Charlene F. Gaynor
CEO

Charlene F. Gaynor is CEO of the Association of Educational Publishers. AEP safeguards the professional and business interests of the country's leading print and digital supplemental publishers. Supported by over 500 members of all media and sizes, AEP provides the information, training, and outreach necessary to the development of quality K-12 publications, software and instructional materials. It facilitates communication between key interest groups such as educators, policy makers, foundations, associations, business and the media. AEP also seeks to increase public awareness of the importance of a wide range of learning resources to successful teaching and learning.

Charlene is a graduate of Marquette University. She came to AEP from Learning, a national magazine for elementary teachers, where she was publisher. Charlene has over 20 years experience in startups and turnarounds. She is an alumna of the Stanford Professional Publishing Course and the Center for Creative Leadership. She has served on the advisory boards of the Bicentennial Commission of the United States, the Learning Center of Philadelphia, and the Rowan University School of Communications.

Mike Corwin
Director of Membership and Marketing Services

Mike Corwin is the AEP Director of Membership and Marketing Services and joined the staff in August of 2004. He brings a long track record of association marketing management experience with him. He earned a BA in psychology from Boston University and an MBA, with a concentration in marketing, from George Washington University.

Upon graduation from GWU, Corwin began employment in Washington, DC with the American Pharmaceutical Association (AphA), the national organization representing more than 25,000 pharmacists. After AphA, Corwin worked as the Marketing Director for Omni Eye Services/Medivision, an ophthalmic medical practice in Fairfax, VA, and then returned to the association world when he joined the Ashburn, VA-based National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA), an organization representing public park and recreation systems in the U.S. Here, he served for 12 plus years as the Director of Marketing & Communications as well as the Managing Editor for Parks & Recreation, the four-color monthly magazine of the Association.

Corwin relocated closer to his hometown in New Jersey by joining the greater Philadelphia, PA-based National Automotive Radiator Service Association (NARSA), also as the Director of Marketing as well as the Managing Editor for Automotive Cooling Journal, the four-color, monthly magazine of NARSA. He has a passion for learning and firm belief in the value of education and looks forward to using his vast association marketing experience to help AEP grow.

Mike Dodson
IT Director

Mike Dodson is AEP's IT Director. Mike has overseen IT projects on many key government contracts including database efforts for all product acquisition for the Navy Marine Corp Internet Project, which was the largest IT contract awarded ever by the Department of Defense. He also developed intranet solutions for Cisco’s Global Defense and Space Group, as well as the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, The Defense Modeling and Simulation Office, The US Census Bureau, The Hispanic Counsel for Reform and Educational Options (a DC based non-profit organization), and Centro Familia (a Silver Spring, MD-based non-profit organization).

Mike’s duties at AEP include overseeing and developing all of the organizations Information Systems, as well as maintaining AEP’s internal network. Mike is FileMaker Pro Certified and has over 7 years of experience in the technology industry. His future plans include aspirations of getting into politics as well as working to promote technology education in public schools.

Doug Ferguson
Vice President of Operations

Doug comes to AEP from Widener University, where he was in the Alumni Relations office for nearly five years after receiving his undergraduate degree in Public Relations in 1999. During his tenure at Widener, he attained a Masters in Public Administration, focusing on Non Profit Organizations. As a CASE District II Regional Board member, he helps plan the annual regional conference and has presented seminars on topics including Volunteer Board Management and Student Alumni Associations.

In his spare time, Doug is a volunteer fire fighter while also studying Emergency Management principles part time at Delaware County Community College. As someone who is more comfortable underwater than above, Doug is a former member of the New Jersey State Aquarium Shark Tank Dive team, which helps maintain the 6,400 gallon Ocean Tank and its unique inhabitants. Doug and his wife, Kate, currently reside in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania.

Dave Gladney
Marketing Manager

Dave oversees all the organization's promotional campaigns and marketing materials as well as the Student Publishing Awards. He came to AEP in 2004, fresh out of the graduate writing program at Rowan University in nearby Glassboro, NJ. Dave is a graduate of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, where he received a B.A. in English and spent two years as a staff writer for the school newspaper, The Daily Targum.

Ty Jenkins
Designer

Tyshawn Jenkins comes from Asbury Park. Ty is a graduate of The College of New Jersey, with a degree in Graphic Design. After graduating Ty spent a year working for a school publishing company, juvenile justice commission as well as a freelance web designer for a state Senator Diane Allen. While in college, Ty served as an intern for Walt Disney World where he was an artist as well as “best friends” with the characters. His experience comes from working with Channel 12, Walt Disney World and GDesigns. In his spare time he enjoys volunteering in Third World countries, acting, playing video games, and basketball.

Jo-Ann McDevitt
Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development

Jo-Ann's career spans 25 years in K-12 supplemental book and trade magazine businesses. Formerly, she was a classroom teacher, administrator, and lecturer in the Rosemont College education department. Most recently, she was publisher of Technology & Learning, managing the magazine, websites, events, and custom publishing projects.

Jo-Ann served on the AEP board for 8 years and was chairman of AEP's Summit Committee from 2000-2004. Jo-Ann is now currently Vice President of Sales, Marketing, and Business Development of AEP. In this role she will focus on strategic partnerships and marketing programs designed to build upon AEP's position as the leading professional association for the educational publishing industry.

Stacey Pusey
Content Manager

Stacey Pusey is the Content Manager for AEP. In addition to supervising the newsletter and the website, she oversees the organization’s publications and products. Prior to joining AEP, Stacey was a Writer/Editor for Independent School Management. She has a BA in communications from Boston University and an MFA in creative writing from Emerson College.

Laura Rotter
Programs Manager

Laura Rotter is the Programs Manager for the Association of Educational Publishers. Her duties are to oversee all AEP offsite events, speaker contracts, and the Annual Awards Program. Before coming to AEP she held a position with Vox Medica Inc. in Philadelphia where she served as an Activity Coordinator. Her job entailed setting up promotional and educational meetings for pharmaceutical companies, such as Pfizer and Wyeth, as well as handling all of the backend work such as payment, certificates, and evaluation processes. She also handled the full logistics of hundreds of nation-wide events, as well as processing all of the backend work such as payment, certificates, and evaluations.

Laura is a 2003 graduate of Rutgers University (New Brunswick) and received her B.A. in English. She lives in Southern New Jersey with her husband and her cat.

Colleen Quigley
Financial Manager

Colleen comes to AEP from Rowan University, where she received a BA in Sociology. Her interest in publishing springs from her experience working at Barnes & Noble Booksellers, where she was cash office manager. She was also a lead test evaluator at CTB/McGraw-Hill. Colleen's chief duties at AEP involve assisting in the financial management of the organization. She plans to pursue a master's degree in Sociology or Criminology in the near future.

Joan Scavuzzo
Assistant to the CEO

Joan is a graduate of Temple University. She came to AEP from WPVI-TV; a Disney Company owned ABC affiliate television station. Joan has over twenty years experience in the broadcasting industry. She has been a reporter for The New Town Press and was also a substitute teacher for kindergarten through eighth grade. She was a volunteer teacher for St. Joseph’s Church religious education program for eight years.