New Member Profiles
Lynn G. Coleman, 355 W. Miner St., Arlington Heights, IL 60005, phone 847-590-0416, e-mail Starling18@aol.com. Coleman is a freelance editor. She has 18 years experience in the communications industry and is a member of Chicago Women in Publishing. Most recently, Coleman was managing editor, magazines for the American Marketing Association, where she worked for the past 18 years. Coleman received her BA from the University of Illinois. She volunteered to be the new editor of PenPoints.
Denise Czuprynski, Director of Marketing, Prairie State College, 202 S. Halstead St., Chicago Heights, IL 60411, phone 708-709-3636, fax 708-709-3774, e-mail dczuprynski@prairie.cc.il.us. She lives in Homewood, Ill. Czuprynski is a former member of IWPA and has remained a volunteer judge for the high school journalism contest.
Mary J. Herlehy, H&H Photography, 5507 N. Wayne, Chicago, IL 60640, phone/fax 773-784-3198, e-mail MT60640@aol.com. Herlehy is an award-winning photographer with more than 25 years experience in communications. She is also an adult education instructor in photography at Lyons Township and a member of the American Society of Magazine Photographers. She holds a BA in photography from Columbia College.
Patricia Chase Magon, 554 E. 168th Ct., South Holland, IL 60473, phone 708-331-2117, fax 708-333-2217. Magon is a freelance public relations professional who has worked in communications for 23 years. She is a trustee of South Holland, newsletter editor and publicity specialist for the South Holland Business Association, and chairman of the South Suburban College Foundation. Magon holds a BA in journalism/communications.
Mary Ellen Michna, Michna Freelance Writing Services, 11501 Edgewood Dr., Mokena, IL 60448, phone/fax 708/479-9010, e-mail mmichna@aol.com. Michna is a freelance feature and business writer with 12 years experience. She has worked as a staff reporter, photographer, editor, and associate editor. Currently, Michna freelances for The Chicago Tribune, performs documentation services, and writes a corporate newsletter.
Darlene Ostrowski, Lifestyle Editor, Glen News Printing Co., 460 Pennsylvania Ave., Glen Ellyn, IL 60137, phone 630-469-0100, fax 630-469-4472, e-mail fastrada@ix.netcom.com. Ostrowski holds a BA in English from Illinois Wesleyan University and has worked in communications for eight years. She has won awards in feature writing and spot news reporting from the Northern Illinois Newspaper Association.
Matthew Wood (student), Bradley University, 1006 Glenwood, Peoria, IL 61606, phone 309-674-5238. Wood is a journalism student who hails from Ann Arbor, Mich.
