Our Staff
A phrase we think of often as we strive to bring you the finest professional resources is: “It takes a team.” In this premier of our new Web site, we’re pleased to introduce a very important part of our team—our editorial department. As you’ll read, these individuals are deeply involved in education from their experiences as educators, volunteers, and parents. They are the people who sign qualified authors to write our books, help develop and schedule their manuscripts, work with designers to create an inviting book to read, and communicate with marketing and sales why educators need these resources to grow professionally and teach with gusto.

In the coming months we’ll be posting other important players on our team, from promotion assistants and meeting planners to members of our art, design, and marketing departments.

  Terry Cooper

Terry Cooper is Vice President and General Manager of Teaching Resources, and has worked in various roles since 1990 to help grow and develop this publishing program. In addition, she served as Editor-in-Chief of Instructor magazine for several years. Prior to her work at Scholastic, Terry was an Educational Club Director at Macmillan Book Clubs. She holds a MSE in elementary education from Bank Street College of Education and started her career teaching third grade in New York City. Her passions include books, dogs, and gardening.

     
  Lois Bridges

A former teacher, literacy consultant, and teacher educator, Lois Bridges brings her passion for serving teachers and children to her work as the publisher of the Theory and Practice line. She served for ten years as Heinemann's Literacy Publisher and Senior Editor. She holds a Ph.D. from the University of AZ., has written and co-edited seven books for teachers, and enjoys hiking the Nature Preserves surrounding her home in the San Francisco coastal foothills with her three children and husband.
     
  Virginia Dooley

Virginia Dooley is the Editorial Director of Teaching Strategies. She has been an acquisitions and development editor at Scholastic Teaching Resources since 1993. Prior to joining Scholastic, she was an editor at Macmillan/McGraw-Hill School Division, where she developed reading, math, science, and social studies curriculum materials. She enjoys spending time with her children and reading.
     
  Ray Coutu

Ray Coutu manages the production of Theory & Practice books. He has been a part of Scholastic Teaching Resources since 2000, working in various editorial capacities. Prior to that, he was a senior editor at Instructor magazine and a marketing manager at Heinemann. Ray holds masters degrees in writing and publishing from Emerson College and language and literacy from Harvard University. In his spare time, Ray volunteers at his city’s learning enrichment center, tutoring children in reading and writing.

     
  Gloria Pipkin

A graduate of the University of Florida and Florida State University, Gloria Pipkin taught language arts in Florida public schools for more than 20 years and supervised student teachers at FSU for five years after leaving the school system. She is the co-author of two professional books for teachers. Now in her third year as an editor, she joined Scholastic in 2006.
     
  Sarah Longhi Sarah began her career in education as a third and fourth grade teacher in Houston with Teach For America in 1994. She later received a Masters in Education from Columbia University Teachers College and worked in New York public schools with the Reading and Writing Project until coming on board with Scholastic Teaching Resources in 1999. She currently serves as an editor of Teaching Strategy books. In her spare time she dances and teaches creative movement to adults and children.