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marketing manager just two days after the site s launch in 1995 . before joining the globe she held marketing positions at the boston phoenix boston magazine and wrko radio . in 2006 lisa was named online innovator of the year by the newspaper association of america . boston magazine named her one of the most powerful women in boston . while in boston she served on the executive committee of the ad club of boston and on the board of the big sister association of greater boston . lisa is a 1985 graduate of the university of massachusetts at amherst . connect via linkedin follow on twitter cliff schechtman executive editor cliff schechtman joined the portland press herald maine sunday telegram as managing editor in october of 2011 and became the executive editor in february of 2012 . a veteran editor with 30 years experience in investigative and community journalism cliff was hired from newsday where he was associate editor of the metropolitan newspaper on long island new york . at newsday since 2005 he held various positions including associate managing editor where he was responsible for news politics and business coverage . prior to that he was editor in chief at the cape cod times for nearly 10 years where he was credited with sharpening the paper s coverage and raising its profile across new england . during his career schechtman guided many award winning public service projects such as exposing the national guard s pollution of local drinking water supplies proving safety negligence was injuring scores of passengers on the nation s largest commuter railroad system and prompting a state supreme court to force a county sheriff to reveal his secret force of 200 deputy sheriffs . his public safety project for newsday was named a finalist for the pulitzer prize for public service journalism in 2007 . he served as a juror for the 2015 pulitzer prizes for explanatory journalism . cliff and his wife ann marie live in pownal . they have two grown sons . connect via linkedin follow on twitter barbara bock vice president advertising barbara bock joined mtm as vice president of advertising in june 2013 . she brings 16 years of experience as national advertising director for the boston globe where she built and managed a multi million dollar integrated print and online sales division with offices in ny chicago los angeles san francisco and miami . at mtm barbara is responsible for developing mtm s advertising sales capabilities and revenue performance . she leads a team of consultative sales professionals who work with local businesses to execute integrated marketing campaigns across multiple platforms including print online mobile and events . barbara and her husband jay live in south portland and have two grown daughters . connect via linkedin follow on twitter john moore vice president of digital development john moore joined mtm as vice president of digital development in 2016 after 18 years with fidelity investments where he was focused on user experience architecture for most of his career . john previously worked for ernst & young digital equipment corporation and wachovia bank . he also has experience with startups in the aviation and education space . the mtm digital services team is responsible for the development functionality and user experience for all of our digital products including our websites replica editions mobile sites and additional digital products . john is a graduate of emerson college and also has an mba and an ms in information security and assurance . john holds a 3rd degree black belt in ketsugo jujutsu . a maine native lives in southern maine with his wife and two daughters . connect via linkedin steve greenlee managing editor portland press herald maine sunday telegram steve joined the portland press herald maine sunday telegram as managing editor in july 2012 . this is his second tour of duty with the company . steve was hired from the boston globe where he spent 12 years in a number of roles including editor of page one features . at the globe steve was key in reshaping page one transforming the features sections and launching new sections . he led a team of award winning reporters and editors whose work received national acclaim . before joining the globe steve held a variety of positions at the portland press herald maine sunday telegram from 1993 to 2000 including features editor city editor night city editor and city hall reporter . prior to that he was the city hall reporter at the day an award winning newspaper in new london conn. a native of warwick r.i. steve is a 1991 graduate of the university of rhode island . steve is also a jazz critic musician and runner who has competed in every beach to beacon 10k since 2007 . he and his wife have three children . connect via linkedin follow on twitter stewart wright chief information officer stewart spent the first six years of his career working for the investment banking division at goldman sachs as the client systems lead engineer and global team manager . while there stewart spent the last year working with the systems division implementing their thin office solution . from new york city stewart moved to maine where he worked for a local technology consulting company as the team manager and solution architect . his primary responsibilities there beyond managing the technical team were to meet with the executive leadership of client companies understand their business needs and then devise and implement technical solutions to fix their problems . stewart joined mainetoday media s executive team as the director of it in march of 2011 . he is a 2001 graduate of hamilton college and lives in portland . connect via linkedin maryann kelly vice president labor & employee relations maryann joined what is now mainetoday media in 1993 where she has been working in human resources labor relations since . she is skilled in labor contract negotiations conflict resolution management consultation grievances and arbitration . while she is not an attorney