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Chapter Seven
Contributors

"Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers."

- T. S. Eliot

Susan Bale, Web master, Kansas State University, 307 Umberger Hall, Manhattan, KS 66506-3402, sbale@oz.oznet.ksu.edu, (785) 532-6379.

Lew Brodsky, Director of Public and Congressional Affairs, Selective Service System, 1515 Wilson Blvd., 4th Floor, Arlington, VA 22209, lbrodsky@sss.gov, (703) 605-4191.

Susan Buchanan. Publications Editor, Office of Communications, Peace Corps, 1111 20th St., N.W., Washington, DC, 20526, sbuchanan@peacecorps.gov, (202) 692-2214.

Kurt Byers, Communications Manager/Editor, University of Alaska Sea Grant College Program, PO Box 755040, Room 203 O'Neill Bldg., Fairbanks, AK, fnkmb1@uaf.edu, (907) 457-2231.

Donise Cheeks, Senior Analyst, Office of Research, Internal Revenue Service, Washington, DC 20224, donise.cheeks@irs.gov, (202) 874-4099.

Dr. Denise Decker, Customer Service Manager, Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 6812-S, Washington, DC 20250, denise.decker@usda.gov, (202) 690-0648.

Joan Detz, Joan Detz Speechwriting, 73 Harvey Ave., Doylestown, PA 18901, jdetz@joandetz.com, (215) 340-9752.

Dr. LaRae M. Donnellan, Professor and Section Leader, Extension Communications, P.O. Box 1071, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37901-1071, lmdonnellan@ext1.ag.utk.edu, (865) 974-7363.

Wendy Douglass, Marketing Director, Colorado State University Cooperative Extension, 235 Aylesworth Hall, N.W., Fort Collins, CO 80523-4050, douglass@coop.ext.colostate.edu, (970) 491-6430.

Sareen R. Gerson, Chief, Classification and Performance Management, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N3308, 200 Constitution Ave., Washington, DC 20210, sareen.gerson@osha.gov, (202) 693-2468.

Robin G. Goettel, Communications Coordinator, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program, University of Illinois, 63 Mumford Hall, 1301 W. Gregory Dr., Urbana, IL 61801-3605, goettel@uiuc.edu, (217) 333-9448.

Marci Hilt, Public Affairs Specialist, Office of Communications, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 421-A Whitten Building, Washington, DC. 20250, marci.hilt@usda.gov, (202) 720-3088.

Dr. Tracy Irani, Assistant Professor, University of Florida, 213 Rolfs Hall, Gainesville, FL 32611, irani@ufl.edu, (352) 392-0502 x225.

Tom Knecht, Head, Office of Agricultural Communications, 110-J Bost Bldg., University Drive, Mississippi State University, PO Box 9625, Mississippi State, MS 39762, tomk@ext.msstate.edu, (662) 325-1716.

David McAllister, Writer/Editor, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Waterfront Centre, 800 9th St., S.W., Washington, DC 20250 dmcallister@reeusda.gov, (202) 720-7185.

Katherine E. ("Kathy") Rowan, Associate Professor, Dept. of Communication, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, krowan@erols.com or krowan@gmu.edu, (703) 993-1090.

Dennis Senft, Public Affairs Specialist (Retired), Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 319 Amber Dr., San Francisco, CA 94131, dhsenft@aol.com, (415) 641-9355.

Dann Stuart, Chief, Communications Services, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Room 3633-S, Washington, DC 20250, dann_stuart@wdc.fsa.usda.gov, (202) 690-0474.

James Vaughn, Senior Manager for e-government Programming and Products, America Online GovernmentGuide.com, AOL, 22070 Broderick Dr., Dulles, VA 20166, vaughnj99@aol.com, (703) 265-2966.

Kathy Wright, Associate Information Technology Specialist, 211 Umberger Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, 66506-3402, kwright@oznet.ksu.edu, (785) 532-6270.

Special Thanks to:

Patricia B. Wood, Web Communications Manager, National Partnership for Reinventing Government, 750 17th St., NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 20006, pat.wood@npr.gov, (202) 694-0063.

Style Note: The stylebook for the "Communicators Guide" was "The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law," AP, Norm Goldstein, Editor, 2000.

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