Editorial

  • Dave Zielasko

    Publisher, Publisher, VP

    Email:  dzielasko@crain.com Office:  330-865-6131

    Dave was named publisher of RPN in November 2004, but he has worked with Crain Communications since March 1985 when he joined sister publication Tire Business as assistant managing editor. He...

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  • Edward Noga

    Editor

    Email:  enoga@crain.com Office:  330-836-9180

    Ed is responsible for the editorial content of Rubber & Plastics News. He joined the company as managing editor in 1979 and has been editor since 1986. He earned a bachelor's degree in journalism-...

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  • Bruce Meyer

    Managing Editor

    Email:  bmeyer@crain.com Office:  330-865-6124

    Bruce joined Rubber & Plastics News in 1988 as an assistant editor. He later served as labor editor and senior editor before being named managing editor in 1995. In that role he manages the daily...

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  • Don Detore

    Copyeditor

    Email:  ddetore@crain.com Office:  330-836-9180

    Don has been a journalist for more than 35 years. He joined Rubber & Plastics News in 2013, shortly after concluding a 27½-year career with The (Canton) Repository, including 25 years in...

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  • Mike McNulty

    Senior Reporter

    Email:  mmcnulty@crain.com Office:  330-865-6115

    Mike started as a reporter for Rubber & Plastics News in 1998 after working for several years as a writer/editor for a group of magazines and newspapers in Ohio. Mike began his career with the...

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  • Miles Moore

    Senior Washington Reporter

    Email:  mmoore@crain.com

    Miles started as an assistant editor of Rubber & Plastics News in 1977, shortly after graduating from Ohio University with a bachelor's degree in journalism. In 1980, he was transferred to...

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  • Kathie Harris

    Editorial Coordinator, Directory and Buyers Guide

    Email:  kharris@crain.com Office:  330-865-6102

    Kathie joined Rubber & Plastics News in 2008 as the editorial coordinator of RPN's Rubber Directory and Buyers Guide, and she also serves as editorial department assistant. Her duties include...

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Advertising

  • Brent Weaver

    Sales Manager

    Email:  bweaver@crain.com Office:  330-865-6119

    Brent has more than 25 years of sales/management experience. He joined Rubber & Plastics News as classified sales manager in 1998 after working as a classified sales rep for sister publication...

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  • Pete McNeil

    Display Advertising Representative

    Email:  pmcneil@crain.com Office:  330-865-6109

    Peter McNeil is a Rubber & Plastics News display advertising representative. McNeil, who is based in Akron, has more than 10 years of experience in business-to-business publishing and advertising...

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  • Jennifer Hazen

    Classified Sales Manager

    Email:  jhazen@crain.com Office:  330-865-6117

    Jennifer joined Crain Communications Inc. in 1993 as a classified sales assistant with Plastics News. Later that year, she joined Tire Business as classified sales representative. She's most...

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  • Lori DiFrancesco

    Sales Assistant and Trade Show Coordinator

    Email:  ldifrancesco@crain.com Office:  330-865-6121

    Lori joined Crain Communications in 1995 as the Rubber & Plastics News/Tire Business editorial assistant. In 2004 she added responsibilities with the sales staffs for both publications. Assisting...

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Digital

  • Alaina Scott

    Online Manager

    Email:  ascott@crain.com Office:  330-865-6129

    Alaina Scott joined Tire Business and its sister publication Rubber & Plastics News in Akron Feb. 1, 2010, as the Web site coordinator for both publications. Alaina, who most recently served as...

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Events

  • Sally Dietz

    Assistant Tradeshow Manager

    Email:  sdietz@crain.com Office:  330-836-9180

    Sally Dietz is the assistant manager for trade shows for Rubber & Plastics News and sister publication Tire Business. She has 13 years of experience in show and event planning, as well as...

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Audience Development

  • Abbe DeMaio

    Audience Development Manager

    Email:  ademaio@crain.com Office:  330-865-6106

    Abbe earned her MBA from the University of Miami in 1997, has held several senior level marketing positions, including her most recent role as DeVry University’s metro marketing director for ...

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Production