{"id":1111,"date":"2019-06-05T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/199.188.170.206\/wordpress\/?page_id=1111"},"modified":"2024-03-13T15:35:24","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T19:35:24","slug":"meet-our-authors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet our Authors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Alison Blankenship<\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"Alison<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Senior Marketing Manager<\/em>
I graduated Cum Laude from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!) with degrees in Marketing and Communications. I\u2019ve been working in the textbook industry for over 10 years, and my work has been featured by College Confidential, Mercy College of Health Sciences, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania Tribune, Montana Technological University, Oregon Live, and other organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m an obsessive lover of dachshunds and a passionate reader of books. I\u2019m an avid Pinner and poster, and I\u2019m all over our Facebook page, Twitter account, Instagram and Pinterest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Alison’s posts \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phil Smyres<\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"Phil<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

CEO & Founder of TextbookRush.com<\/em>
I graduated from Ohio State University, and I\u2019ve been in Columbus, OH ever since.  In 1994, I started buying and selling books on campus with two brick and mortar stores.  Those stores have since closed but TextbookRush.com has remained a premier online retailer for all your textbook needs.  During this time, we\u2019ve also added two online retailers, Bookstores.com and K12BookServices.com. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My interests include spending time with my family, traveling everywhere and watching Ohio State football.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Phil’s posts \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dan Kidd<\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"Dan\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Business Intelligence Developer<\/em>
I have been working in the textbook business for over a decade now, and currently work as a business intelligence developer. I am certified in Tableau (Fundamentals\/Advanced from InterWorks). I live in Columbus, OH with my wife, Sarah and our rabbit named Puppy. I was educated in English Lit at East Tennessee State University and recently received my MDiv from Ashland Theological Seminary. I love a great story; which leads me to be an avid reader and devoted film junkie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Dan’s posts \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kendra Shacklett<\/h2>\n\n\n
\n
\"Kendra\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Content Coordinator<\/em>
I went to Oklahoma State University where I received my BA in Strategic Marketing and Communications. I have worked in the textbook industry for two years, and I specialize in social media marketing and content creation here at TextbookRush. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Kendra’s posts \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Alison Blankenship Senior Marketing Manager I graduated Cum Laude from The Ohio State University (Go Bucks!) with degrees in Marketing and Communications. I\u2019ve been…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"\r\nMeet our Authors - TextbookRush Blog<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Get to know the authors behind the TextbookRush blog.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meet our Authors - TextbookRush Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Get to know the authors behind the TextbookRush blog.\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TextbookRush Blog\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TextbookRush\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-03-13T19:35:24+00:00\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/alison.png\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@TextbookRush\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\r\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/\",\"name\":\"Meet our Authors - TextbookRush Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-06-05T13:25:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-03-13T19:35:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"Get to know the authors behind the TextbookRush blog.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Meet our Authors\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"TextbookRush Blog\",\"description\":\"Trending News for College Students\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"TextbookRush\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TextbookRush_logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TextbookRush_logo.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":278,\"caption\":\"TextbookRush\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TextbookRush\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TextbookRush\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/textbookrush\/\",\"https:\/\/pinterest.com\/textbookrush\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/textbooksruscom\"]}]}<\/script>\r\n","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Meet our Authors - TextbookRush Blog","description":"Get to know the authors behind the TextbookRush blog.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Meet our Authors - TextbookRush Blog","og_description":"Get to know the authors behind the TextbookRush blog.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/","og_site_name":"TextbookRush Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TextbookRush","article_modified_time":"2024-03-13T19:35:24+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/alison.png"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@TextbookRush","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/","url":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/","name":"Meet our Authors - TextbookRush Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-06-05T13:25:00+00:00","dateModified":"2024-03-13T19:35:24+00:00","description":"Get to know the authors behind the TextbookRush blog.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/meet-our-authors\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Meet our Authors"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/","name":"TextbookRush Blog","description":"Trending News for College Students","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"TextbookRush","url":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TextbookRush_logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blog2.textbookrush.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/TextbookRush_logo.jpg","width":1200,"height":278,"caption":"TextbookRush"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TextbookRush","https:\/\/twitter.com\/TextbookRush","https:\/\/instagram.com\/textbookrush\/","https:\/\/pinterest.com\/textbookrush\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/textbooksruscom"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1111"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1111"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2182,"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1111\/revisions\/2182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.textbookrush.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}