CEO and President: Leslie C. Norins, M.D., Ph.D. Dr.Norins has 35 years of experience in science publishing. He has conceived and developed more than 80 newsletters on various topics serving professionals. But before that, his earliest interests were in research. He received his B.A. from Johns Hopkins University, and his M.D. from Duke University Medical School. He then gained his Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne (Australia), where he was one of the last postdoctoral fellows of Sir Macfarlane Burnet, the Nobel Laureate in immunology. Dr. Norins then directed a major laboratory at the Centers for Disease Control for several years. He is a Fellow of the Infectious Disease Society, has published 20 scientific papers, and has served on committees of the National Institutes of Health and the World Health Organization.
Dr. Norins has served on the Board of Directors of the Specialized Information Publishers Association, and has twice been the keynote speaker at its national convention. He was the 2002 inductee into the organization’s Publishers Hall of Fame.
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Vice President: Ann “Rainey” Norins A native of Baton Rouge, Ms. Norins attended Louisiana State University. She then had a career in construction and real estate. Upon meeting Dr. Norins in 1990 (they subsequently married) she began a second career as a newsletter publishing executive, and is his business partner. She is Co-Founder of the Naples (FL) chapter of the National Council of The Jackson Laboratory.
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Executive Director: Lacy Gaskins For the past three years, Ms. Gaskins directed an educational conference planning and production unit for a major medical publishing company. Her group presented more than 200 regional and national events for professional audiences, including in-person educational seminars and training sessions. Prior to her publishing posts, Lacy held national sales and conference positions with the Ritz Carlton and Starwood corporations, in the hospitality industry.
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