VM+SD Staff Update

ST Media Group International, publishers of five trade journals for the visual-communications industries, has announced Kristin D. Godsey as VM+SD (Visual Merchandising and Store Design) magazine's new Associate Publisher/Executive Editor. Godsey will oversee the brand and editorial strategies of VM+SD, the leading publication in the visual merchandising and store design industry since 1922, read by more than 27,000 subscribers.

As the Associate Publisher/Executive Editor, Godsey will be responsible for the long-term development of VM+SD. Working closely with editor Steve Kaufman, she will also direct the strategic editorial decisions for VM+SD and its many brand extensions, including the International Retail Design Conference, the premier educational and networking event for the retail design industry; vmsd.com, the online companion to VM+SD; In-Store Digital Media, a VM+SD special section published biannually; and StoreXpo, the trade show for the visual merchandising and store design market. She will report to VM+SD's publisher, Steve Duccilli.

Godsey offers extensive editorial management experience, with more than 15 years on such staffs as Writer's Digest, Good Housekeeping, The Artist's Magazine, and ClubMom.com. She holds a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

“Kristin brings a wealth of publishing knowledge and editorial management skills to VM+SD,” stated publisher Steve Duccilli. “Her experience with trade and consumer magazines, Internet publishing ventures, and conference programming will all serve her well in her new position.”