Our editorial staff hold deep industry expertise and come from a variety of backgrounds. Meet our staff below.
Beth English is editorial director of BedTimes and Sleep Savvy magazines.
She is a seasoned communications professional and editor, and joined the ISPA publications staff from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where she served as associate director of editorial services. During her 15-year career with the university, she worked as editor of UNCG Magazine and UNCG Research magazine, which garnered numerous regional and national awards during her tenure.
A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and of UNCG with a master’s in liberal studies, she worked as a reporter for several North Carolina newspapers and as public information officer with the Asheboro City Schools before joining UNCG. Beth is based in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Waynette Goodson is managing editor of BedTimes and Sleep Savvy magazines
She writes, edits and manages production of the print magazines, and covers furniture markets and trades shows. She also contributes to the publications’ digital media and videos.
She is a veteran magazine journalist, previously serving as editor of Casual Living, as well as editor of hotel magazines Four Seasons, Waldorf Astoria and Hotel Conrad. In the past, she also wrote for Delta Sky and US Air magazines. Most recently, Goodson worked for Pillar4Media as senior editor of media partnerships and senior editor of MattressNerd.com.
Kathryn Greene is senior editor of BedTimes and Sleep Savvy magazines and writes features for both publications, covers tradeshows and creates video content.
Greene graduated from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and worked as a freelance lifestyle writer for nearly a decade, contributing to print and digital publications including TripSavvy, Culture Trip, Visit KC, Southern Bride and more.
Before joining ISPA’s publications team, she was an associate editor at Hospitality Design magazine, where she wrote about products, hotels, restaurants, and retail projects around the world.
Kathy Rush is the Digital Communications Manager and handles all digital communications for BedTimes and Sleep Savvy magazines.
Kathy manages the BedTimes and Sleep Savvy websites, newsletters and social media and contributes to circulation and marketing projects for the magazines.
She previously worked as an instructional facilitator for technology at Loudoun County Public Schools, where she created training materials, designed websites, developed communication tools and implemented a long-term strategic plan for technology within her school. She has a background in web design, graphic design, meetings and art education. She lives in Virginia.
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