Don Nicholas serves as Executive Publisher for Food Gardening Network. He is responsible for all creative, technical, and financial aspects of this multiplatform brand. As senior member of the editorial team, he provides structural guidance, sets standards, and coordinates activities with the technology and business teams. Don is an active gardener whose favorite crops include tomatoes, basil, blueberries, and corn. He and his wife Gail live and work in southern Massachusetts surrounded by forests, family farms, cranberry bogs, and nearby beaches. Don is also the Founder of Mequoda Systems, LLC, which operates and supports numerous online communities including I Like Crochet, I Like Knitting, We Like Sewing, and We Like Quilting.

Nancy Horan manages all aspects of technology, operations, and finance for Food Gardening Network. With a strong focus on user experience, she translates the brand’s essence into a modern, multiplatform interface that includes web, email, video, and social media. In this role, Nancy oversees all technology including back-office operations and infrastructure, and is responsible for the daily operations of the organization and its financial health. Nancy is also EVP, Technology, Operations & Finance for Mequoda where she ensures the enterprise goes above and beyond to serve its audience members, sponsors, and affiliates.

Christy Page serves as Editor & Publisher for Food Gardening Network and Mequoda Daily. She is responsible for the development and evolution of all editorial and marketing frameworks, as well as being the first point of contact for our business partners including sponsors, affiliates, and publishers. Christy favors fruit gardening, including berries, although they are often shared with the local wildlife, including bears! Her favorite “garden” is her fairy garden that she adds to each year.

Bill Dugan serves as Executive Editor for Food Gardening Network. He is responsible for the development and evolution of all editorial and marketing frameworks. Bill first gained his gardening knowledge from his schoolteacher father—who spent his summers tending to a vast backyard food garden and teaching all eight of his children how to grow and harvest good food. Today, Bill tends a small balcony food garden from his apartment in Washington, D.C.

Shannon Lewis is General Manager for Food Gardening Network. She manages system development, content loading, and email broadcasting. She oversees the vast array of technology partners required to support a modern, multiplatform publishing system. Shannon also manages long-range forecasting, budgeting, and financial reporting for both our wholly owned systems and select business partners.

Eileen Shea brings her decades of multiplatform publishing experience to Food Gardening Network as Content Marketing Director. She is responsible for all aspects of planning, execution, and analysis for digital marketing programs including audience acquisition, retention, and satisfaction. Eileen also provides ongoing marketing and consulting support to our publishing partners.

Norann Oleson serves as Editorial & Analytics Director, bringing a laser-like focus on business analysis and decision support. She also has deep domain knowledge around all aspects of gardening, which she uses to assist the team in making audience decisions that are data-driven and audience-centric. Norann also supervises all analytics support for our partners including publishers, sponsors, and affiliates.

Amanda MacArthur is Senior Editor & Producer for Food Gardening Network. She is responsible for generating all daily content and managing distribution across web, email, and social. In her producer role, she plans, edits, and deploys all video content for guides, magazine issues, and daily tips. As a best-selling cookbook author, Amanda cooks using ingredients from her outdoor gardens in the summer and from her indoor hydroponic garden in the winter.

Deb Kelly serves as Mequoda’s Business Manager, responsible for day-to-day communication with our audience members about all aspects of their membership benefits, order fulfillment, and payments.