"Publishing is a creative endeavor, not a formula," Margo Baldwin, president and publisher of Chelsea Green Publishing, White River Junction, Vt., told the Valley News, which profiled the book industry veteran who "certainly is a force, leading the 31-year-old company to publish and promote important books in the 21st century and is recognized as one of the top 50 women in publishing in the United States by Book Business magazine."
Noting that "the company is financially sound," Valley News wrote that Chelsea Green has 22 employees, who "have leave time, flex time and the opportunity to work part time. More important, these employees own approximately 80% of Chelsea Green--and therefore have a say in company policies--under the company's employee stock ownership plan."
"All employees are invested in our mission, and customers can buy a product from a company that shares their values," Baldwin said. "We don't want to be a big New York City publisher." Although the company recently established an office in Burlington, Baldwin noted that Chelsea Green remains invested in Vermont's Upper Valley: "The business will continue to add to the creative economy in White River Junction, a town I love."
