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
Chief Financial Officer / Ted Wilson

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 Parry,
ewalsh@yourobserver.com

Managing Editor / Jessica Luck,
jluck@yourobserver.com
Senior Editor / Dora Walters,
dwalters@yourobserver.com
City Editor / Kurt Schultheis,
kschultheis@yourobserver.com
Community Editor / Robin Hartill,
rhartill@yourobserver.com
Black Tie Editor / Stephanie Hannum,
shannum@yourobserver.com
Arts & Entertainment Editor / Heidi Kurpiela,
hkurpiela@yourobserver.com
Social Editor / Molly Schechter,
mschechter@yourobserver.com
Assistant Managing Editor / Design / Nancy Schwartz,
nschwartz@yourobserver.com
Web Editor / Tim Epperson,
tepperson@yourobserver.com

The East County Observer  
8780 State Road 70 E., Suite 102
Bradenton, FL 34202
Phone: 941/755-5357
Fax: 941/753-8456
eastcountynews@yourobserver.com
eastcountyletters@yourobserver.com

Publisher / Matt Walsh,
mwalsh@yourobserver.com
Executive Editor / Michael Eng,
meng@yourobserver.com
Assistant Managing Editor / Jessica Eng,
jeng@yourobserver.com

News Editor / Pam McTeer,
pmcteer@yourobserver.com
Associate Editor / Jen Blanco,
jblanco@yourobserver.com
Black Tie Editor / Stephanie Hannum,
shannum@yourobserver.com
Arts & Entertainment Editor / Heidi Kurpiela,
hkurpiela@yourobserver.com
Social Editor / Molly Schechter,
mschechter@yourobserver.com
Web Editor / Tim Epperson,
tepperson@yourobserver.com


The Sarasota Observer  
1517 State 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 Parry,
ewalsh@yourobserver.com

Managing Editor / Jessica Luck,
jluck@yourobserver.com
City Editor / Robin Roy,
rroy@yourobserver.com
Black Tie Editor / Stephanie Hannum,
shannum@yourobserver.com
Arts & Entertainment Editor / Heidi Kurpiela,
hkurpiela@yourobserver.com
Staff Writer / Loren Mayo,
lmayo@yourobserver.com
Social Editor / Molly Schechter,
mschechter@yourobserver.com
Assistant Managing Editor / Design / Nancy Schwartz,
nschwartz@yourobserver.com
Web Editor / Tim Epperson,
tepperson@yourobserver.com

Advertising & Marketing
Advertising Manager – Manatee / Laura Ritter,
lritter@yourobserver.com
Advertising Manager – Sarasota / Jill Raleigh,
jraleigh@yourobserver.com
Senior Advertising Executive / Wendi Simons,
wsimons@yourobserver.com
Advertising Executives /
Lori Ruth, lruth@yourobserver.com (East Manatee);
Louise Lewis, llewis@yourobserver.com (Sarasota)
Marketing-Advertising Coordinator / Candy Morton,
cmorton@yourobserver.com

Classified Advertising Manager / Jaimie Noble,
jnoble@yourobserver.com
Classified Advertising Sales Executives /
Maureen Hird, mhird@yourobserver.com;
Nancy LaMorie, nlamorie@yourobserver.com

Advertising-Production Operations Manager / Kathy Payne,
kpayne@yourobserver.com
Advertising-Production Coordinator / Brooke Schultheis,
bschultheis@yourobserver.com
Advertising Graphic Designers / Caleb Stanton,
Nancy Ward, advertising@yourobserver.com

Administration
Chief Financial Officer / Ted Wilson,
twilson@yourobserver.com
Accounting Manager / Lori Downey,
ldowney@yourobserver.com
Assistant Accounting Manager / Penny Johanesen,
pjohanesen@yourobserver.com

Subscriptions & Circulation
Circulation Manager – Longboat / Irv Clements,
iclements@yourobserver.com
Circulation Manager – Sarasota, East County / Paul Simons,
psimons@yourobserver.com
Circulation/Admin. Assistant – Longboat / Patti Colby,
pcolby@yourobserver.com
Circulation/Admin. Assistant – Sarasota, East County / Donna Condon,
dcondon@yourobserver.com


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