Steve Hauber - Publisher & CEO

Hauber joined Gannett Healthcare Group (formerly Nursing Spectrum) in 2002 and, prior to being named publisher & CEO, served as executive vice president of advertising, marketing and interactive services for the company.

He grew up in southern New Jersey and has a degree in journalism from the University of Mississippi. Hauber began his career as an account executive with a CBS affiliate in Lancaster, Pa. He moved on to a position with Genesis/New World television as a syndicator, creating and selling television shows to network stations all over the country, first working out of New York City and then Los Angeles.

His newspaper career started with the Tribune Company at the Los Angeles Daily News as an account executive first in retail, then automotive. From there, he moved to The Washington Post and worked in local and national automotive, later moving into a marketing role.

During the Internet boom, Hauber worked with Random House in New York on marketing and sales efforts for its travel site, www.fodors.com. Prior to joining Gannett, he worked at The Wall Street Journal in New York, helping to build its luxury real estate presence.

Melyni Serpa - Executive Vice President/General Manager, Publications

Serpa began her publishing career more than 25 years ago at McClatchy Newspapers in Modesto, Calif. In 1992, she moved to Chicago, where she worked for the Chicago Sun-Times Company and Copley Newspapers before joining Gannett Healthcare Group (formerly Nursing Spectrum) as director of circulation in January 1996.

Before becoming executive vice president and general manager of publications, Serpa was executive vice president of circulation and production, and spent a year each in the company's New England and New York offices, serving as acting executive director, with responsibility for sales, editorial and production.

Serpa holds a BBA in management and an MBA with a concentration in organizational psychology, development and change management. .

Eric Kalter – Executive Vice President, Finance/CFO

Eric Kalter is Executive Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer of Gannett Healthcare Group. Eric is responsible for the leadership and day-to-day operations of Gannett Healthcare Group's finance functions, including accounting, financial planning and analysis, reporting and forecasting, audit, and Sarbanes Oxley compliance.

Prior to joining Gannett in 2004, Eric has served in many different industries including telecommunications, software, and manufacturing including positions with Fortune 500 companies Convergys and ITW.

Eric began his career in the telecommunications industry and continued to gain extensive experience in all aspects of finance, accounting, technology, and strategic planning while holding various management and executive positions.

Eric holds a Bachelors degree in Accounting from Northern Illinois University. Eric enjoys golfing, biking, and spending time with his family. He currently resides in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois with his wife and two children.

Ken Ramirez - Executive Vice President, Global Operations, Gannett Education

With more than 15 years of experience, Ramirez has become an accomplished sales and marketing executive who excels at new business development and strategic growth. He joined Gannett Healthcare Group in 2000 as NurseWeek magazine's Southern California regional sales manager and quickly progressed to serve as national marketing director and Mountain West advertising director. Ramirez's biggest accomplishment at Gannett Healthcare Group is the development and growth of the company's continuing education products and services. Under his leadership, Gannett Healthcare Group's education division has flourished into one of the company's fastest growing business units.

Ramirez holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and an MBA from Azusa Pacific University.

Robert Hess, RN, PhD, FAAN - Executive Vice President, Gannett Education, Global Programming

As executive vice president, global programming for Gannett Healthcare Group, Hess is responsible for the development, marketing and dissemination of continuing education to nurses and allied health professionals. Under his leadership, Gannett Education has grown into the largest CE provider for RNs. Its products reach RNs and allied health professionals through national and regional shows, seminars, study tours and cruises, webinars, print modules and websites.

In 2007 and 2009, Gannett Education won the prestigious Accreditation Premier Program Award from the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Hess holds many degrees including a doctorate in nursing from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, where he studied organizational theory at the Wharton School, and has been a distinguished lecturer and writer for The Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International.

He is also a past recipient of the prestigious New Jersey Governor's Merit for Excellence Award as educator of the year.

Michael Pierce - Executive Vice President, Interactive Services

Michael Pierce is Executive Vice President of Interactive Services. Michael has been with the company for over four years overseeing the Online functions of our publications — including Nurse.com, TodayInPT.com and TodayInOT.com. Michael came to the company with a diverse background spanning some nearly 30 years in web and systems development, commercial and government consulting and commercial software development.

Michael is the proud father of five children, an accomplished photographer and avid gym rat.

Meg Donnelly - Executive Vice President, , Information Technology and Business Integration

Donnelly joined Gannett Healthcare Group in 2005. Before being named executive vice president, information services, she served as vice president of planning and analysis and director of business applications at GHG. While working with the software development firm SFI, she was the lead project manager and consultant for implementation of consumer response systems at several Fortune 500 companies.

Donnelly's career in publishing began in 2000 with Media Services Group, developers of software and services for the publishing industry.

Ray Riordan - Executive Vice President, Advertising

Riordan has more than 30 years of management experience in multimedia publishing, consumer product marketing and business-to-business sales.

A graduate of the Stanford University Publishing Program, Riordan also attended Purdue University and Indiana University. He held state, regional and national leadership positions at Shasta Beverage and Miller Brewing Co. before joining NurseWeek in 1995. He served as vice president/publisher at after stints as regional sales manager and national director of sales and marketing.

In 2004, Riordan assumed the role of national executive vice president of sales and marketing. He currently manages a team of more than 50 employees as executive vice president, advertising.