| Credo Communications is pleased to work with some of the best in the business. With over 100 years of combined experience, these associates have worked for some of the largest publishers and best nonprofits for decades, and many are authors themselves. We are proud to be associated with them. Elizabeth Banks is a 20-year veteran of the publishing industry, providing exceptional proofreading and copyediting services for Zondervan and Discovery House Publishers as well as numerous projects for Credo House. Elizabeth lives in Comstock Park, MI, with her husband, Steve, and their four children. Donna Huisjen worked for over 30 years at Zondervan before leaving to consult full time. She is an expert project manager and editor who loves long and complex projects. Donna is the author of two books for kids, My Tall Book of Psalms and My Tall Book of Proverbs (Zondervan), and one book for single mothers, Every Single Day: Devotional Moments for the Solo Mom (Howard); she is also a frequent contributor to periodicals such as Highlights and Keys for Kids. Donna lives in Wyoming, MI, with two of her three daughters and one granddaughter. Karen Neumair works closely with Credo’s authors, especially emerging women writers and women's issues authors, championing them and their projects with editors at leading publishing houses and walking authors through every step of the book publishing process, from idea development and proposal creation to hot-off-the-press manuscript and marketing strategies. Karen brings a commitment to excellence and an attention to detail to the team at Credo. Karen was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago before moving to Grand Rapids to continue her Christian education at Kuyper College and Cornerstone University. She began her college career as a Secondary Education major, but her passion for the written word – as well as God’s call – began to pull her in a different direction. After changing her major to English, she interned at Credo Communications during the fall of 2008 and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Biblical and Theological Studies and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English. Karen married her husband, Chris, in 2006, and they have one daughter, Hannah. |
David Sanford serves as Literary Agent for Credo Communications; he represents numerous bestselling authors with Zondervan, Tyndale, Thomas Nelson, and other respected Christian publishers (CBA), and he works closely with Wiley & Sons, Simon & Schuster, Random House, and other mainstream New York publishers (ABA). In 2002 David and his wife, Renée, founded Sanford Communications, Inc., which formally became part of Credo Communications LLC in 2008. Over the years, David has written for, been quoted in, and been interviewed by many leading news services, including Christianity Today, World, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Wall Street Journal, Crosswalk.com, ChristianPost.com, and nearly 100 other leading periodicals, Web sites, and blogs. David was graduated with top honors from Multnomah University. Prior to starting Sanford Communications, Inc., he served as Vice President of Publishing and Internet Ministries for the Luis Palau Evangelistic Association. David is the conceptual designer and executive editor of the Starting Point Study Bible (Zondervan), a 2003 Gold Medallion finalist for best Bible of the year. Most recently, he is the author of the popular If God Disappears (Tyndale), which released in 2008. David is also the editor of scores of books produced by the ECPA’s leading publishers, helping several of them win the ECPA Gold Medallion Award, and he is coauthor with Luis Palau of God Is Relevant (Doubleday). David lives in Damascus, OR, near Portland, with Renée and their two youngest children. Latest project: Holy Bible: Mosaic (Tyndale 2009) Sharon VanLoozenord has been providing award-winning interior design and composition for nearly 30 years to publishers from coast to coast. A graduate of Kendall College of Art and Design, she has contributed to children’s books, reference works, curriculum, Bibles, and trade books with several HarperCollins imprints and Credo House. Sharon lives in Belmont, MI, with her husband, Gordon. Dirk Wierenga is formally founder and president of FaithWalk Publishers and is currently a consultant to the publishing industry—advising authors and publishers about trends, packaging, contracts, rights, digital delivery, and many other aspects of the fast-changing publishing world. Dirk spent many years leading his own marketing and design firm before beginning FaithWalk. He is the author of Presbyterians: A Spiritual Journey (Geneva Press). Dirk lives with his wife, Anne, and their two Alaskan Malamutes, and he divides his time between their homes in Grand Haven, MI, and Grand Marais, MI. |
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