Don Meyer
Editor

Don Meyer is a 30-year veteran daily newspaper reporter, editor and publisher who assumed leadership of the Department of Communication in 1997 as executive director (now executive minister) and editor of Covenant publications. His early newspaper reporting career included covering state government offices for the Chicago Tribune with the latter years spent as editor and publisher for dailies in the Ogden Newspapers group, including 20 years as publisher of the daily newspaper in Jamestown, New York, where he was a member of Zion Covenant Church. He has two married children and three grandchildren living in Buffalo, New York, and Port Allegany, Pennsylvania, where his son serves as pastor of the Covenant church in Port Allegany. As avid boater, Don also enjoys tennis, golf, skiing and biking. He is a member of North Park Covenant Church in Chicago.

Jane K. Swanson-Nystrom
Managing Editor

Jane has been Covenant Communications since 1979. In addition to the magazine she oversees the publication of books published by Covenant Publications. Jane and her husband have three young children, who she describes as "wonderful, funny, inspiring, and opinionated." When asked what she does in her spare time, she gives a blank star and asks, "What's spare time?"

Favorite book: Anything written by Barbara Kingsolver or Tony Hillerman.

Bob Smietana
Associate Editor

Bob Smietana Features Editor Bob joined the staff of Covenant Communications in August 1999 after completing his masters in written communication at National Louis University. (He also has a degree in religion from North Park University). He spends his spare time writing, playing with his kids (two daughters and a son), and following the Boston Red Sox and the, until recently, world champion New England Patriots. Bob and his wife Kathy attend Libertyville Covenant in Libertyville, IL.

Favorite Book: Any book he can get a hold of (Bob's a little bit addicted to reading). Recent favorites are: "I am a Stranger Here Myself" and "In a Sunburned Country" by Bill Bryson; the Aubrey-Maturin books by Patrick O'Brian; the Harry Potter series; and "Bird by Bird" and "Operating Instructions" by Anne Lamott.

Favorite web page: www.boston.com

Craig Pinley
Staff Writer

Craig joined the staff of Covenant Communications in January 2000. A communication studies major at North Central College in Naperville, IL, Craig previously worked as a reporter and copy editor at the Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, CA. He has served in the newspaper profession for over a decade, having won two journalism awards while in California. Craig also has done ministry, having served six years as a youth pastor after pursuing a Master of Divinity at North Park Theological Seminary. While at NPTS he served as Director of Sports Information at North Park University. In his spare time he plays amateur baseball, having won more than 100 games as a pitcher.

Favorite Book: "Searching for God at Harvard" by Ari Goldman, a book written by a Jewish NY Times religion writer about his faith journey during a sabbatical year in college.

Favorite web page: www.espn.com (for the ex-sports writer in me.)