I suffered from deadline dread my first year as adviser of The Spinnaker at Laney High School. Despite those early days when pages were turned in the day of shipping for the mad dash to the plant, I have survived and learned from my mistakes. While I still have a lot to learn about yearbook publishing, I have come to understand that deadlines are a necessary evil.
When Steven Covey penned his bestseller, The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, he might have visited the typical yearbook room beforehand for ideas. In many of these rooms are the most productive, creative and effective people on the planet.
This is not to say that all yearbook staffs are well-run machines. The ones that struggle may benefit from these tried-and-true methods used by highly effective yearbook staffs.
Your Walsworth Yearbooks Sales Representative has nominated you to mentor a new yearbook adviser. Mentoring provides you an opportunity to “pay it forward” by helping guide a first- or second-year adviser with the expertise you have developed over time. You can offer your unique perspective, experience and love for yearbooks on topics such as: Setting and meeting deadlines Grading Working …
Hello I’m Risa Nitkin Walsworth Yearbooks Representative Northeast/Hamden, Connecticut Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Story “Walk a mile in someone else’s shoes.” That’s when you have some idea of what it takes to be a yearbook adviser. Preserving school memories has been an important part of my life. As a classroom teacher, creating memories inside and outside of …
Hello I’m Allison Cisneros Walsworth Yearbooks Representative North/West Texas Area Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Philosophy I started as a yearbook adviser with NO yearbook experience in my past. I had a journalism degree, but I had no idea what a ladder was, I didn’t remember how to use InDesign and deadlines were terrifying. This 440-page yearbook wasn’t …
Hello I’m Andrew Ross Greater Denver area/Western Colorado Yearbook Representative Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Philosophy As a former yearbook editor turned yearbook rep, I know first hand what it takes to produce a quality publication. My number one goal is to help my schools achieve their wildest dreams and produce a yearbook their school will be proud …
Hello I’m Erin Stoskopf Southern California Yearbook Representative Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Story In addition to marketing and sales experience to launch new brands and products, I have more than 10 years of manufacturing and product life cycle skills under my belt. I gained hands-on teaching experience in New Delhi, India, where I spent half a year …
Hello I’m Tracy Tuley, CJE Kansas City Yearbook Representative Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Story Yearbooks tell a story — YOUR story, and the professional you partner with can make all the difference in how that story unfolds. My personal commitment is to learn your story, identify your distinctive advantages and consistently do whatever it takes to help …
Hello I’m Natasha Volpe Reno, Nevada Walsworth Yearbooks Specialist Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube Envelope Phone My Story When my middle school English teacher asked me to join the yearbook staff, I had no idea a lifelong love for storytelling would take flight. I earned bachelor’s degrees in business and psychology before attending law school. After changing careers a few times, …
Hello I’m Jeff Wood Walsworth Yearbooks Representative Instagram Envelope Phone My Story As a national and perennial award-winning yearbook rep, I love to work very closely with yearbook advisers and editors to make their job easier, more enjoyable and more engaging. I bring a passion for yearbook as an educational vehicle, along with proactive and creative solutions to solve any …