Jean Gazis has nearly twenty years of experience as a marketer, writer, and project manager in internal and external communications for publishing and technology firms. Along the way, Jean has also been involved in business startups, mergers, product and website launches, and restructurings. Her freelance clients have included several publishers, direct marketers, consulting firms, web startups, and nonprofit organizations. Jean has also held managerial marketing positions at leading publishing and technology companies, both privately held and public, and as a volunteer for the Taproot Foundation. She is currently the webmaster for 19 active for 19 websites (active or in development) and Copy Director for two more.

Jean has a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from the Johns Hopkins University. She has studied abroad and has taken additional courses in Advertising Copywriting, Fiction Writing, Copyediting, and art. She enjoys reading, writing, word games and puzzles, live music, wine, and the great outdoors.