Ave Maria Press
Heather Glenn has extensive work experience at Ave Maria Press. Heather started in 2007 as an intern and worked their way up to various roles within the company. Their most recent position is Director of Sales and Marketing, where they are responsible for recruiting, hiring, and managing the sales and marketing teams. Heather provides training and sales mentoring to ensure team members have the necessary tools and support to be effective. Prior to this, Heather held roles such as Direct Marketing Manager, Promotions Specialist, Promotions Coordinator, and Advertising and Catalog Coordinator, where they were involved in expanding the company's visibility through various marketing channels and coordinating advertising efforts.
Heather Glenn began their education journey in 2003 at Grand Valley State University, where they pursued undergraduate study. Heather continued their education at Saint Mary's College from 2004 to 2007, earning a Bachelor's degree in English Writing and English Literature.
Ave Maria Press
Ave Maria Press has been in continuous business since 1865, when the visionary Holy Cross priest Edward Sorin, who had founded the University of Notre Dame twenty-three years earlier, started the Ave Maria magazine. Father Sorin’s goal was to produce a magazine honoring Mary, focusing on Catholic families, and showcasing the best American Catholic writing. Despite discouragement from naysayers who didn't believe it could be done, Sorin launched his magazine. In a daring move for his era, he soon turned the reins over to a woman, Sister Angela Gilespie, a nurse veteran of the Civil War. The Ave Maria grew quickly, and by the turn of the twentieth century, it was the most popular English-language Catholic magazine in the world. During the 105-year run of the Ave Maria, the Press also published books and pamphlets, a program it began to develop more fully in the 1960s. When declining circulation forced the magazine to cease publication in 1970, book publishing was pushed into high gear. Over the years, Ave Maria Press has published such important Catholic authors as Joseph Champlin, Tom Corcoran, Thomas Green, Edward Hays, Lisa Hendey, Francis MacNutt, Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Christine Valters Paintner, Michael Pennock, Joyce Rupp, Mother Teresa, Michael White, Robert Wicks, and Macrina Wiederkehr. Now established as a major Catholic book publisher and still under the ownership of the United States Province of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Ave Maria Press is home to Sorin Books, Forest of Peace, Christian Classics, and Spiritual Book Associates, a book club. It perpetuates Fr. Sorin's vision to honor Mary and provides an important outlet for good Catholic writing. Ave Maria is also recognized as a leader in publishing Catholic high school religion textbooks, parish resources, and books on prayer and spirituality.