Meet Our Staff
Smart Business Executive Team
Fred Koury
President & CEO
Founded: July 1, 1989
fkoury@sbnonline.com
440.250.7000
Michael Marzec
Managing Partner, COO
Staff Member Since: April 1, 1995
michael.marzec@converoinc.com
440.250.7078
Smart Business Magazines & Events Leadership Team
Dustin S. Klein
Chief Content Officer
Staff Member Since: April 28, 1997
dsklein@sbnonline.com
440.250.7026
Kathy Deutsch
Controller
Staff Member Since: October 18, 1994
kdeutsch@sbnonline.com
440.250.7051
John Lotenero
Vice President, Event Management
Staff Member Since: September 11, 2006
jlotenero@sbnonline.com
440.250.7013
Editorial Team
Adam Burroughs
Senior Editor
Staff Member Since: April 24, 2012
aburroughs@sbnonline.com
440.250.7062
Dan Pender
Associate Producer
Staff Member Since: August 23, 2021
dpender@sbnonline.com
440.250.7036
Events Team
Danielle Catteau
Director of Events
Staff Member Since: November 16, 2007
dcatteau@sbnonline.com
440.250.7048
Meredith Rankin
Senior Events Manager
Staff Member Since: January 24, 2011
mrankin@sbnonline.com
440.250.7023
Lisa Dore
Events Manager
Staff Member Since: July 6, 2015
ldore@sbnonline.com
440.250.7050
Suzi Linn
Events Manager
Staff Member Since: August 23, 2021
slinn@sbnonline.com
440-250-7011
Production Team
Jim Mericsko
Creative Director
Staff Member Since: November 9, 1995
jmericsko@sbnonline.com
440.250.7072
Wendy Armon
Senior Art Director
Staff Member Since: August 14, 2017
wendy.armon@converoinc.com
440.250.7071
Sales Team
Katie Janoch
Executive Vice President of Sales
Staff Member Since: September 26, 2016
kjanoch@sbnonline.com
440.250.7073
Joanna Reese
Vice President, Sales
Staff Member Since: 2023
jreese@sbnonline.com
440.250.7077
Admistrative
Jill Brown
Administrative Assistant & Office Administrator
Staff Member Since: September 2, 2002
jbrown@sbnonline.com
440.250.7075
