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grand view Christine Crosby with grandchildren Madeline, Jacob and Shantell; and great-granddaughter Leah GRAND media CHRISTINE A. CROSBY Founder/Publisher ccrosby@grandmedia.com JONATHAN B. MICOCCI President jmicocci@grandmedia.com JOHN MILLER Brand Director jmiller@grandmedia.com BRUCE BENNER Director of Strategic Development JACK LEVINE Director of GRANDpartners for GRANDparents ROBIN RIDDELL Director of Special Events rriddell@grandmedia.com ADVERTISING INFORMATION 866-327-9039 or ads@grandmagazine.com ADVERTISING SAlES Kathy Carreira kcarreira@grandmagazine.com Anne Palmer ads@grandmagazine.com MARKETPlACE ADVERTISING Anne Palmer 866-327-9039 ads@grandmagazine.com NONPROFIT FuNDRAISING PROGRAM Robin Riddell, Director rriddell@grandmagazine.com JONATHAN MICOCCI Circulation Coordinator BRETT FADELEY Chief Financial Officer MARK COLEMAN, CPA Controller FOLEY & LARDNER, LLP legal NXTBOOK MEDIA, LLC Digital Media CENTELLA COMMUNICATIONS Internet Technology BOARD OF ADVISORS Learning as we go “ re you an expert?” I was asked recently by a television network producer who was planning a special program on grandparenting. “We’re looking for experts.” “Oh, no,” I said. “I’ve been a mother and a grandmother, but I’ve always thought of myself as a businesswoman.” I had to think of myself that way. I was supporting those children. “Thank you,” the producer said, and she found someone else, someone who said “yes” when asked if she were an expert. What makes a parent—and, in our case, a grandparent (and, for some of us, a great-grandparent!)—an expert? We’d all agree that simply having babies does not make someone a parenting expert, and we’d also have to agree that when those children have children, we do not magically become grandparenting experts. And I’d be quick to add that founding and publishing a magazine for grandparents doesn’t make one an expert, either. What we are experts at—the right answer for the producer that, of course, occurred to me days later—is helping people make connections with other people…who, while not experts either, are people who have similar concerns, experiences, dilemmas and, occasionally, victories. GRAND is a forum in the true sense—a place we have created for you to gather, share, laugh, cry, debate and learn. With the introduction of the e-zine format (linked to many additional resources on our Web site and throughout the ’net), we have expanded the GRAND forum into an interactive world. In this new world, no one is an expert; everyone is on a steep learning curve, whether it is the challenge of technology or the daunting frontier of adolescent grandchildren. We’re learning along with you. We’ve had stumbles; we’ve had, thankfully, many more triumphs. At GRAND, we’re not looking for experts. We’re looking for friends. And so, my friends, what can you share with our community to make us all “experts”? A Christine Crosby, Publisher ccrosby@grandmagazine.com 4 GRAND MARCH Richard J. Anthony, Sr., The Solutions Network; Marti Barletta, The Trendsight Group; Dr. Lillian Carson, Author; Brigitte Castellano, National Committee of Grandparents for Children’s Rights; Lawrence Chimerine, Ph.D., Radnor International Consulting; Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., Age Wave; Brent Elrod; James J. Gilmartin, Coming of Age, Inc.; Brent Green, Brent Green & Associates; Leslie M. Harris, Ph.D., Mature Marketing Research, LLC; Tom Mann, TR Mann Consulting; Andrew M. Nibley, Marsteller; Chuck Nyren, Nyren Agency; Ilene Rapkin, I Openers Holding Company, LLC; Anne Strozier, Ph.D., Florida Kinship Center. University of South Florida; Matt Thornhill, Boomer Project; Gerard Wallace, Albany Law School; David Wolfe, Wolfe Resources; Kathryn and Allan Zullo, Authors MAY JUNE 2008 GRAND 4 2009

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