Washington Press Corps Veteran Ilyse Veron Takes Helm of The Public Manager

The Public Manager, a quarterly journal about empowering government and developing leaders, announces an editorial change in the Spring 2011 issue. Washington press corps veteran Ilyse Veron will take over as editor, according to the journal's publisher Carrie Blustin, while longtime editor Warren Master will assume a new role as Editor-at-Large.

"For eleven years Warren Master kept readers on the leading-edge with innovative public management articles," said Blustin. "We look forward to his continued contributions as Editor-at-Large, anchoring interviews for the journal's new podcast series, sharing insights in his blog, Agile Bureaucracy, and presenting at our events."

"This change brings new opportunities to provide more timely content and perspective," Ms. Blustin continued. "Ilyse Veron brings years of award-winning experience covering media, technology, and public affairs, including actions of every federal department and agendas of multiple presidents. And, she's done it for CQ and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer, among others."

Master's final spring issue centers on public managers' preparations for climate change. Ms. Veron's first issue, due out in June, will offer a forum on 21st century government - its technology, performance, and talent management. The summer issue of the journal will launch Ms. Veron's new column, Editorial Perspective, and other features.

Ms. Veron joined The Public Manager after years of producing events, programs, and reports with MacNeil-Lehrer Productions, and she has already begun blogging and podcasting along with Mr. Master on management issues at www.thepublicmanager.org.

Ms. Veron's career began at The Brookings Institution, followed by years at Congressional Quarterly. In the mid-90s, she served as principal researcher on The System, a book by David Broder and Haynes Johnson. From 1995-2002 she reported for the NewsHour on national and business news, earning an Emmy award for coverage of the Justice Department's case against Microsoft and recognition from the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Since 2002 Ms. Veron has specialized in outreach and project management, working on citizen events and broadcasts such as PBS' By the People and "Bernanke on the Record," and she has developed content on various media platforms for nonpartisan nonprofits with a federal focus. Her freelance bylines have run on Scripps Howard Wire Service, Wired.com, Foxnews.com, and elsewhere, most recently in Education Week's Digital Directions magazine.

About The Public Manager

The Public Manager is a unique, editorially independent quarterly journal about government leadership that works. Focused on empowering and developing leaders, it publishes ideas of experienced professionals about critical public management issues including budgeting and accountability, technology and innovation, and the people who make it happen. Additionally, with events and web postings, it fosters a community for current, former and future managers to share best practices and resources regarding federal challenges and professional development. The Public Manager allies with the Partnership for Public Service, GovLoop, Young Government Leaders, the Graduate School, the American Society for Public Administration, and others who serve career public servants.

The Public Manager is published by The Bureaucrat, Inc., a nonprofit controlled affiliate of the American Society for Training & Development (ASTD). ASTD is the world's largest association dedicated to the training and development field whose members work in thousands of public and private sector organizations. The Bureaucrat, Inc. maintains its own corporate officer and Board of Director structure to guide The Public Manager.