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Anne A.Armstrong, President and Group Publisher,
1105 Government Information Group
(703) 876-5041
aarmstrong@1105govinfo.com
| | Anne A. Armstrong is president
and group publisher for 1105 Government Information Group, a division
of 1105 Media Inc., a Chatsworth, Calif.-based integrated media company.
1105 Government Information Group publishes Federal Computer Week, Government
Computer News, Washington Technology, Defense Systems and Government Health
IT, and it provides timely information through their respective Web sites,
in addition to the FOSE trade show and vertical conferences for the government
information technology marketplace.
Armstrong was named publisher of FCW in 2002. Under her leadership, FCW
has been selected for Advertising Age's Top 100 Media Brands and BtoB
Magazine's Media Power 50, also ranking No. 20 on its list of top trade
publications. She was recently selected as a top innovator in business
publishing by Media Business.
Armstrong was president of Virginia's Center for Innovative Technology
from September 1999 until August 2002. CIT is a nonprofit corporation
that was created in 1984 by the Virginia General Assembly to spur the
growth of technology and technology businesses in the commonwealth. With
nine regional offices, CIT offers assistance to businesses in critical
areas, promotes partnerships and research collaborations with Virginia's
universities, and participates in initiatives to build a strong technical
workforce.
Before her CIT appointment, she was editor in chief of FCW. A member of
the launch team for FCW in 1987, she became editor in chief in 1992. Under
her editorship, FCW's publications won more than three dozen awards for
news and design, including Best Trade Newspaper (1996) from the Computer
Press Association; Best Government publication (1995 and 1999) from Folio:
Magazine; and Magazine of the Year (1998) and other awards from the American
Society of Business Press Editors. In 2001, she was named one of FCW's
Federal 100, an award program she founded during her tenure at the magazine.
Armstrong has specialized in IT journalism and has been active in the
field for more than 25 years. She founded and was president of Langley
Publications, a research publishing company, and she edited the newsletter
CD Data Report. In the course of her career, she has been part of the
management team of four startup entrepreneurial efforts. In addition to
running a freelance business that provided information to corporate clients,
she was Washington, D.C., editor of publications such as Digital Design
and Abacus, a journal for computer professionals. She also edited the
primary publication of the American Society for Information Science. Early
in her career, she worked at Vanderbilt and Johns Hopkins universities
as a science writer and at the University of Virginia in the department
of information services.
She is chairwoman of the Advisory Board of Governors for the Tower Club.
She has a bachelor's degree in English from Vanderbilt University and
a master's in the history of ideas from Johns Hopkins University. | | | |
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Christopher Dorobek, Editor in Chief
703-876-5143
cdorobek@1105govinfo.com
| | Chris Dorobek is editor in chief of
Federal Computer Week, the leading news magazine for government information
technology decision-makers. As editor in chief, Dorobek is a member of
the senior leadership team at FCW Media Group, providing editorial direction
and management for FCW magazine, FCW.com, Government Health IT
and its other editorial products.
Dorobek joined FCW in 2001 as a senior reporter and assumed increasing
responsibilities, becoming managing editor and executive editor before
being named editor in chief in 2006.
Prior to joining FCW, Dorobek was a technology reporter at PlanetGov.com,
an online community center for current and former government employees.
He also spent five years at Government Computer News covering a variety
of federal IT-related issues.
He began his career as a reporter at the Foster's Daily Democrat, a daily
newspaper in Dover, N.H. He is a graduate of the University of Southern
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Staffan Sandberg
Director, Digital Media
703-876-5063
ssandberg@1105govinfo.com
| | Staffan Sandberg is Director of Digital Media for the 1105 Media-Government Information Group. In this role, Staffan leads our digital media team and is responsible for product management, delivery, marketing/positioning, traffic development and new business partnerships.
Staffan is an Emmy Award- and National Education Association Award-winning TV producer and interactive service creator. He has 20 years’ experience in the digital media industry, with 10 years of television, Internet and wireless experience from CNN and CNN Interactive. In addition, Staffan has a decade of executive-level leadership experience. He was chief executive officer and board member of several digital media startups; venture manager at Carlstedt Research and Technology, a high-tech digital media investment portfolio; and executive director at Brewhouse Innovation, a digital media business incubator, all located in Sweden.
Staffan is a frequent speaker and moderator at digital media industry events including the Vehicular Telematics conference at Comdex Nordic. He graduated from Boston University College of Communications with a bachelor’s degree in broadcasting and film. | | | |
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John Monroe, Editor in Chief, Digital Media and Editor, Defense Systems
(703) 876-5096
jsmonroe@1105govinfo.com
| | John Monroe is editor in chief, Digital Media, of Federal
Computer Week, where he is responsible for developing multimedia projects
and other unique online content. He has covered the government information
technology market for more than a decade. He was editor, then editor in
chief of the magazine, before moving full time into online operations.
Monroe also was editor of FCW Media Group's Civic.com, a monthly magazine
covering the state and local government IT market.
As a reporter at FCW, Monroe covered nearly every sector of the federal
IT community. He followed the Federal Aviation Administration's multibillion-dollar
initiative to modernize the nation's air traffic control system. He also
helped track the Defense Department's early efforts to bring technology
to the battlefield. As FCW's technology editor, Monroe directed coverage
of the federal IT industry and emerging technology trends.
During his tenure as editor, the publication earned numerous journalism
honors, including 2004 gold and silver awards for best government coverage
from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE). Since
2000, FCW has earned nine national and 13 regional awards ASBPE. The magazine
also won a Maggie award for best news story/trade in 2004.
