Leadership

Dan serves as Chief Executive Officer of Tribune Media Services Entertainment Products division.  He also serves as Senior Vice President, Investments, for Tribune Company. As CEO of TMS Entertainment Products, Dan has oversight responsibility for the company and its strategic vision. As Tribune Company’s Senior Vice President, Investments, Dan is responsible for managing Tribune’s acquisition, disposition and investment activities. He also manages Tribune's portfolio of joint ventures and investments, which includes such well-known companies as the Food Network, CareerBuilder and Classified Ventures, and several emerging companies. Dan also sits on the boards of directors of CareerBuilder,  Classified Ventures, Homefinder, Legacy.com, Perfect Market, Topix and quadrantONE.  Prior to joining Tribune in 1998, Dan was Vice President, Associate General Counsel of Metromail Corporation, a spin-off of R.R. Donnelley. Dan began his career as an associate at Mayer, Brown & Platt specializing in mergers & acquisitions, finance and corporate/securities law.  He holds a law degree from the University of Chicago.

John Kelleher is a 23-year veteran with TMS.  He has managed technology-oriented businesses throughout his career.  John has held several technical and operating management roles with full responsibility for core business functions including strategic planning, operations management, software and product development, sales and marketing.  He has been accountable for P&L performance in several roles for businesses in the start-up, turnaround and growth stages.  He is currently responsible for TMS’ Entertainment Information operations in Queensbury, NY.  John holds an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a B.A. in Computer Science & Mathematics from Ithaca College.

Rebecca Baldwin is Vice President and General Manager of Zap2it.com, overseeing site operations, strategic planning and product development for the TV and movie information web site. Before joining TMS, Baldwin was Director of Product Development at Tribune Interactive, where she led the launch of the entertainment site Metromix.com.  Baldwin joined Tribune Company as an editor at the Orlando Sentinel and later moved to the Chicago Tribune, where she edited the Arts & Entertainment and Style sections of the newspaper. A native of North Carolina, she holds an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a master’s degree in Journalism from the University of Florida, and a bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of Southern Mississippi.

Todd Kavemeier manages the TMS Custom Media division with a diversified background within both operational and sales arenas.  A graduate of Marquette University, Todd has unique experience in the Cable, Direct Marketing and Publishing Industries. Together with his team, Todd manages a magazine circulation of over 800,000 paid subscribers, primarily under the title of Channel Guide Magazine. Channel Guide Magazine rivals the circulation of top 20 paid circulation magazines and generates an average of $21 more in cable services per subscribing household vs. those that don’t receive the magazine.  Todd lives and works in Milwaukee, WI. He is a strong advocate for helping disadvantaged youth via the Boys and Girls Clubs and Big Brother Big Sisters of the Greater Milwaukee area.

Kathy Tolstrup heads up sales and marketing for TMS Entertainment Information products and services and its partners including Fandango and ScreenPlay. Kathy directs entertainment data and advertising sales worldwide. Kathy has 30 years experience in general management, sales, marketing, and business development in the entertainment information industry. Her background includes leadership roles in startups, and in both public and privately held companies.  Kathy is a graduate of The University of Arizona with a B.S. in Business Education.

Lanna Langlois is responsible for the accounting, financial analysis and reporting functions within the Entertainment Products division. Her team’s responsibilities span the gamut from billing and collections to operational metrics to new business analysis. In addition to traditional finance functions, Lanna is responsible for TMS’ customer relationship management application, utilized by TMS’ Sales, Customer Service, Operations and Finance teams. Lanna was VP of Finance for TV Data Technologies, before that company was acquired by TMS. Prior to that, she was Director of Special Projects for United Media’s Licensing division. Langlois began her career in public accounting at Deloitte & Touche and is a CPA.   She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Williams College and a Masters in Accounting from New York University.

Greg Loose is Vice President, Product Development for Entertainment Information products.  Greg oversees a team responsible for conceiving and launching products against the rigorous Stage-Gate product development lifecycle.  Using this disciplined approach enables TMS to launch core products like On^® TV, Relay, and Online Video Data, among others, that currently serve customers.  Greg’s team also leads technical account management for TMS where dedicated professionals work with the largest customers to ensure their needs are addressed and incorporated into future product development cycles. Greg is an 11 year veteran with TMS. He holds a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Northwestern University.

