Alisse Goldsmith-Wissman
Independent Publishers Group
Alisse Goldsmith-Wissman
Independent Publishers Group
Alisse Goldsmith-Wissman is the publicity manager for Independent Publishers Group. Previously she served for nearly a decade as publicity manager for InterVarsity Press, a Christian publishing house with both trade and academic lines. She created publicity campaigns for bestsellers like
The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile and
Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren. She also directed publicity for groundbreaking books like Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's
Reconstructing the Gospel, the acclaimed essay collection Still Evangelical, Sharon Garlough Brown's
Sensible Shoes series, and Dominique Gilliard's
Rethinking Incarceration. A book nerd at heart, she's always looking for the next great read to curl up with on a day off. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband, Matt.
Whitney Hallberg
HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Whitney Hallberg
HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Whitney Hallberg is a digital sales manager at HarperCollins Christian Publishing. In addition to managing relationships with audiobook partners and other digital accounts, she negotiates retail contracts as part of the HarperCollins digital business development team. Whitney began her publishing career as an editor at
Foreword Reviews. She worked as a subsidiary rights manager at HarperCollins Christian Publishing before joining the digital sales team. She lives in Nashville and enjoys travel and cycling.
Kathryn A. Helmers
Creative Trust Literary Group
Kathryn A. Helmers
Creative Trust Literary Group
Kathryn A. Helmers (B.A. English, The King's College; M.A. English, The University of Denver; M.A. Clinical Counseling, Belmont University) is managing partner for Creative Trust Literary Group LLC in Nashville. Her forty years in publishing began with magazine editorial in New York City and continued in Colorado Springs and Nashville with book publishing experience at all levels of editorial work from copyediting to acquisitions, management of publishing divisions, collaborative book writing, and most recently over two decades as a literary agent in both general-market and Christian-market categories of non-fiction and fiction.
Helen Lee
InterVarsity Press
Helen Lee
InterVarsity Press
Helen Lee is the Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives at InterVarsity Press (IVP). She previously served as the Director of Marketing and as an Associate Editor at IVP. Helen is also a published author and has contributed to numerous books, devotionals, and study Bibles. She is passionate about elevating voices of color in both publishing and beyond. Helen lives in the Chicago area with her husband, Brian, and their three fast-growing sons.
David Moberg
HarperCollins Christian Publishing
David Moberg
HarperCollins Christian Publishing
David Moberg is a publishing veteran with over 40 years' experience in the industry and is the current senior vice president of book publishing for HarperCollins Christian Publishing and HarperCollins Focus. Dedicating his entire career to the publishing craft, specifically in the realm of Christian Publishing, Moberg has worked with legendary authors Billy Graham, Max Lucado, John MacArthur, Charles Swindoll, Frank Peretti, Jim Dobson, David Jeremiah, Anne Graham Lotz, and many others. Under his leadership books like
Heaven Is For Real,
The Magnolia Story,
Jesus Calling,
Total Money Makeover,
Bonhoeffer,
The Best Yes,
For the Love,
Same Kind of Different As Me and hundreds of others became bestselling books that transformed the hearts and minds of countless individuals and brought a new perspective to the intersection of faith and life.
David began his career with Wm. B. Eerdmans in Grand Rapids, Michigan and later established his own full-service advertising agency providing expertise to various entities in the publishing industry. In 1989, Moberg joined Word Publishing which was acquired in 1992 by Thomas Nelson Publishing out of Nashville, Tennessee. In the last decade Moberg has played a significant role in the merger of Thomas Nelson and Zondervan—together forming HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Since the company's successful integration, Moberg has overseen its book publishing efforts including the launch of two general market imprints, HarperCollins Leadership and Harper Horizon. As the leading provider of inspirational content, the company is now poised to reach more people than ever before with stories and material that will enable readers to better understand the world around them. Moberg resides in Nashville, Tennessee with Cathy, his wife of 44 years.
Susan Tjaden
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing
Susan Tjaden
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing
Susan Tjaden is senior editor of non-fiction at WaterBrook & Multnomah, Christian imprints of Penguin Random House. In her 14 years of publishing, she has specialized in both acquisition and developmental editing of a wide variety of genres, from memoir to Christian living to creative gift products. Her not-so-secret passion is narrative nonfiction, where she loves to help authors use their personal stories to help readers discover insights about themselves, both in life and faith. She also leads the cross-departmental gift product development team that created the top selling coloring book in the Christian/general crossover market.
