesses, fabulous deals and remarkable women to discover.