The Observer Group Inc.
“If we are to build a better world, we must remember that the guiding principle is this — a policy of freedom for the individual is the only true progressive policy.”
Friedrich Hayek
“Road to Serfdom,” 1944

Locally Owned
Publishers of The Longboat Observer, The East County Observer,
The Sarasota Observer, Season magazine and
Gulf Coast Business Review

Chairman / David Beliles
Editor and CEO / Matt Walsh
Vice President / Lisa Walsh
CFO / Laura Keisacker

The Longboat Observer  
5570 Gulf of Mexico Drive
Longboat Key, FL 34228
Phone: 941/383-5509
Fax: 941/383-7193
longboatnews@yourobserver.com
longboatletters@yourobserver.com

Editor and CEO / Matt Walsh,
mwalsh@yourobserver.com
Publisher / Executive Editor / Lisa Walsh,
lwalsh@yourobserver.com
Associate Publisher-Multimedia / Emily Walsh,
ewalsh@yourobserver.com

Managing Editor / Jessica Luck,
jluck@yourobserver.com
Editor - Editorial Pages / Rod Thomson,
rthomson@yourobserver.com
Senior Editor / Dora Walters,
dwalters@yourobserver.com
City Editor / Robin Hartill,
rhartill@yourobserver.com
Black Tie Editor / Molly Schechter,
mschechter@yourobserver.com
Arts & Entertainment Editor / Heidi Kurpiela,
hkurpiela@yourobserver.com
Assistant Managing Editor / Design / Nancy Schwartz,
nschwartz@yourobserver.com
Staff Photographer / Rachel O'Hara,
rohara@yourobserver.com

The East County Observer  
1970 Main Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941/366-3468
Fax: 941/362-4808
eastcountynews@yourobserver.com
eastcountyletters@yourobserver.com

Publisher / Matt Walsh,
mwalsh@yourobserver.com
Managing Editor / Michael Eng,
meng@yourobserver.com
Assistant Managing Editor / Jessica Eng,
jeng@yourobserver.com
Editor - Editorial Pages / Rod Thomson,
rthomson@yourobserver.com
News Editor / Pam Eubanks,
peubanks@yourobserver.com
Associate Editor / Jen Blanco,
jblanco@yourobserver.com
Black Tie Editor /  Molly Schechter,
mschechter@yourobserver.com
Arts & Entertainment Editor / Heidi Kurpiela,
hkurpiela@yourobserver.com


The Sarasota Observer  
1970 Main Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941/366-3468
Fax: 941/362-4808
sarasotanews@yourobserver.com
sarasotaletters@yourobserver.com

Editor / Publisher / Matt Walsh,
mwalsh@yourobserver.com
Executive Editor / Lisa Walsh,
lwalsh@yourobserver.com
Associate Publisher-Multimedia / Emily Walsh,
ewalsh@yourobserver.com
Managing Editor / Jessica Luck,
jluck@yourobserver.com
Assistant Managing Editor / Design / Nancy Schwartz,
nschwartz@yourobserver.com
Editor - Editorial Pages / Rod Thomson,
rthomson@yourobserver.com
City Editor / Kurt Schultheis,
kschultheis@yourobserver.com
County Editor / Robin Roy
rroy@yourobserver.com
Black Tie Editor /  Molly Schechter,
mschechter@yourobserver.com
Arts & Entertainment Editor / Heidi Kurpiela,
hkurpiela@yourobserver.com
Community Editor / Loren Mayo,
lmayo@yourobserver.com
Staff Photographer / Rachel O'Hara,
rohara@yourobserver.com

Pelican Press
1970 Main Street
Sarasota, FL 34236
Phone: 941/366-3468
Fax: 941/362-4808

Editor / Publisher / Matt Walsh,
mwalsh@yourobserver.com
Executive Editor / Lisa Walsh,
lwalsh@yourobserver.com
Associate Publisher-Multimedia / Emily Walsh,
ewalsh@yourobserver.com
Managing Editor / Rachel Brown Hackney,
rhackney@yourobserver.com
Assistant Managing Editor / Design / Nancy Schwartz,
nschwartz@yourobserver.com
Editor - Editorial Pages / Rod Thomson,
rthomson@yourobserver.com
City Editor / Kurt Schultheis,
kschultheis@yourobserver.com
County Editor / Robin Roy
rroy@yourobserver.com
Black Tie Editor / Molly Schechter,
mschechter@yourobserver.com
Arts & Entertainment Editor / Heidi Kurpiela,
hkurpiela@yourobserver.com
Community Editor / Loren Mayo,
lmayo@yourobserver.com
Staff Photographer / Rachel O'Hara,
rohara@yourobserver.com

Account Executives /
Laura Ritter, lritter@yourobserver.com
Lori Ruth, lruth@yourobserver.com
Kathleen O'Hara / kohara@yourobserver.com
Suzanne Munroe / smunroe@yourobserver.com
Kenji Trujillo / ktrujillo@yourobserver.com
Victoria Baga / vbaga@yourobserver.com
Bob Lewis / blewis@yourobserver.com
Penny DiGregorio / pdigregorio@yourobserver.com
Julia Schroeder / jschroeder@yourboserver.com

Account Managers /
Stephanie Hannum / shannum@yourobserver.com
Susan Leedom / sleedom@yourobserver.com

Classified Advertising Sales Executives /
Maureen Hird / mhird@yourobserver.com
Courtney Callahan / ccallahan@yourobserver.com

Multimedia Production Manager / Designer / J Caleb Stanton,
cstanton@yourobserver.com

Advertising-Production Operations Manager / Kathy Payne,
kpayne@yourobserver.com / advertising@yourobserver.com
Advertising-Production Coordinator / Brooke Schultheis,
bschultheis@yourobserver.com
Advertising Graphic Artists / 
Monica DiMattei, mdimattei@yourobserver.com
Shawna Polana, spolana@mass.rr.com
Marjorie Holloway, mholloway@yourobserver.com
Luis Trujillo, ltrujillo@yourobserver.com

Administration
CFO / Laura Keisacker,
lkeisacker@yourobserver.com
Accounting Manager / Lori Downey,
ldowney@yourobserver.com
Accounting Assistant / Kathy Klein,
kklein@yourobserver.com

Subscriptions & Circulation
Subscribtion/Circulation/Admin. Assistant – Longboat, Sarasota, East County / Donna Condon,
dcondon@yourobserver.com


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