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| Marty Brown | |
Marty Brown has been named director of the Oregon State University Press. She has more than 25 years of publishing experience, most recently with the University of Washington Press as director of finance and operations. A board member of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, Brown has many ties with publishers, booksellers, and authors. She developed and taught the first business-oriented class in Portland State University's publishing program. She has financial experience, overseeing operations at Timber Press and the University of Washington Press to running a boutique letterpress printing business. She earlier worked at OSU Press as marketing manager 2014-2023.
Anne-Marie Deitering, Delpha and Donald Campbell Dean of Libraries at OSU, said, "Marty's experience positions her perfectly to build on the Press's rich history in a sustainable and forward-looking way. She brings deep experience with book publishing in the Pacific Northwest."
Brown said, "It's a true privilege to be back at Oregon State University Press--the last, best university press in Oregon. I'm looking forward to connecting with past, present, and future authors, shepherding our incredible list of new and forthcoming titles, and collaborating with the smartest and hardest-working publishing staff anywhere, ever. The work that we do to publish peer-reviewed scholarship and regional books is more important than ever and I am humbled to be part of it."