APRIL 2022
INSPIRIT
Arcadia's (sometimes) Monthly Company Newsletter
Welcome new hires and two babies! Amy received her undergraduate and Master of Arts in Writing degrees from Coastal Carolina University and Master of Fine Arts in Fiction degree from Mountainview MFA. She has worked as a publication coordinator and facilitates English courses for Southern New Hampshire University on the weekend. Originally from Massachusetts, she currently resides in the Charleston area, and enjoys reading, hiking with her dog, watching Sox games, traveling, yoga, and discovering new vegan cafes and restaurants.
AMY JARVIS TITLE MANAGER
IN THIS ISSUE
NEW HIRES
SALMA YAQUBI Salma joins us after a 20 year career at IPG, where she managed all metadata processes, as well as helped develop other key business workflows to support a robust cadence of acquisitions and mergers. Salma will be helping us implement the optimal strategies for Arcadia to improve our metadata, an area she has a distinct passion for. You will find that she is an evangelist for the importance of best practices in metadata and enjoys educating workforces on all things related to metadata. Salma is also passionate about classical history, to the point where she’s joined several archaeological digs. And she’s recently relocated (with dogs Gus and Cheese) from Chicago to Dallas.
DIRECTOR DATA MANAGEMENT
INTERVIEW WITH KAYLI QUIRK
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS
BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
INSPIRIT NEWS/ BEST OF
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CONT. NEW HIRES... NICK SOBEL SENIOR FINANCIAL ANALYST
Nick has worked in finance for the pas six years, and moved to Charleston from NYC in 2017. He loves investing, playing tennis, exercising, and exploring Charleston He's also welcoming a Cavalier King Charles puppy in April!
CAROLINE RODRIGUES Originally from California, Caroline spent the last eight years
PRODUCTION EDITOR
living on the Big Island of Hawaii before relocating to Mount Pleasant, SC in 2021. She is currently enjoying the beautiful weather, the amazing food and historic architecture of her new home Caroline has had a lifelong love for the arts and in 2009, she graduated from the University of California, Davis with a degree in Art Studio. This fueled her passion for all things creative, including photography, illustration, bookmaking and design. Before joining the team at Arcadia, Caroline worked in insurance, for a staffing company and as a coffee farm tour guide. In her spare time, she enjoys drawing, reading, crafting and playing video games. Caroline is overjoyed to be part of the Arcadia team, where she spends her days editing beautiful photographs and designing book covers.
ASHLEY RENEE CHIILDERS INSIDE SALES SPECIALIST
Hi! I’m Ashley Renee, and I live in Irvine, CA where I’m often found at the beach or in a coffee shop. Graduating from Concordia University, Irvine in 2020, I have a BA in Liberal Arts with an emphasis in creative writing and a double minor in business administration and marketing. I collect far too many books with pretty covers and sprayed edges. And I’m always torn between writing YA Fantasy, playing video games, convincing people to read books on TikTok, or checking off my never-ending TBR!
APRIL 2022
(AND THOSE BABIES!)!
Welcome Baby Hazlewood!
Kelly Hazlewood's son, Sawyer William, was born on Feb 27th at 8:08pm, weighing 8 lbs 3 oz.
Welcome Baby Lain!
Christen Thompson Lain's son, Isaac, was born on March 19th, weighing 9.6 pounds and 21 inches.
Other new babies on the block... ACB gives birth to LOCAL BABY (and the models are cute too.)
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INTERVIEW WITH KAYLI QUIRK SALES ASSISTANT ARCADIA & THE HISTORY PRESS
PHOTO BY MARTIN R. SMITH
Where did you grow up?
What do you spend most of your time doing when
I grew up in Blackshear, a small town located in
you're not at work?
Southeast Georgia.
I spend my weekends visiting bookstores and reading a good novel on the beach.
What brought you to the Arcadia family? I worked at an independent bookstore in Fernandina
What's your favorite book and what are you reading
Beach, Florida. There, I familiarized myself with
right now?
