The M.S in Publishing blog would like to officially welcome and introduce you to the Graduate Assistants and Student Aides for the 2015-2016 academic year. Learn more about your classmates and their positions within the department.
Brittany Fuller
Student Aide, Publishing Office
Brittany Fuller is a first year student in the M.S. Publishing Program, who also graduated from Pace University, Pleasantville in May of 2015, with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and Journalism, and a double minor in Marketing and Gender & Women Studies.Born and raised in New York City, Brittany has always had a passion for writing and reading, which led and inspired her dream of working in the magazine industry as an editor. Brittany has interned for Westchester Magazine,where she worked with the editorial team and assisted the design department with their annual Wedding Shoot. With the knowledge she will gain from the program, she hopes to integrate her experience and knowledge of journalism,advertising, marketing and public relations to better serve the publishing industry. In her spare time she reads, watches television and spends time with her friends and family.
Mary Katherine (MK) Cornfield
Graduate Assistant , Pace Press
Mary Katherine (MK) Cornfield, graduate student for the Pace University Press, is a first year student in the M.S. Publishing Program at Pace. She graduated from SUNY Oswego with a B.A. in English and Creative Writing in December 2014. MK has interned at various places taking on editorial positions in order to learn more about publishing. She has always enjoyed editorial work, which led her to pursue a career in the publishing field. MK plans to learn every aspect of publishing throughout her Master’s studies in order to know where she will fit best in the industry. In her spare time, MK enjoys writing flash fiction, playing Scrabble, and participating in fantasy football.
Jordan Hill- Forney
Graduate Assistant , Publishing Lab
Jordan Hill-Forney is the Lab Graduate Assistant at Pace University. She is from St.Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI) and graduated from Seton Hill University (SHU) with a degree in English Literature and a minor in Communications. While an undergraduate student she first gained work experience while interning for the SHU Marketing department and the National Catholic Center of Holocaust Education. In the summer of 2014 she attended the New York University Summer Publishing Institute where she received a certificate in Magazine and Book Publishing. Last fall she interned at Development Counsellors International, a travel marketing agency, where she learned how to market travel destinations including her home, the USVI. At Pace she hopes to learn about digital marketing in the publishing industry.
Weijia Wei
Lab Assistant, Publishing Lab
Weijia Wei is a student from Nanjing, China. In June 2014, he graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Digital Media from Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology. Weijia has had great internship experiences working for the International Labour Organization in United Nations and creates news content in text as well as multimedia formats, for dissemination through website and social media platforms. He has a lot of interest in book marketing and digital publishing.
Angela Taldone
Graduate Assistant , Pace Press
Angela Taldone graduated from Bridgewater College in May 2015 with a B.A. in English. Born in Manhattan, raised in the Poconos, and college-educated in Virginia, Angela is excited to be back in NYC to complete her M.S. in Publishing at Pace University. Having a love for books as well as grammar and editing, she knew that publishing was the field she wanted to be in. In preparation for her career and time at Pace both as a student and graduate assistant, Angela completed internships and jobs in areas ranging from marketing to media relations to copy editing. Her career interests include editorial and marketing in book publishing, but Angela hopes to find interest in other areas as she makes her way through the publishing program. In her spare time, Angela enjoys trying new restaurants as well as revisiting old favorites on a regular basis. Currently, she is attempting to try every item on the menu at Champs Diner, which is an all-vegan diner and bakery in Bushwick.