MGT 7-1.indd - KMI Media Group

Following a great 2008—highlighted by growth in both the number of magazine titles and in overall
revenue, KMI Media Group is preparing for an equally dynamic 2009 that will center on continuing
strong growth with our eight print magazines and our new and expanding online capabilities. Indicative
of that growth, KMI Media Group is proud to announce several new additions to our staff.
Kirk Brown – Vice President of Sales and Marketing
Kirk Brown has more than 25 years of media sales and management experience
in the defense, military and government markets. After graduating
from Georgetown University with a B.S. in business administration in 1979,
he joined Army Times Publishing Company (ATPCO) and was soon promoted
to the national sales staff and held successively more responsible positions at
ATPCO including computer advertising manager. In 2001 he went to work
as the assistant general manager for the FOSE trade show at PostNewsweek
Tech Media and became the general manager for the Professional Services
Expo. In 2004, Kirk returned to ATPCO and became director of strategic
accounts for Defense News. Just prior to joining KMI Media Group, Kirk was with O’Keeffe & Company.
At KMI Media Group, Kirk will manage the advertising sales team as well as the marketing department.
He will also liaison with many of the major accounts and help develop new areas of business.
His e-mail address is kirkb@kmimediagroup.com.
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Nate Whitfield – MLF Account Executive
Nate Whitfield joins the Military Logistics Forum sales team with an
extensive background in sales and sales management. MLF has experienced
tremendous growth and the response to the title has been so
demanding that an increase in the sales team was mandated. Nate will
be responsible for advertising sales and the liaison with potential clients
wanting to reach the military logistics community. His e-mail address is
natew@kmimediagroup.com.
Colleen Marrello – MIT Air Force Account Executive
Colleen Marrello joins KMI Media Group as the Air Force account
executive for Military Information Technology. She was previous at L-3
Communications where she was help desk team lead supporting over
3,500 Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff. She has more than 15 years
of experience concentrating on first tier help support and is a Certified
Help Desk Team Lead through Help Desk Institute. Her e-mail address is
colleenm@kmimediagroup.com.
Jennifer Devlin – MSMF Huntsville Staff Writer
Jennifer Devlin joins KMI Media Group as our on-location staff writer in
Huntsville, Ala., for Military Space & Missile Forum magazine. Jennifer is
an established writer and author with numerous books to her credit. She
is well-known and recognized within the space and missile community in
Huntsville and will be covering news, events and feature stories from the
perspective of being on the ground there. Her e-mail address is
jenniferd@kmimediagroup.com.
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James Dolan
Textron Systems has appointed
James Dolan to senior vice
president and general manager of
its Overwatch Geospatial Systems,
effective February 1, 2009, following
the retirement of current senior vice
president and general manager Kirk
Brown. Prior to joining Overwatch
Geospatial, Dolan was the operations
director for General Dynamics-AIS
Geospatial Intelligence Systems.
Over his 31-year career, he has held
leadership positions of significant
operational, business development
and program management
responsibility within several organizations
supporting the geospatial
intelligence community. Dolan is a
graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy
and served as a naval intelligence
officer in a variety of operational
intelligence assignments.
James Hoffman
ObjectFX, a geospatial solutions
provider that works closely with the
federal government, has appointed
James Hoffman as senior account
executive for intelligence programs,
responsible for coordinating all
business within the intelligence
community.
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