Arcadia and hand-sold titles to locals and visitors
My favorite book is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
alike. I was looking for new opportunities when I took
I have nearly every book she wrote in different
a chance on an opening in the sales and marketing
editions! My current read is, The Paris Apartment by
department. I dove in headfirst and never looked back!
British author Lucy Foley. I highly recommend her debut novel, The Guest List a murder mystery set off
Before working here, what was the most unusual or
the coast of Ireland, as well.
interesting job you've ever had? Out of college, I landed an internship with the Georgia If you were to write a book about yourself, what
Historical Society in Savannah, GA. I had the opportunity to work in a beautiful hundred-year-old library with artifacts that dated back to the 19th
would you name it? The book hoarder... I own many books that I cannotwill not part with!
century or later. The most significant document in the collection is an original draft copy of the U.S.
People would be surprised if they knew...
Constitution that belonged to Abraham Baldwin, a
People would be surprised if they knew I owned nearly
Georgia delegate to the national constitutional
a hundred books!
convention of 1787. For those who do not know me, I love history, museums, and libraries alike so needless to say I was in my element.
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Departmental News The first annual New Orleans Book Festival-Pelican sponsored A Pelican group photo. From left to right, Scott Campbell, author Shannon Atwater, author Gary Alipio, author Cheryl Mathis, author Johnette Downing, author Laura Roach Dragon and Lili Lynton – Second row, Brittain Phillips and Michael Ryan.
Scott is presenting on a panel with Simon and Schuster and a New York agent on Friday, to a standing room only crowd!
Photos of Specialized + Wildsam's event at St. Elmo Brewing Co. below. Wildsam's full color map features mountain, road, bmx and ramble rides, alongside a lineup for the best bike shop, pre-ride and post-ride hangs in Austin. All proceeds benefited the Black History Bike Ride.
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Departmental News Cont.
"Thank you for getting the posters out so quickly! The film screening sold out, and we had a good turnout . afterwards at Hubs & Hops. We sold a fair number of Historic Lighthouses and also copies of our previous book." From the author of Historic Lighthouses of the Florida Keys
Photos of Voices from the Dust Bowl at the Chandler Museum "It makes a great addition to the "Picturing Home" merchandise as you walk in the Museum doors."
See Montana Agriculture below!
"Look how cool! A local bookstore owner sent me these pictures congratulating me on the upcoming release." From the author of Cattywampus Wednesday--The poster was featured in the ABA's Spring Children's Box.
Pictured below is an event for Georgia Made co-hosted by GJ Ford and the Literary Guild on St. Simons.
Pelican and History Press authors at an event in New Orleans
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Departmental News cont.
Midstates Rendezvous in Phoenix, AZ
Dallas Gift Show
Public Lands Conference, St. Louis, MO
Trade show photos!
Las Vegas Gift Show
Shoppe Object, NYC
Public Library Association meeting in Portland, OR
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Departmental News Cont. April
Happy Birthday!
May Jonny Foster 5/2
Phil Olsen 4/4
Margaret Williams 5/4
Hannah Hayes 4/14
Kate Jenkins 5/6
Libby Fellbaum 4/19
Nina Kooij 5/11
Joe Gorman 4/24
Caroline Rodrigues 5/16 Joshua Ninmann 5/18 Brittain Phillips 5/23 Mike Nieken 5/27 David Thompson 5/27 Maddison Potter 5/28 Shannon Carter 5/28 Kait Leggett 5/29 Kristen Cassidy 5/30
Happy Anniversary! William Brandt 3 years
Scott Campbell 2 years
Kristen Cassidy 15 years
Shannon Carter 1 year
Crystal Murray 9 years
Julie Foster 18 years
Leigh Scott 11 years
Joe Gorman 6 years
Christen Thompson 3 years
Shane Hennigan 3 years
Kaitlyn Williams 1 year
Brad Hutchinson 4 years
Lynda Zuber 1 year
Ashley Randolph 6 years
Anna Burrous 9 years
Steve Sawyer 17 years
Erin Vosgien 19 years
Kiuarna Summer 6 years
Natasha Walsh 15 years
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APRIL 2022
Inspirit events WE want you! Join the Inspirit Committee and help plan company events. Email inspirit.
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