Kathie Gartrell

Kathie Gartrell has worked in the publishing industry for over 20 years. Kathie began their career in 1999 as an Editor at National Geographic Traveler, where they were later promoted to Managing Editor of Digital Publishing. In 2014, they moved to National Geographic as Production Director (Digital and Print) and Production Services Account Manager at National Geographic (onsite with Quad). In 2021, they joined Afar Media as an Editorial Production Manager. Throughout their career, they have managed the manufacturing process for frontlist and reprint book projects, supervised the day-to-day operations of Traveler magazine, created and maintained production schedules for print and digital editions, and directed the production of stand-alone apps.

Kathie Gartrell received their Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Central Oklahoma.