Richard Yelton
Commercial Editorial Program & Events Manager
773-824-2492, ryelton@hanleywood.com

Rick Yelton is Commercial Editorial Program and Events Manager for Hanley Wood's Business Media and Hanley Wood Exhibitions. In this role, Rick coordinates editorial content with educational and on-site activities. He is a contributing editor to Concrete Construction, Concrete Surfaces, Masonry Construction, and The Concrete Producer. Prior to joining Hanley Wood as an engineering editor, Rick worked in the aggregates and concrete products industry in supervisory and engineering positions. A graduate of the University of Missouri-Rolla with a B.S. in mining engineering, Rick also earned an M.B.A. in operations management and international business from St. Louis University.

Rick is an active member of ASTM committees C-9, C-12 and C-15, The Society for Protective Coatings, the American Concrete Institute, The Masonry Society, and the Masonry Committee from SKILLS USA. He also represents Hanley Wood on the Strategic Development Council and on the National Steering Committee of the Concrete Industry Management program.

Tom Bagsarian
Editor
773-824-2490, tbagsarian@hanleywood.com
Tom was managing editor starting in 2003 and became editor in 2010. Originally from Cleveland, he worked at newspapers in West Virginia, Iowa, and Ohio before turning to trade publishing, and he wrote about the North American steel and metals warehouse industries before joining Hanley Wood. Tom writes editorials and feature stories for Hanley Wood magazines and electronic newsletters, and news for Web sites.

Shelby O. Mitchell
Managing Editor
773-824-2496, smitchell@hanleywood.com
Shelby started as associate editor for The Concrete Producer and Masonry Construction in 2006, and became managing editor in 2010. Her background includes nearly 10 years as a Marketing and Communications specialist for multi-national concrete and cement companies, RMC Industries and Cemex. Shelby writes the monthly GreenSite column, masonry Showcase articles, product highlights, and features.