“Maryellen is that rare creative bird who actually reads the words she's working with in her photography and design. As an editor who was her teammate for years, I found that she didn't treat copy as just another visual element on the page. 

She's a talented, experienced art and photo director, and she's also unusually funny. We need more funny people like her. Everyone likes her. She has more friends than I have relatives. She has more friends than I have rice.”

Jeff Sawyer, Managing Editor, Garnet Hill

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