Margaret Carter-Ward

Current

• VP, Editor in Chief at Business & Legal Reports Inc

Past

• VP Content Development at NETSCAN iPublishing Inc
• Director of Operations at IHS Environmental Information Inc.
• Regulatory Manager at ERM Computer Services Inc.

• Analyst at Environmental Resources Management, Inc (ERM)

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Education

• Yale University
• Laurel School

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Connections

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Industry

Publishing

Margaret Carter-Ward’s Summary

Seasoned B2B publishing executive in the areas of human resources, safety, and environmental compliance. Particular emphasis on utilizing technology to complement proprietary and public domain information for solutions that serve busy professionals. Specialty in covering state legal and regulatory areas for all 50 states. Proficient in search engine optimization techniques.

Certified Content Rights Manager (2009)

Margaret Carter-Ward’s Experience

• VP, Editor in Chief

  Business & Legal Reports Inc

  (Privately Held; Publishing industry)

  July 2001 — Present (8 years 8 months)

  Editor in Chief for B2B publisher in HR and Employment Law, Employee Compensation and Benefits, Workplace Safety, and Environmental Compliance specialties. BLR publishes robust subscription websites, training products, CD and print products to help professionals in these fields with complex legal and best practice "how-to" advice and 50-state compliance guidance.

• VP Content Development

  NETSCAN iPublishing Inc

  (Publishing industry)

  1999 — 2001 (2 years )

  Established strategies and business rules for programmers to scrape government websites for regulatory and statutory information, and normalizing the information for a 50-state alerting service for lobbyists and government affairs professionals.

• Director of Operations

  IHS Environmental Information Inc.

  (Publishing industry)

  1995 — 1999 (4 years )

  Managed 50-state environmental regulatory information service.

• Regulatory Manager

  ERM Computer Services Inc.

  (Publishing industry)

  1991 — 1995 (4 years )

  Managed taxonomy, regulatory scope of coverage, and content strategies for 50-state regulatory information service.

• Analyst

  Environmental Resources Management, Inc (ERM)

  (Privately Held; Environmental Services industry)

  1989 — 1991 (2 years )

  Environmental consultant in management consulting specialty, with particular focus in international environmental regulatory compliance and best practices, training, and corporate compliance with RCRA and CRTK.

Margaret Carter-Ward’s Education

• Yale University

  B.A. , Environmental Studies and Philosophy Double Major , 1983 — 1987

  Activities and Societies:

  Yale Children's Theater, Freshman Chorus, Intramural sports

• Laurel School

  1978 — 1982

Additional Information

Margaret Carter-Ward’s Interests:

Camping, Hiking, Reading, Music, Crafts, Children's Book Writing

Margaret Carter-Ward’s Groups:

Specialized Information Publishing Association, Society of Human Resource Management, National Safety Council, American Society of Safety Engineers, Connecticut Library Board of Trustees Association, Children's Book Writer's Association

•    eOffice
•    Executive Suite
•    Renewable Energy Business Network/Clean Economy Network Foundation
•    Linked:HR (#1 Human Resources Group)
•    Learning, Education and Training Professionals Group
•    Specialized Information Publishers Association
•    Publishing Professionals
•    American Library Association
•    Workplace Learning and Performance Forum
•    ThoseinMedia
•    Yale University Alumni
•    Digital Asset Management
•    Online Publishing
•    ASTD National
•    H.R. Professionals
•    Human Resources Professionals Worldwide - www.HRProWorld.com
•    Training Time - Over 1000 Training and HR Professionals
•    SCBWI
•    Green
•    Publishing and editing professionals
•    Association of Writers
•    Media Professionals Worldwide
•    Training Professionals
•    Special Libraries Association
•    Instructional Design Professional Group
•    Instructional Design & E-Learning Professionals' Group
•    Publishing Executive Network
•    Children's Publishing
•    Safety, Health, Environmental, Risk and Community
•    Instructional Designers and Curriculum Writers
•    eCube, Forum for Learning, Education and Training professionals
•    National Association of EHS & Sustainability Management (NAEM)
•    ASTD Southern Connecticut Chapter
•    Useful Tools for Sports Teams
•    Children's Books
•    Laurel School Alumnae (Shaker Heights, Ohio)
•    CT Digital Media
•    Intellectual Property Networking Group
•    Log Homes
•    Hartford Business Journal's - Best Places to Work in Connecticut
•    NETSCAN iPublishing Alumni
•    Women in Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S)
•    BLR
•    Training in EH&S

Margaret Carter-Ward’s Honors:

Board of Trustees (elected), Chester Public Library, 2002-Present
Judge for SIIA Codie Awards, 2009
Judge of New Product Awards (AZBEEs), American Society of Business Publication Editors, 2007, 2008, 2009
Judge, WebAwards, 2008, 2009
Numerous BLR product awards during my tenure (see http://www.blr.com/about/products/awards.cfm)
Excellence Award for Operations Managers, 1997, IHS Inc.

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