Guy Ramsey
Publisher

E-Mail:	gramsey at liftandaccess.com
Phone:	602-368-8552 (office) 480-595-2772 (cell)
Post Mail:	12406 N. 32nd St. Suite 103 Phoenix, AZ  85032
	Guy Ramsey has been involved in many aspects of the lifting equipment industry, including equipment sales, service, and rental, which included owning his own rental company in Tampa, Fla. More recently, as president of Ramsey Management Services, he has worked as an independent consultant to OEMs and distributors regarding operational and product development issues; represented dozens of successful sellers during the consolidation of the equipment rental distribution in the 1990s; and established himself as an expert witness for product liability and business practice and standards cases. He is also president of R&R Leasing, Inc., a company established to help seed the growth of new independent lift rental companies. During the 1990s, Guy began publishing The Lift Leader magazine, which became a leading industry source for product information. In conjunction with this, he established the highly regarded Rodeo, an annual event that brings together competing lift equipment products for a group evaluation. In addition, he previously served as the Editor-at-Large and lead columnist for other North American lifting equipment publications and e-newsletters.

Barbara Benton
Vice President of Operations

E-Mail:	barbara at cranehotline.com
Phone:	515-574-2312
Post Mail:	PO Box 1052 Fort Dodge, IA 50501
	Barbara Benton has worked in trade publishing since 1994, gaining experience in both the creative and business aspects of publishing, including graphic design and circulation management. Familiar with the construction industry, she most recently worked for a national trade publisher serving the construction market among others. Barbara has first-hand experience working closely with customers to design and implement new and innovative advertising and marketing strategies and the ability to customize solutions to unique advertising needs. She earned a degree in Business Advertising from Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, Iowa, where she resides with her husband and two children.

Mark Bridger
Director of Business Development

E-Mail:	mbridger at maxcapmedia.com
Phone:	Office 602-368-8552 Cell 480-231-9672
Post Mail:	12406 N. 32nd St. Suite 103 Phoenix, AZ  85032

Tracy Bennett
Editorial Director

E-Mail:	tbennett at liftandaccess.com
Phone:	816-536-7903
Post Mail:	7804 NW Rosewood Circle Parkville, MO 64152
	Tracy Bennett has been writing about lifting equipment and its applications since 1992. She has served as editor of Crane Hot Line since 2006 and currently supervises editorial production of Lift and Access and Industrial Lift and Hoist magazines. During the 1990s, she was editor of CraneWorks and Lift Equipment magazines. In addition to her editorial expertise, her experience includes program development and execution of lifting equipment rodeos; service in several industry associations; and moderator for various industry panel discussions. Tracy earned her Bachelor's of Journalism degree at the University of Missouri-Columbia.

Katie Parrish
Editor, Lift and Access

E-Mail:	kparrish at liftandaccess.com
Phone:	480-241-5625
Post Mail:	PO Box 1052 Fort Dodge, IA 50501
	Katie Parrish has been a writer and editor for five years, focusing on the lift equipment industry for the past three years. As the former managing editor of Lift Equipment and CraneWorks magazines and Lift Leader e-newsletter, she has developed timely content to meet the needs of lift equipment owners and operators. Katie earned her Bachelor's Degree in Journalism from the University of Central Florida. She resides in Independence, Mo.

Lucy Perry
Senior Editor, Crane Hot Line

E-Mail:	lperry at cranehotline.com
Phone:	816-214-5032
Post Mail:	PO Box 12499 North Kansas City, MO 6411
	A trade journalism veteran, Lucy Avera Perry has spent more than a decade in transportation and construction publishing and marketing. She served for seven years as Associate Publisher and Managing Editor of Asphalt Contractor Magazine, where she brought cutting-edge information on equipment and technology to the asphalt road construction industry, wrote how-to articles that became hot-mix industry training material, and gave another voice to issues in transportation construction. She also served as Editor and Publisher of Bridge Builder Magazine, and helped develop the Asphalt Construction Expo (ACE). In addition to transportation construction, Lucy also has written articles and edited newsletters in the areas of agricultural construction, real estate, and business marketing.