LINDA, Editorial Director
Our literary sensibility comes from Linda Gallant Moore. Her love of books began with a well-worn copy of The Wizard of Oz and culminated in stints at Princeton University Press and Time Inc. She hopes that the story of Baum coming up with the title for his book by glancing at a file cabinet marked O-Z is true.
Lisa McHenry Bendel is an editor, writer, designer, and community activist. She has worked in advertising, newspaper publishing, and television production, and most recently finished a 16-year tenure at Pearson VUE as a supervising editor. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Rutgers University and has been an enthusiastic resident of the Fishtown/Kensington area since 2005. She has volunteered with Girls Rock Philly and Fishtown Girl Scouts, and has held multiple positions on the governing board of Palmer Doggie Depot. Lisa has been with The Head & the Hand since 2013 as an editor and a board member, and currently helps with bookstore staff volunteer recruitment and coordination.
CLAIRE, Creative Director
Our marketing, publicity, creative direction and book design come from Claire Moncla. Claire has always wanted to be a painter, but her brother Luke got all the talent. She decided to stick with writing, and it’s taken her from reporting and speechwriting to nonprofit marketing. She counts going to a reading by poet Richard Wilbur as one of the best-spent nights of her life. Claire graduated from Baylor University and lives in Fishtown.
Photos by Sam Abrams Photography