Greg Breeding
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As creative director for Journey Communications, Greg Breeding puts his stamp on a body of work that cuts across the world of evangelical publishing. His work covers a broad variety of design needs, appealing to very diverse audiences. Recent clients have included The Salvation Army, Moody Bible Institute, Campus Crusade for Christ, Family Life Ministry, World Vision, the Evangelical Free Church, the American Bible Society, and World Relief. Recognized as one of the brightest design directors in the field, Greg has consistently received awards from Print’s Regional Design Annual, Folio’s Ozzie Awards, Society of Publication Designers, Florida Magazine Association, and the Evangelical Press Association. He has a bachelor of fine arts degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, where he studied under some of the nation’s best-known academics in design and typography. He has taught design courses with Magazine Training International in Ukraine, Malaysia, and the Czech Republic. Greg and his wife, Lyndee, have three children. |
Gary Gnidovic
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As design director at Christianity Today International, Gary Gnidovic designs and art directs Christianity Today magazine and oversees Books and Culture and Today’s Christian Woman. He has worked in magazine design with Christianity Today International for 19 years serving as art director for Christianity Today, Books and Culture,Today’s Christian Woman, and Marriage Partnership. Previously, Gary worked in a design office specializing in corporate communications in Chicago and in book design with Tyndale House publishers. He enjoys photography and has recently finished a book project documenting the sites of early Christian Ireland. Gary’s designs have received awards from the Evangelical Press Association, Print, HOW, and Communication Arts magazines. He has a bachelor of arts in Photography from Southern Illinois University and a master of fine arts in design from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Gary has taught design and/or photography courses for Magazine Training International in Romania, Ukraine, Russia, Croatia, and the Czech Republic. He and his wife, Kathy, have two children and live in Wheaton, Illinois. |
Susan Maycinik Nikaido
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Susan Maycinik Nikaido served as editor and senior editor of the award-winning Discipleship Journal for over 15 years. She has published articles in magazines such as Today’s Christian Woman, Decision, Leadership, Campus Life, New Man, and Christian History. She has written for a daily newspaper and has worked as an editor at Purdue University, editing books and promotional materials, and at Indiana University, editing study guides for correspondence courses. She is the author of the Bible study guides Growing Deeper with God and Building Better Relationships. She served on the board of the Evangelical Press Association and drafted that organization’s guidelines for working with freelance writers. Susan holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Indiana University and a master’s degree in communications from Wheaton College Graduate School. She has taught writing and editing seminars in the United States and internationally and has written manuals on magazine article writing and magazine editing for Magazine Training International. Susan and her husband, Ron, have two children. |
Dave Wilson
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Dave Wilson, former director of operations for NavPress Periodicals in Colorado Springs, Colorado, worked in all aspects of circulation development and advertising sales/management at NavPress. His responsibilities included managing all phases of the production process—from prepress to printing—for Discipleship Journal and Pray! magazines, developing directly-related spin-off products for the Periodicals Group, and overseeing business relationships with distributors. He was also involved in the Web development and marketing strategy for the NavPress Books and Periodicals divisions. Dave is a graduate of John Brown University with a degree in business administration and a minor in biblical studies. He has taught MTI publishing business courses in Hungary, Ukraine, and Slovakia. He is currently working in China with a microenterprise and economic development team. |
Kent Wilson
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As executive publisher of NavPress, Kent Wilson oversaw the overall operation of the Christian publisher with its three divisions: NavPress books, the Bible division, and the Periodicals Group. Previously, he served as a circulation director for the Discipleship Journal and later associate publisher for the magazine group, which now includes Discipleship Journal and Pray! A graduate of Stanford University with degrees in electrical engineering design and psychology, he later studied for the ministry at Denver Seminary, pastoring a church in the Denver, Colorado, area for seven years. Kent also serves as director of the not-for-profit Wilson foundation started by his grandfather. The foundation prints and distributes literature for Christians in the Two-Thirds World. He is a member of the board of the Colorado Rockies Bible Camp and Conference and is chairman of the board of Magazine Training International. He has taught MTI publishing business courses in Russia, Ukraine, Hungary, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Hong Kong, and the United States. |