Alisse Goldsmith-Wissman
Independent Publishers Group
Alisse Goldsmith-Wissman
Independent Publishers Group
Alisse Goldsmith-Wissman is the publicity manager for Independent Publishers Group. Previously she served for nearly a decade as publicity manager for InterVarsity Press, a Christian publishing house with both trade and academic lines. She created publicity campaigns for bestsellers like
The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron and Suzanne Stabile and
Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren. She also directed publicity for groundbreaking books like Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove's
Reconstructing the Gospel, the acclaimed essay collection Still Evangelical, Sharon Garlough Brown's
Sensible Shoes series, and Dominique Gilliard's
Rethinking Incarceration. A book nerd at heart, she's always looking for the next great read to curl up with on a day off. She lives in the Chicago area with her husband, Matt.
Whitney Hallberg
HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Whitney Hallberg
HarperCollins Christian Publishing
Whitney Hallberg is a digital sales manager at HarperCollins Christian Publishing. In addition to managing relationships with audiobook partners and other digital accounts, she negotiates retail contracts as part of the HarperCollins digital business development team. Whitney began her publishing career as an editor at
Foreword Reviews. She worked as a subsidiary rights manager at HarperCollins Christian Publishing before joining the digital sales team. She lives in Nashville and enjoys travel and cycling.
Kathryn A. Helmers
Creative Trust Literary Group
Kathryn A. Helmers
Creative Trust Literary Group
Kathryn A. Helmers (B.A. English, The King's College; M.A. English, The University of Denver; M.A. Clinical Counseling, Belmont University) is managing partner for Creative Trust Literary Group LLC in Nashville. Her forty years in publishing began with magazine editorial in New York City and continued in Colorado Springs and Nashville with book publishing experience at all levels of editorial work from copyediting to acquisitions, management of publishing divisions, collaborative book writing, and most recently over two decades as a literary agent in both general-market and Christian-market categories of non-fiction and fiction.
Helen Lee
InterVarsity Press
Helen Lee
InterVarsity Press
Helen Lee is the Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships and Initiatives at InterVarsity Press (IVP). She previously served as the Director of Marketing and as an Associate Editor at IVP. Helen is also a published author and has contributed to numerous books, devotionals, and study Bibles. She is passionate about elevating voices of color in both publishing and beyond. Helen lives in the Chicago area with her husband, Brian, and their three fast-growing sons.
David Moberg
HarperCollins Christian Publishing
David Moberg
HarperCollins Christian Publishing
David Moberg is a publishing veteran with over 40 years' experience in the industry and is the current senior vice president of book publishing for HarperCollins Christian Publishing and HarperCollins Focus. Dedicating his entire career to the publishing craft, specifically in the realm of Christian Publishing, Moberg has worked with legendary authors Billy Graham, Max Lucado, John MacArthur, Charles Swindoll, Frank Peretti, Jim Dobson, David Jeremiah, Anne Graham Lotz, and many others. Under his leadership books like
Heaven Is For Real,
The Magnolia Story,
Jesus Calling,
Total Money Makeover,
Bonhoeffer,
The Best Yes,
For the Love,
Same Kind of Different As Me and hundreds of others became bestselling books that transformed the hearts and minds of countless individuals and brought a new perspective to the intersection of faith and life.
David began his career with Wm. B. Eerdmans in Grand Rapids, Michigan and later established his own full-service advertising agency providing expertise to various entities in the publishing industry. In 1989, Moberg joined Word Publishing which was acquired in 1992 by Thomas Nelson Publishing out of Nashville, Tennessee. In the last decade Moberg has played a significant role in the merger of Thomas Nelson and Zondervan—together forming HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Since the company's successful integration, Moberg has overseen its book publishing efforts including the launch of two general market imprints, HarperCollins Leadership and Harper Horizon. As the leading provider of inspirational content, the company is now poised to reach more people than ever before with stories and material that will enable readers to better understand the world around them. Moberg resides in Nashville, Tennessee with Cathy, his wife of 44 years.
Susan Tjaden
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing
Susan Tjaden
WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing
Susan Tjaden is senior editor of non-fiction at WaterBrook & Multnomah, Christian imprints of Penguin Random House. In her 14 years of publishing, she has specialized in both acquisition and developmental editing of a wide variety of genres, from memoir to Christian living to creative gift products. Her not-so-secret passion is narrative nonfiction, where she loves to help authors use their personal stories to help readers discover insights about themselves, both in life and faith. She also leads the cross-departmental gift product development team that created the top selling coloring book in the Christian/general crossover market.
