The Editorial Team
Download this page as a PDFCSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly is the work of a team of veteran journalists with decades of experience reporting and writing on supply chain topics.
Mitch Mac Donald, Group Editorial Director, has over 25 years of experience in both the newspaper and magazine businesses. He has covered logistics issues for 20 years. Twice named one of the Top 10 Business Journalists in the U.S., he has served in a multitude of editorial and publishing roles. The leading force behind the launch of Supply Chain Management Review, he was that brand's founding publisher and editorial director from 1997 to 2000. Additionally, he has served as news editor, chief editor, publisher, and editorial director of Logistics Management, as well as publisher of Modern Materials Handling. Mitch is also the president and CEO of AGiLE Business Media, LLC, which publishes DC VELOCITY.
Peter Bradley, Editorial Director, is an award-winning career journalist with over three decades of experience in both newspapers and national business magazines. His credentials include seven years as the transportation and supply chain editor at Purchasing magazine and six years as the chief editor of Logistics Management. Well-known in the logistics and transportation community, he also serves as editorial director of DC VELOCITY.
James A. Cooke, Editor, has more than two decades' experience as a journalist covering supply chain strategy and technology as well as logistics and transportation. A former editor at Logistics Management magazine, he has earned numerous awards for his articles spotlighting supply chain developments and trends. During his tenure at that publication, he served in such roles as news editor, international editor, feature writer, technology editor, and executive editor. The founding chief editor of Supply Chain Management Review, he is a frequent speaker on the logistics conference circuit.
Karen Bachrach, Executive Editor, brings more than two decades' worth of magazine editing and production experience to CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly. A veteran of the supply chain field, she has worked at such publications as Purchasing and Logistics Management. She was also part of the launch team behind Supply Chain Management Review, serving as the journal's managing editor from 1997 through 2002. Since 2002, she has been a member of the editorial staff of DC VELOCITY.
Toby Gooley, Managing Editor, is one of the most experienced members of the logistics trade press—and one of the very few who has actually done the readers' job. Following 10 years working in operations and customer service for export trading and ocean shipping companies, she spent 20 years at Logistics Management magazine, where she covered international logistics and managed editorial operations.
Susan Lacefield, Associate Managing Editor, has been working for supply chain publications for the past nine years. Before joining CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly, she was an associate editor for Supply Chain Management Review, where she was responsible for working with contributing authors and editing articles. She also wrote feature articles for Logistics Management magazine.
Madeleine Miller-Holodnicki, Senior Editor and CSCMP Liaison, is Manager of Communications for the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP). She also is editor of CSCMP Supply Chain Comment and CSCMP Supply Chain Links; is the editor of CSCMP's Web site, cscmp.org; and is a speechwriter. Prior to moving into corporate communications, Madeleine worked in a variety of media, including stints as a radio, television, and newspaper journalist.
David Maloney, Senior Editor, Special Projects and eContent, has been a journalist for more than 25 years. Prior to joining the DC VELOCITY team in 2004, he was senior editor for Modern Materials Handling, where he wrote feature articles and many of that magazine's cover stories. Dave also has extensive experience as a broadcast journalist, television producer, and director in Pittsburgh. He combines a background of reporting on logistics with video production experience to bring new opportunities to CSCMP's Supply Chain Quarterly readers, including Web-based videos, Webcasts highlighting top distribution and logistics facilities, and other special projects.
Steve Geary, Editor at Large, has more than two decades of experience in global supply chains, as an industry executive, consultant, researcher, teacher, and author. He is the president of Supply Chain Visions, Inc., a thought leader in supply chain management and performance measurement, and works extensively with the U.S. Department of Defense. He is a faculty member and research associate at the University of Tennessee's College of Business Administration and Tufts University's Gordon Institute. His articles have appeared in other trade journals, including DC VELOCITY and Supply Chain Management Review.
Keisha Christopher, Director of Creative Services/Production Manager, has over a decade's worth of experience in business publication design. She was an integral member of the creative team that led the redesigns of such magazines as Logistics Management, Industrial Distribution, Modern Materials Handling, and Supply Chain Management Review. Keisha has been the recipient of three national gold awards for design excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors and seven American Graphic Design awards from Graphic Design: USA.
Jeff Thacker, Director of eMedia, has been building Web sites and Web applications and managing e-newsletter development for more than seven years. He joined DC VELOCITY in 2004 after nearly five years as a member of the electronic media and production staff at Supply Chain Management Review and Logistics Management.