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What's Happening With Your Staff New Economic Analyst to Focus on "Property Rights" Issue

Patricia Cantrell,a journalist and economist, has joined the Institute as a writer and grassroots organizer. Patty will manage the Public Trust Alliance, a statewide project to bring reasoned analysis to the currently reactionary "property rights" issue. She also will contribute articles to the Great Lakes Bulletin, write special reports, and assist with research and communications on other Institute projects. "Patty is a first-rate writer, a dogged researcher, and an original thinker," said Keith Schneider, executive director. "She is extremely talented, well-organized, and a wonderful addition to the staff." Raised on a farm in the Missouri Ozarks, Patty graduated summa cum laude from the University of Missouri, earning B.A. degrees in economics and political science. She was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study worker representation on Germany's corporate boards in Cologne, Germany, and later earned a master's in business administration from Drury College in Springfield, Missouri. She began her career as an economic research associate at the Rocky Mountain Institute, an international environmental policy think tank based in Snowmass, Colorado. She later joined the Springfield News-Leader as a senior business reporter and columnist, and won the Exceptional Merit Media Award from the National Women's Political Caucus and Radcliffe College.

Are you stumped by a conflict between environmental protection and private property rights? Patty has the skills to help you sort out the pieces of the puzzle. You can call her at 616-882-4723, ext. 18. Her email address is.<patty@mlui.org>.

After leaving the newspaper, Patty wrote freelance articles for U.S. News & World Report and Ms. Magazine, and taught business administration at Drury College. She is the author of a ground-breaking report for the Missouri Rural Crisis Center on the hazards to family farmers and the environment of factory hog production. Patty lives in Benzonia, Michigan, having recently moved from Gentryville, Missouri. G

New Managing Editor for Publications

Anne M. Stanton,a journalist and magazine editor, has joined the staff as Managing Editor. Anne will manage the planning, copyediting, presentation, and promotion of the Great Lakes Bulletin and other Institute publications, such as brochures, special reports, fact sheets, membership letters, the Internet web site, and staff articles written for newspapers and magazines. "Anne is highly skilled and perceptive, with a keen interest in the value of investigative journalism for benefiting our society," said Keith Schneider, executive director. "We are thrilled about the new dimension she will add to our publications." Anne was raised in Davison, Michigan. She worked her way through the University of Michigan, receiving a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's in journalism.

Welcome to the Institute, Anne -- the very busy publications staff is glad you are here! Readers with comments, constructive criticism, & story ideas can reach Anne at 616-882-4723, ext. 15. Her email address is<anne@mlui.org>.

Anne spent five years writing about the environment, education, and social policy for the Traverse City Record-Eagle. She won the prestigious John F. Kennedy Award as a member of a Record-Eagle team reporting on poverty in the Grand Traverse region. She also won awards from the Michigan Associated Press for her public service reporting. After leaving the Record-Eagle, Anne was a freelance writer for the Detroit Free Press, Michigan Monthly, Hour Detroit, and Traverse Magazine. In 1993 she became editor of Prime Time News & Observer, a monthly news magazine for senior citizens living in the Grand Traverse area. Anne then worked as executive book editor and marketing specialist at the Jenkins Group, a publisher in Traverse City, and was the founding review editor of ForeWord, a national trade magazine published in Traverse City for independent bookstores. She also is the co-author of Publish to Win, a well-received guide on marketing books to non-traditional markets. Anne lives in Lake Ann with her husband, Doug Stanton, and their children Johnny, six, and Katie, three.G