Who We Are

For more than 30 years, family business leaders and owners have relied on Family Business to improve their family dynamics and their businesses.

Family Business is published by MLR Media. Through digital platforms, magazines, and events, MLR Media provides public and private company directors, leaders and owners of multigenerational family businesses and C-suite executives with the knowledge and skills to be successful in their roles.

Team

Abbie Boyer

Events Coordinator

Barbara Spector

Editor-at-Large

Barbara Wenger

Roster Editor

Caro Rock

Publisher, CEO, Family Business Publishing Company

David Shaw

Publishing Director

Debbie Davis

Marketing Director

Diane McCollum

Events Director

Jerri Smith

Circulation, Accounting & Subscriptions Coordinator

Jillian Kittle

Conference Coordinator

Joe Rosone

Director, Sales & Corporate Sponsorships

Justin Cordaro

National Account Executive

Monica McLaughlin

Creative Director

Peter Begalla

Conference Chairman

Ryan Beletz

National Account Executive

Scott Chase

National Account Executive

Zack Needles

Editor-in-Chief

MLR Holdings

Alla Korsun

Executive Assistant

Bill Rock

President & CEO

Bob Rock

Chairman

Ross J. Born

Retired Co-CEO, Just Born Quality Confections

Philip A. Clemens

Retired Chairman, The Clemens Family Corporation

Drew Everett

Chairman, Bush Brothers & Company

Howdy Holmes

President and CEO, Chelsea Milling Company

Meghan Juday

Chairman of the Board, IDEAL Industries Inc.

Anne Eiting Klamar, M.D.

Chair of the Board, Midmark Corporation

Charlotte Lamp, Ph.D.

Shareholder, Port Blakely

Jack Ouellette

Executive Chairman, American Textile Company Inc.

Allison Parks

Former Family President, Laird Norton Company

Katy Wilder Schaaf, Ph.D.

Family Council Chair, E. Ritter & Company

Heidi Vermeer-Quist, Psy.D.

Shareholder, Vermeer Corporation