Alison Pendergast is Chief Marketing Officer at Jones & Bartlett Learning and a veteran education industry executive. Prior to joining Jones & Bartlett in early 2009, Alison spent 20 years at Pearson Education where she held significant leadership roles in marketing, strategy and business development in the Higher Education Division. While at Pearson, Alison played a key role in developing and launching the first industry-wide platform for digital textbook distribution (www.CourseSmart.com), in addition to numerous other new digital products and services including Research Navigator (www.researchnavigator.com) and AccessText (www.accesstext.org) – a new national portal to help students with disabilities acquire print textbooks in alternate formats. In her spare time, she enjoys learning about new technologies, blogging, reading and playing tournament poker. She is the author of Play Winning Poker in No Time (Que, 2005). Alison is a Distinguished Military Graduate from the University of Connecticut Army ROTC program and received her MBA from Norwich University. She and her husband Jeff live just north of Boston MA. Alison can be reached at apendergast@jblearning.com.
Andrea DeFronozo is the Sr. Marketing Manager working on the Computer Science, Math, and Science lists. She is a graduate of Westfield State College majoring in Communications and Public Relations. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends, wii, and rooting for the Red Sox! Andrea can be reached at adefronzo@jblearning.com.
Alisha Weisman has been with Jones & Bartlett Learning for over 9 years, working first as Marketing Manager for the EMS list, eventually becoming Director of Marketing. She is a graduate of Babson College in Wellesley, MA and majored in entrepreneurship and marketing. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and friends. Alisha can be reached at aweisman@jblearning.com.
Brian Rooney joined the Jones & Bartlett Learning Public Safety Team in 2002 as a sales specialist after earning a degree in Business Management from Assumption College. After a three year tenure in sales, Brian switched gears and joined the Marketing Department where he assumed marketing responsibilities for Fire, CDX Automotive as well as Emergency Care and Safety Institute. He is grateful to be able to interact with and support the many great people within the fire, rescue, and emergency medical services on a daily basis. In time away from his position as Senior Marketing Manager, Brian also assumes the roles of new father, lucky husband, dog walker, home renovator, outdoors enthusiast, camper, hiker, live music lover, and sports nut. Brian can be reached at brooney@jblearning.com.
Grace Richards loves promoting the Health Professions list for Jones & Bartlett Learning. In her spare time at home, Grace can often be found online shopping with coupon codes or hosting a dinner party, complete with courses of delectable drinks through decadent desserts. She is a graduate from Bentley College University with a Bachelor’s degree in Marketing. Grace can be reached at grichards@jblearning.com.
Jody Sullivan is the Marketing Manager for the Health, Nutrition, and Sports Management list. A born and raised city girl, she is currently living in the ‘burbs and loves having a driveway. Jody is an avid reader (aka book nerd) who enjoys hanging out with her son and playing Guitar Hero. She is a graduate of Salem State College and majored in Communications/PR. Jody can be reached at jsullivan@jblearning.com.
Katie Hennessy is an Associate Marketing Manager concentrating on Nursing titles. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a Master’s degree in English from Salem State College. In her spare time, Katie enjoys reading, writing, and traveling. Katie can be reached at khennessy@jblearning.com
Lindsay White is the Marketing Manager for Computer Science, Criminal Justice and Electrical titles for Jones & Bartlett Learning. In her spare time, Lindsay can often be found running on trails, kayaking the many lakes and rivers from Boston to Cape Cod, or laughing with family and friends. She recently earned her green belt in American Kenpo Karate! Lindsay is a graduate of Framingham State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts. Feel free to contact her at lwhite@jblearning.com.
Rebecca Rockel is the Marketing Manager for Medicine. She is a graduate from Emerson College with a Master’s degree in Integrated Marketing Communications. In her spare time, Rebecca enjoys cooking, and spending time with her friends and family. She is an outdoor enthusiast, loves to travel and can often be found at the gym or at home watching her DVR. Rebecca can be reached at rrockel@jblearning.com.
Kelly M. Thompson is an Associate Marketing Manager for Special Projects at Jones & Bartlett Learning. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Science degree in Event Management & Marketing. In her spare time, Kelly enjoys traveling, running, reading, photography, good music, good food, and cheering on the Celtics. As a South Florida native, Kelly sneaks away to the beach whenever the weather is nice to surf, paddleboard, and play in the sand with her two dogs. Kelly can be reached at kthompson@jblearning.com.
Elena McAnespie is the Marketing Manager for the Nursing list at Jones & Bartlett Learning. Elena earned her Master’s degree in Communication from the University of Colorado-Boulder, and her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts-Lowell. She has worked at the intersection of education, publishing and technology for nearly ten years, and is passionate about reading, learning, and spending time with family and friends. Elena can be reached at emcanespie@jblearning.com.
Sophie Fleck Teague is the Senior Marketing Manager for the Public Health, Health Administration, and Public Administration lists. Prior to joining Jones & Bartlett in 2006, Sophie was a Marketing Manager for a small publisher of professional development resources for higher education deans and chairs. Sophie is a graduate of the University of Maryland-College Park, where she majored in French Literature. Most weekends, she can be found either on the soccer fields cheering on her kids, or trying to keep pace with them on the ski slopes. As much as she can, she travels to the North woods of Maine, or the West coast of France, where she spent many summers as a kid. Sophie can be reached at steague@jblearning.com.
