Management Team
jill hronek
director, communications
Jill's talent, organizational skills were evident when she first joined Sherwood as an editor in 1988. She consistently produced work of high quality within budget constraints. After two years as an editor and production artist for brochures, magazines, newsletters and other publications for Sherwood's client organizations, Jill left the firm in search of new professional challenges.
After persistent entreaties by The Sherwood Group's owners, Jill rejoined the firm. Returning in 1999, she brought the insight and expertise gained from nearly a decade of professional work in publishing and communications management and practice - the ideal candidate to lead Sherwood's communications department.
As director, communications, Jill manages a team of editors, designers, production and web specialists. The department's work reflects an emphasis on the transition to electronic communications. Web teams support a dozen integrated Sherwood client web sites. In addition to the hundreds of magazines, newsletters, directories, brochures and other publications produced on paper and/or as electronic documents for distribution on CD-ROM or via other methods.
During her hiatus from Sherwood, Jill first served as production manager for a publishing company specializing in healthcare publications. There she edited, designed and scheduled quarterly journals for Marion Merrell Dow pharmaceutical company, and monthly newsletters for Clintec Corp. and GBC Corp. among others. She managed and designed advertising for Telocator, a telecommunications-advocacy association in Washington, D.C., and provided marketing support for the company.
Jill then went on to establish and develop Jade Publishing, a design and publishing division of a 150-year-old printing company. Within a short period of time, the firm built a stable client base of more than 40 corporate customers, including Midas International, Rush-Presbyterian Hospital, DePaul University and the numerous trade associations and societies. Jill was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the operation, including business and program development, editing, art direction and production, management and operations, technology and accounting. She produced award-winning design work for the American Library Association and others.
Jill is a member of the American Society of Association Executives and has served as a program chair and awards reviewer for the Society of National Association Publications. Originally from Manitowoc, Wisconsin, she earned a B.A. in journalism with an emphasis in public relations and writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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