Monroe is a frequent speaker and moderator at conferences in the federal
market. He also has been an e-government guest on National Public Radio's
show hosted by Kojo Nnamdi and has discussed homeland security and privacy
on CNN's Next@CNN. | | | |
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Florence Olsen, Managing Editor
703-876-5118
folsen@1105govinfo.com
| | Florence Olsen is an experienced journalist
who has covered information systems technology and policy for more than
15 years. Before joining the staff of Federal Computer Week, she was a
senior writer at the Chronicle of Higher Education, where she wrote about
information security and the experimental Internet2 higher education network.
She has a master's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri
School of Journalism. | | | |
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Stephanie Kanowitz, Web Editor, FCW.com
703-876-5084
skanowitz@1105govinfo.com | | Stephanie Kanowitz has worked as an
editor for seven years. Before joining the staff of Federal Computer Week
in 2002, she was a copy editor at The Gainesville (Fla.) Sun and associate
editor of a subsidiary of The Miami Herald. She started at FCW as a copy
editor and quickly moved up to senior copy editor and then Web editor.
Stephanie has a master's degree in news media studies from American University
and a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Florida.
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John Zyskowski, Senior Editor
413-256-0171
jzyskowski@1105govinfo.com | | John Zyskowski has worked as a journalist
covering the information technology market for more than 15 years. He
has been at Federal Computer Week covering the government IT market for
the past six years and is editor of the magazine's quarterly homeland
security supplements and technology special reports. He also handles FCW's
coverage of the storage market. Previously, he was involved in the launch
and management of numerous business-to-business newsletters, Web sites
and magazines. These include Phillips Business Information's multimedia
and electronic commerce newsletters, United Communication Group's AS/400
Insider newsletter, Reed-Elsevier's Reseller Management Web site, and
International Data Corp.'s Solutions Integrator magazine and Web site.
He also did consulting work for high-tech clients at the Patricia Seybold
Group. John holds a bachelor’s degree from Boston University. |
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Michael Protos, ProductionEditor
703-876-5120
mprotos@1105govinfo.com | | Michael Protos has worked on Federal
Computer Week's copy desk since June 2003. Before becoming production
editor in November 2006, he was a copy editor, senior copy editor and
chief copy editor at FCW. Michael earned bachelor degrees in journalism
and religious studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
He has contributed freelance editing and writing for Hoopville.com and
worked as a reporter for The Times Herald in Norristown, Pa., and the
Carolina Alumni Review. |
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Lynn Simmonds
Senior Copy Editor
703-876-5127
lsimmonds@1105govinfo.com
| | Lynn Simmonds has been working as a
copy editor at Federal Computer Week since 2005. Her journalism experience includes reporting at The Roanoke
Times and copy editing and designing pages for publications at the Sun
Herald newspapers in Port Charlotte, Fla. She has a bachelor’s degree
in journalism from Howard University. |
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Whitt Flora
Chief Copy Editor
703-876-5115
wflora@1105govinfo.com | | Whitt Flora has been a local reporter
for the Fort Worth Press, and Washington correspondent for the Cincinnati
Post, the Cleveland Press, the Columbus Citizen-Journal and the Columbus
Dispatch.
He has also been chief congressional correspondent for Aviation Week
& Space Technology magazine, Washington editor for American Broadcasting
Co.'s publications, and a copy editor at Gannett's Army Times publications. |
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Michelle S. Haase, Senior Writer
206-547-0420
mspeir@1105govinfo.com
| | Michelle S. Haase has been testing
products and writing product reviews for Federal Computer Week for eight
years. She has been writing the Pipeline column for more than year. Before
joining FCW, she spent two and a half years as an on-site contractor
at the Justice Department Executive Office for Immigration Review, helping
transition the agency from a mainframe computer system to a local-area
network. After the transition, she taught PC training classes, wrote software
documentation and staffed the network help desk. Michelle has bachelor’s
degrees in English and psychology from the University of Virginia. | | | |
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Ben Bain, Reporter
703-876-5049
bbain@1105govinfo.com
| | Ben Bain covers Web 2.0, the State Department, USAID, NARA and other federal agencies for Federal Computer Week. Prior to joining FCW, Ben worked at CNN International and interned at the Financial Times. Ben has a master's in international relations from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and a bachelor's in journalism from the University of Illinois. He speaks fluent Spanish and Italian and has lived in Italy, Costa Rica and Spain. | | | |
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Wade-Hahn Chan, Reporter
703-876-5099
wchan@1105govinfo.com
| | Wade-Hahn Chan covers information technology,
cyber security and identity management. Prior to working at Federal Computer
Week, he spent a year as a freelance reporter for a variety of publications,
including Insight Magazine and Asian Fortune. He holds a bachelor’s
degree in English language and literature from the University of Maryland
at College Park. | | | |
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Matthew Weigelt, Reporter
703-876-5124
mweigelt@1105govinfo.com
| | Matthew Weigelt has written for Federal
Computer Week since December 2005, reporting on the General Services Administration,
the Office of Management and Budget, and the Internal Revenue Service. Prior
to joining FCW, Weigelt spent more than two years on Capitol Hill as a congressional
staffer. He also wrote for several daily papers in Indiana for almost three
years, covering city councils and various boards, local elections, school
boards, and the police beat. He has a degree in journalism from Toccoa Falls
College in Toccoa, Ga. Weigelt is married and has a young son. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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