Melissa White is Vice President, Technology. Melissa leads TMS’ information technology team and is responsible for the coordination of technology strategies, projects and operations across TMS’ Entertainment Products division. Her team focuses on the development and support of the applications, databases and systems that drive TMS’ production operations and products. Her team also serves as key players in the company’s product development process. Melissa joined TMS in 1989 as a programmer/analyst, and has held a progression of leadership positions in software engineering and technology. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the State University of New York at Albany in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.

Sheela Chandrasekhara is Director, Business Development for the Entertainment Products Division.  Sheela is actively involved in various strategic initiatives for the company, including organic growth projects, partnerships and M&A.  She provides key analytical leadership and support for the management team as well as research and analysis, financial modeling, cross-functional project management, and planning.  Prior to TMS she worked in the consulting industry for Booz & Company and Charles River Associates.  Sheela began her career in equity research following enterprise software companies.  She holds a BA from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. 

Walter Mahoney joined TMS in 1974 and has held sales, marketing and executive positions for the company in it syndication and news service business. Today he serves as Senior Vice President for Global Information Services for the company and is responsible for worldwide sales and marketing for the McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT).  MCT, a joint venture of  Tribune Company and The McClatchy Company is recognized as one of the world’s leading supplemental news services that incorporates news, business news, graphics, photo and broadcast, and web services.  MCT serves more than 1,200 media customers throughout the world.

Scott Cameron is the head of domestic sales for Tribune Media Services (TMS).  Scott is responsible for all TMS News & Features, including, political commentary, advice, horoscope, personal finance, real estate and other special interest features.  Additional content solutions include comics, editorial cartoons, games and puzzles, for syndication to print and online accounts.  Scott works closely with his sales staff to implement TMS content services and solutions across a wide variety of market segments.  Scott and his sales staff work to maximize the use of TMS content to increase audience and revenue in partnership with our customers.  Additionally, Scott oversees the sales activities with our “Content on Demand” e-commerce service to provide specialized content for the advertising market. Scott received a B.A from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Mary Elson supervises the daily operations of the News & Features department and works with the domestic and international sales directors to develop and market new syndicated content – whether from former U.S. Cabinet officials to video game experts. She supervises the staff that edits and distributes more than 150 syndicated columns, editorial cartoons, comic strips, puzzles, word games and other features to newspapers and magazines worldwide. She also manages the TMS Specialty Products group, which supplies stories, images and paginated special sections and niche products to newspapers and other publications. She is a former manager and writer at the Chicago Tribune and also worked at four other newspapers. She graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. degree in English from Vanderbilt University.

Jan Guszynski is a 23-year marketing professional responsible for the development, implementation and day-to-day management of integrated marketing campaigns for the domestic and international TMS News & Features (N&F) Division and McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (MCT).  She oversees the brand management, marketing strategy and web-marketing efforts for more than 150 syndicated features, as well as for the N&F Division and MCT.  Jan holds a BA in advertising from Michigan State University. She is a former 16-year member of American Women in Radio and Television, having served as Vice President (2000-2001) and President (2001-2002).

James Pinnick is the Manager of Finance and Strategy, responsible for leading the News & Features team through the annual strategic plan and operating budget processes along with continual analysis and planning projects.  He is involved in business development, financial modeling, and longer-term projects focused on the syndication business in an evolving media environment.  Prior to joining TMS, James held strategic planning positions in consumer electronics and content consulting companies.  James has a journalism degree from Northwestern University and an MBA from Baruch College.

Ryan Stephens is a 16-year professional in international syndication who has spent his career traveling the world and working with his colleagues to take high end content to the global publishing market.  In his position as International Sales Director, Ryan oversees the foreign offices and agent relationships and coordinates sales efforts for various magazines, news services, games, puzzles and columns that TMS represents in the international market.  Ryan has worked as Director of Article Sales in New York and Director for Latin America in Los Angeles before assuming his current responsibilities in Chicago.  Ryan received a B.A. from Brigham Young University in 1991.

Steve Tippie manages intellectual property rights for TMS content properties and new market development in new media for syndicated content. He develops products, services and new markets across a wide range of U.S. and international channels, including film, television and stage production; consumer products; print and eBook publishing; interactive and online gaming; slot machines and other games of chance; and mobile news, gaming and lifestyle applications.  Before coming to TMS, Steve was a co-founder of Picture Network International, now called JupiterImages, the first on-line B2B stock image aggregator and distributor and the first commercial Web site to use artificial intelligence-based text indexing and search technology. He has also worked as a technology marketing consultant and economist in both the private and government sectors. Steve has a B.A. from Wake Forest University and an M.A. from Duke University.