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Marcia Stamell

Marcia Stamell joined AIER in 2008 after a long career in journalism.  Her articles have appeared in New York, Parade, Mademoiselle, Glamour, Ms., Harper’s Bazaar, Redbook, and The Boston Globe, among other publications. Clients for her editorial services have included BusinessWeek, World Business Weekly, and Grant’s Interest Rate Observer. She began her career at Dow Jones’ News Retrieval Service. She was the founding editor of The Albuquerque Journal’s Sunday magazine and served on the board of the Sunday Magazine Editors’ Association.  She has also taught at various colleges and universities. She holds a BA cum laude from Vassar College and a MS in journalism from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. She is represented by the Weingel-Fidel Agency. 

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    •

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    •

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    •

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    •

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    •

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  • •

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    •

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