William Reynolds – President
wreynolds@briobooks.com
888-333-7979 x 705
Favorite Book:  The Faithful by Jonathan Weyer
As president, William continually devises new and creative ways to improve BRIO and its services. He enjoys being personally involved in expanding BRIO’s distribution reach, as well as interfacing with customers to help them succeed as writers. William also lends his printing expertise, industry knowledge, and creativity to every BRIO project, investing himself in both his work and his staff. William is a graduate of Bethel University with a degree in Philosophy. When he is not at BRIO, he enjoys playing with his son and daughter, strumming his guitar, and singing songs from The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars.

Anna Nething – Promotions & Editorial Assistant
anething@briobooks.com
888-333-7979 x 710
Favorite Book: Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll and Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
At BRIO, Anna provides copy editing and promotions services and maintains the BRIO blog and social media sites. Prior to BRIO, she has interned with the marketing staff at Graywolf Press and Consortium Book Sales and Distribution. She graduated from the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities with a B.A. in English with an emphasis on Creative Writing and a minor in Art. When away from BRIO, Anna enjoys camping trips, reading, painting and photography, and going to punk rock shows.

Courtney Bomkamp – Project Manager & Graphic Designer
cbomkamp@briobooks.com
888-333-7979 x 702
Favorite Book Genre: Psychological Thrillers
At BRIO, Courtney singlehandedly manages print projects from beginning to end, ensuring that every BRIO customer receives the best service possible. She also works as an in-house graphic designer, specializing in layouts, cover design, press kits, and promotional material. Courtney is a graduate of the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic Design. She enjoys trying the latest restaurants, shopping the latest fashions, and always has a smile on her face.

Katie Olson – Publishing Consultant
kolson@briobooks.com
888-333-7979 x 816
Favorite Book: Twilight [deserves an explanation -I'm almost embarrassed to admit that the Twilight series has had me interested from the start:  it seems like such a teenage girl thing!  I found the books entertaining, the movies well-done (in comparison to other movies based on novels - I almost never like the movie). The best part of it all is Stephanie Meyer's story as a first-time author. It all came to her in a dream and she wrote with her children playing at her feet. She wrote the books for herself, never knowing the crazy success in her future].

Favorite Genre: Fiction.  Real stories about real people overcoming obstacles are inspiring. I also love to browse a good cookbook and for the beach, a good romance. Katie works in our publishing department consulting with clients worldwide. She has worked in the direct-marketing, printing and publishing industry since 1994, and is a graduate of St. Cloud State University with a degree in Mass Communications and Marketing. Three children at home keep her busy and reading everything from Dr. Seuss to Judy Blume to Jane Eyre. She reads the newspaper every day (an actual paper you can hold) as well as permission slips, grocery lists, and texts from her teenager.

Anthony Sclavi – Design & Illustration
asclavi@briobooks.com
888-333-7979 x 708
Favorite Books:  Diary by Chuck Palanhuik, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby, Of Mice and Men by John SteinbeckFavorite
Book Genre:  Non-Fiction/Cultural Studies
Anthony Sclavi is BRIO’s Creative Director. He is a graduate of the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in Art. He focuses on consulting with clients and collaborating with them to provide cover design and layout geared toward their target market. He coordinates design projects for BRIO’s design department, ensuring the highest service and design quality. He spends his time when not at BRIO with his family, recording epic music, painting and drawing, barbequing, and working on global conquest.

Russell Boldt – Design & Layout
rboldt@briobooks.com
888-333-7979 x 707
Favorite Books: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole, The Trial by Franz Kafka,  The short stories of Nikolai Gogol
Book Genre:  The Grotesque, Surreal and Metaphorical
Russ basically has done every job at BRIO. He is a graduate of Bethel University and majored in Philosophy with a minor in Writing. Previously at BRIO, he has worked in project management, fulfillment, accounting, editing, customer service, human resources, logistics, planning committees and foreign diplomacy. He currently works in the design department on page layouts, ebooks, and web design. When away from BRIO, he enjoys cinema, recording epic music, and learning processes for the sake of being smarter. His favorite animal is the goat.

Ryan Nygard – Production Assistant
rnygard@briobooks.com
888-333-7979 x 817
Favorite Book: The White Mountains by John Christopher
Most Recent Read: 2030 by Albert Brooks
Book Genre: Dystopian Fiction (and Nonfiction)
Ryan is the newest addition to BRIO’s staff. His past experience includes graphic design, exhibit design, commercial printing, illustration and painting. When he is not at BRIO, he spends his time with his beautiful and intelligent wife, and their four cats. He also spends his time drawing, reading, and watching movies. He is a graduate of the College of Visual Arts, with a B.F.A. in Painting. Ryan also has an M.A. and an M.F.A. from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Kelly Brown – Illustration & Design
Favorite Book: Bullet Holes and Ivory Soap, Etc. by Wallace Fromm
Kelly is BRIO’s illustrator on staff. He graduated from Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a B.F.A in Illustration and Comic Book Design. Prior to BRIO, Kelly has worked for Target, Ham in the Fridge, and Capstone Press. He spends his time away from BRIO with his family, working on independent projects, and basically making the world a more beautiful place to live.

Dan Sclavi - Logistics Specialist
dsclavi@briobooks.com
888-333-7979 x 706
Favorite Book:  Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Favorite
Book Genre:  Religious Satire
Dan Sclavi is BRIO’s Logistics Specialist. He studied Criminal Justice while still in high school at Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College, but decided to enter the workforce after graduation upon the premise that his birth was such an epic event that the tides changed, the moon was pushed out of Earth’s gravitational pull and the sun’s temperature rose 33,000 Kelvin as well as giving Ken Kutargi the inspiration he needed for inventing the Playstation Gaming Console; all while avoiding massive debt. Dan worked for six years in the freight industry as a Freight Operations & Account Manager and all around awesome guy. His experience ranges from small packages to truckload shipments as well as foreign and domestic freight. When he isn’t working he enjoys shouting at inanimate objects, eating dangerous amounts of hot & spicy food, wrenching in the garage, writing and trying to figure out how to form a sovereign nation within the United States while getting away with naming it “Heath Ledger.”

Bill Reynolds - Packaging Specialist
888-333-7979 x 706
Favorite Book: Black Elk Speaks
Favorite Book Genre:  Native American Heritage
Bill Reynolds needs no introduction. His experiences range from military training, to firefighting, all through to operating a logistics and order fulfillment service as his own small business before  stepping foot into BRIO. A good man and as reliable as the sunrise. We don’t dare disclose any more information on Bill, his biography is currently in out of development and in underwriting; we don’t want to jeopardize the non-disclosure agreement he made us sign.