Innovative, experienced, and dynamic publishing executive with proven results in the creation, development, and management of a broad range of print and electronic products for the academic, reference, and trade markets.
Principal, Donna Sanzone Consulting
Independent researcher, writer, editor, and consultant providing a wide range of services to the publishing, education, and information industries. Specializing in editorial development, strategic planning, content repurposing, and the transition from print to digital. Clients include not-for-profit organizations, publishers, digital startups, and academics.
Projects include: Portraits in a Nutshell: The Art and History of Coquilla Nut Boxes aend Bottles, Donna S. Sanzone, editor. (Brandeis University Press, June, 2025); editorial development for The Art of Remembering: Essays on African American Art and History, by Gwendolyn DuBois Shaw (Duke University Press, 2024); as well as development and management of ccAdvisor, a peer-reviewed digital guide to academic databases, websites, and research tools (Choice, the Association of College and Research Libraries, and the Charleston, launched in 2017).
Vice President, Director of New Product Development, M.E. Sharpe, Publisher
Formulated and implemented new print and digital strategies for independent publisher, from creation of proprietary databases and ebook programs through licensing and distribution of e-products through multiple channels in library, academic, and retail markets.
Executive Editor, HarperCollins Publishers
Created, launched, and implemented a start-up joint imprint for Collins and the Smithsonian Institution, consisting of trade and academic titles and illustrated catalogs and reference works.
Editor in Chief, Scholastic Library Publishing
Developed and implemented a new product line, Grolier Academic, featuring award-winning reference publications in various areas (American studies, women’s studies, literature, contemporary issues, African American studies).
Editor in Chief, Macmillan Reference/G.K.Hall
Expanded and managed print and electronic programs for leading academic publishers, focusing on the creation of innovative, successful products in a broad range of subjects, including women’s studies, art, literature, history, and African American studies.