I would like to officially announce that Susie Madrak has been promoted to Managing Editor of C&L. Although she's already been at the job for a few weeks, I decided to wait until the new year to make the announcement. As you know, David Neiwert took over in the interim to replace Tina Dupuy last year, but that was a temporary solution until the craze of a general election passed and we had a chance to catch our breath.
Susie has been with C&L for many years now and she's earned her new position. It was an easy decision to make and as you've already seen-- C&L has been chugging away with awesome content. Her transition has been as seamless and effortless as it appears. And I'm happy to report that she's already come up with some new ideas of ways we can expand and grow C&L's content. I'm very happy to have my friend managing the site so well. Well done, Susie.
John Amato, Publisher
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