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Meet our team of book experts—people who are as passionate about the power of books as you are. As avid readers ourselves, we can personally guide your organization on choosing the best books based on our deep knowledge across categories. For authors and publishers, BookPal’s Business Services gives you creative and effective ways to connect your books to more organizations and audiences.
Tony DiCostanzo President
Tony DiCostanzo
President
Originally from Nome, Alaska, Tony has since become a thoroughly Southern California family man. He's enjoys golf, photography, and CrossFit — almost as much as he's passionate about helping his staff realize their full potential.
Favorite Book:
Karlyn Hixson Sales Director
Karlyn Hixson
Sales Director
Originally from Northern Virginia, Karlyn loves the suburbs and the city, having lived in NYC for several years before calling Southern California home. She loves coffee, reading, wine, travel, food, and spending time with family and friends.
Favorite Book:
Stefanie Gordon-Lim Sr. Account Manager, Education
Stefanie Gordon-Lim
Sr. Account Manager, Education
Newly wed as of May 13, 2016, Stef and her husband have a stage five clingy puppy named Simba — whom they adore. She is obsessed with podcasts, listening to Criminal, TED Talks, Anna Faris Is Unqualified, Sword and Scale, and the Tough Girls Podcast.
Favorite Book:
Lynette Washington Manager, Operations
Lynette Washington
Manager, Operations
Lynette is a rookie coffee drinker, who only started liking the drink a year ago. Her favorite football team is the Green Bay Packers and the first thing she does when she wakes up is reach for her phone.
Favorite Book:
Cassie Folkers Sales Support Representative
Cassie Folkers
Sales Support Representative
Cassie's life long goal is to make it to all 6 populated continents. So far, she has 4 down and 2 to go. She is an avid tea drinker with a great liking for fantasy or science fiction novels — she personally blames the original Star Wars trilogy for this. Her favorite comic book character is Hawkeye, though her favorite Marvel movie character is Bucky Barnes.
Favorite Book:
Jessie Garcia Accountant
Jessie Garcia
Accountant
Jessie is a driven mother of two who loves dogs and believes in aliens.
Favorite Book:
Yuri Alvarez Client Experience Representative
Yuri Alvarez
Client Experience Representative
One might say Yuri is a coffee snob. She loves keeping up to date with as many celebrities as she can. Junk food is her life and if she could be a dog she would be a Corgi.
Favorite Book:
Megan Habel Brand Strategist
Megan Habel
Brand Strategist
Megan is an identical twin, who made her own prom dress and graduated college in 3 years.
Favorite Book:
Ireland Edwards Executive Assistant
Ireland Edwards
Executive Assistant
Ireland is originally from Brooklyn, NY. Her favorite things in life consist of lemons, coffee, Nat King Cole and her dog named Little Dume.
Favorite Book:
Marquis Bowden Operations Administrator
Marquis Bowden
Operations Administrator
Marquis was born and raised in Los Angeles, Ca. He is aspiring to be a professional Marathon runner and loves to play video games and watch sports.
Favorite Book:
Kaitlyn McCollum Sr. Account Manager, Corporate
Kaitlyn McCollum
Sr. Account Manager, Corporate
Kaitlyn previously lived and worked in Tokyo, Japan, fueling her zest for travel. She loves obscure boardgames, escape rooms, and her three dogs, who are all named after Disney Characters.
Favorite Book:
Mary Hy Operations Coordinator
Mary Hy
Operations Coordinator
Mary is a fraternal twin, she was born in a refugee camp in Thailand, is a DIY craft queen who loves to hike and be outdoors and is slightly obsessed with her dog, Winter and cat, Stormy.
Favorite Book:
Myrna Alcantar Marketing Intern
Myrna Alcantar
Marketing Intern
Myrna loves watching sunrises, drinking too much coffee, and scrapbooking.
Favorite Book:
Danielle Brown Ecommerce Specialist
Danielle Brown
Ecommerce Specialist
Danielle is an aspiring author, with her own fantasy novel in the works. She loves post-hardcore bands, and comes from a family of six, who all have names that start with the letter "D", including their two dogs.
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