Sasha Quinton

Ms. Quinton began her career in product development with Books are Fun in 2002 and in the ensuing 17 years has developed a reputation as a publishing industry thought leader. She spent nine years at ReaderLink Distribution Services where she held leadership roles in product development, sales and marketing, culminating in her role as SVP, Marketing and Procurement in which she oversaw all marketing functions for the nation's leading trade book distributor. Most recently, she has served as VP and GMM, Bookstore, at Barnes and Noble, Inc., the largest retail bookseller in the U.S.

Ms. Quinton holds a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College as well as a Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate in quality management, and is a Board Member for Bernie's Book Bank, the leading provider of quality books to at-risk children in the Chicago area.