Katherine is a seasoned editor and content strategist with more than 20 years of experience in publishing, content development, and audience engagement. A former in-house editor at HarperCollins Christian Publishing, she has edited over 150 books across leadership, personal growth, business, memoir, and lifestyle—including bestselling titles by Michael Hyatt (Free to Focus, Platform), John Maxwell (The 360 Degree Leader), Eric …
Margot Starbuck
A graduate of Westmont College and Princeton Theological Seminary, Margot has written over 30 books as an author and collaborator and has had a hand in hundreds of major publishing projects. As an editor and writer, Margot has a reputation for excellence and a commitment to swift delivery. She has partnered with numerous publishers as well as working alongside authors …
Meredith Hinds
Meredith writes and edits nonfiction. She loves every stage of collaborative work, from the drawing board to the final chapter. Since she graduated college with a psychology degree, she’s worked on curriculum, memoir, evangelism, personal growth, devotionals, and just about everything in between. She’s partnered with Thomas Nelson, Baker, Focus on the Family, and other houses, and with authors seeking …
Natalie Hanemann
Natalie is an award-winning editor and ghostwriter who has worked for 25 years in book publishing, including several years with Duke University Press and Thomas Nelson. She started a freelance editing business in 2012. Natalie earned her undergraduate degree from Appalachian State University and her master of arts in theology from Franciscan University at Steubenville. Her favorite projects to work …
Pierce VanDunk
Pierce VanDunk is an editor and writer with more than a decade of experience. His writing has been featured on Business Insider, Missio Alliance, and The Upper Room. After earning his MDiv from Boston University School of Theology, Pierce started academic editing work for doctoral candidates at theological schools. Soon after, he branched out into editing trade publications. He now …
Quantrilla Ard
Quantrilla Ard, PhD, is an editor, speaker, faith-based personal and spiritual development writer, and multi-published author who believes in the power of collective strength, community, and fellowship. A passionate creative at heart, Quanny (as her friends call her) regularly records audios and writes teachings for the First 5 app with Proverbs 31 Ministries, has been a contributing study leader for …
Sharifa Stevens
Sharifa is the daughter of Jamaican immigrants, born and raised in New York, and currently residing with her family in Dallas, Texas. She is an experienced sensitivity reader, collaborative writer, and substantive editor, with a bachelor’s degree in African American Studies from Columbia University and a master’s degree in theology from Dallas Theological Seminary. Sharifa is passionate about the intersection …
Stephanie Cross
Since 2018, Stephanie has been a writer, author’s coach, developmental editor, line editor, copy editor, and proofreader. While Stephanie specializes in writing and editing nonfiction such as Bible studies, Bible curriculum, devotionals, and Christian living, she also enjoys serving fiction authors throughout their creative process. Her nonfiction specialties include grief, mental health, and anti-human trafficking, and her fiction favorites include …
Susan Salley
Susan is an editor, writer, and author consultant. She was associate publisher at Abingdon Press in Nashville for over 25 years, acquiring books, plotting publishing plans with authors, and overseeing editorial teams in Christian living, fiction, and video-based Bible studies. Susan partnered with best-selling Christian author Adam Hamilton through 20 books, including The Journey, Enough, Half Truths, and Creed. She …
Tiffany Yecke Brooks
With more than 20 years in the industry, Tiffany has served as the lead or contributing writer for more than 30 books, including seven New York Times bestsellers. She has also worked as a structural, developmental, and line editor for several more books. Tiffany specializes in athlete and celebrity memoirs, but she has worked in genres as diverse as history, …