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Jane Wesman | |
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| Occupation(s) | President of Jane Wesman Public Relations, Inc. |
| Website | http://www.wesmanpr.com/ |
Jane Wesman is the president of a PR agency based in New York City that focuses on the book publishing industry.
Jane Wesman is a New Jersey native and graduate[ when? ] of Simmons College [ which? ].
While at Grosset & Dunlap she was in charge of the campaign for RN: The Memoirs of Richard Nixon (1978). [1] [ failed verification ]
Wesman founded Jane Wesman Public Relations, a firm specializing in book publicity campaigns, in 1980.[ citation needed ]
Wesman is the author of Dive Right In: The Sharks Won't Bite (Prentice Hall, 1995). [2] Articles Wesman has authored have appeared in outlets including American Bookseller, Professional Performance, Enterprising Women, foxbusiness.com and Inc. [3]
She is married to attorney Donald Savelson, who is a partner at Proskauer Rose and chairman of the board of the Bronx Museum of the Arts. [4]
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