Team
Publisher
Lawrence Knorr has been involved with book publishing since 2000. He holds a Ph.D. in History from Liberty University, an MBA from Penn State University, a BA in Business and Economics from Wilson College (minor in History), and is a Project Management Professional (PMP), and Certified Scrum Master (CSM). Lawrence’s 40 year career in information technology, as a programmer, analyst, project manager, CEO, and Chief Information Officer has prepared him well for the “Age of Content” – the era of eBooks, data integration, eCommerce, networks, and artificial intelligence. Lawrence has taught business and economics courses for over fifteen years at local colleges and is the author or co-author over thirty books. He is also an award-winning digital artist. Lawrence often speaks or is a panelist at numerous writers conferences and book fairs. He also frequently presents history topics at historical societies and venues.
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Nicole Browne grew up primarily in Tampa, Florida, and moved to Philadelphia to study neuroscience and history at the University of Pennsylvania. As an undergraduate, she was the deputy director, audience engagement, for the Daily Pennsylvanian. She also helped develop a project with the classics department that aimed to improve literacy in West Philadelphia elementary schools. Following graduation, she worked as a medical scribe and lab assistant at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and has held a variety of administrative positions with an automotive group. Inspired to learn more about publishing, Nicole attended the Columbia Publishing Course at Oxford and Denver Publishing Institute in 2024.
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John Jordan started in magazines (Rolling Stone) but quickly moved to educational publishing, with stops at Pearson, Oxford University Press, and Wolters Kluwer. More recently, he helped military spouses and veterans obtain gainful remote employment at Freedom Learning Group.
John is shamelessly proud of his two adult children, Kierra (a creative director in the TV & movie business) and Jack (a pilot in the US Navy). John’s hobbies include researching baseball, being a recent convert to a suffering Buffalo Bills fan, watching movies, hiking, and finding obscure historical anecdotes. He resides in Rochester, NY, with his wife, Donna, and their two spoiled dogs, Kennedi and Daisy.
Editing & Design Team
Crystal has been with Sunbury Press since 2015. She holds an AAS degree in Communication Design, Business Management, and Computerized Data Management. She coordinates our interior book designs and proofing, as well as creates our eBooks. She is also a freelance graphic designer with twenty years of industry experience in print and web design. She thoroughly enjoys her work and author satisfaction is her top priority. She loves cooking, crocheting, off-road Jeeping, hosting exchange students, backyard bird watching, and spending time with family. She also enjoys volunteering as a Work Share at a local organic vegetable farm, helping out with the CSA program. She lives in Carlisle with her husband, daughter, and cat Mr. Knuckles.
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Sarah Peachey is an editor and writer from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, currently moving around the country (and world) with her active-duty military family—her soldier-husband and three children. Earning her BA in English with a focus in print journalism from Millersville University began her writing career with The Fort Polk Guardian, an Army installation newspaper, where she won three state awards for her work. Her articles have since appeared on several military-connected websites. Sarah worked as the content editor for Army Wife Network for four years before coming to Sunbury Press. She has a passion for reading, writing, podcasting, volunteering, and traveling and is currently working on her debut novel, The Scars of War.
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Lucia is an editor originally from Burlington, Vermont. She holds a bachelor's degree in Cultural Anthropology and Gender Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she focused on Indigenous American History. Apart from her editorial projects at Sunbury, Lucia works as a researcher and editor for the Anthropology Department at the University of Pennsylvania and moonlights as a freelance editor and beta reader for emerging fantasy writers. Her interest in historical and cultural narratives has propelled Lucia into a career where she combines her skills in editing with her long-held passion for creative writing and magical worlds. She is enthusiastic about collaborating with writers, helping them to further elevate their stories, especially within the fiction and fantasy genres.
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Katie Cressman graduated from Ursinus College in 2023 with a Bachelor's degree in English and Media/ Communications. While at Ursinus she was also the women’s volleyball team captain and enjoyed being a part of campus in any way she could be! Overall, she is incredibly passionate about reading, writing, and researching, and has dreamed of pursuing a career in publishing where she can practice all of these on a daily basis. She also values human connection and communication, and strives to ensure every conversation she holds is meaningful. Outside of work, you can find her reading, writing, cooking, spending time with her family, and going for walks. Although she was born and raised in Pennsylvania, after graduation she moved to the New York City area and loves exploring her new home.
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Marketing, Publicity, & Distribution Partners
