Publishing Experts with Decades of Experience
There’s no substitute for experience. Who better to help you than those that have faced similar challenges and developed effective solutions? When partnering with Westchester, you will work with publishing professionals who collectively have decades of experience from many of the leading companies in the industry. Experience and excellence, that is what you can expect when you work with Westchester.
Our Management Team
Dennis J. Pistone
Chairman of the Board
Dennis is the founder and Chairman of the Board of Westchester Publishing Services, and started his company as a typesetting business in 1969 based out of New York City. Full bio
Deb Taylor |
President
Deb began with Westchester Publishing Services in 2021 and as President of the company, applies her extensive experience as an operations leader to the complexities and details spanning our three business units. Full bio
Tyler M. Carey |
Chief Revenue Officer
Tyler joined Westchester in 2014 and is responsible for generating new revenue and strengthening the relationships with Westchester’s clients. Full bio
Scott Keeney |
Director, Production and Customer Service
Scott joined Westchester as a typesetter in 1998. He has played an integral role in several areas of the company since that time, including developing and implementing the first completely electronic workflows; being the primary typesetter and script developer of the earliest XML-first work; providing feedback and training to the offshore composition facility that Westchester would eventually acquire; implementing the transition from Quark to InDesign; building Westchester’s EPUB conversion capabilities; and growing Westchester’s capacity in the humanities journal space. In his current role, Scott works closely with our stateside customer service representatives and our offshore composition and digital production managers to help ensure a smooth workflow for our clients’ projects.
Celeste Bilyard |
Director, Journal Services
Celeste joined Westchester’s growing journals department in 2008 and has made significant contributions to ensure we meet the expanding needs of our clients. Full bio
Our India Management Team
Christober Masilamani |
Managing Director, Chennai Business Unit
Christober is the Managing Director of Westchester Publishing Services’ wholly owned production facility in Chennai, India. Full bio
Our Sales Team
Hugh Shiebler |
Director, Client Solutions
In his role as Director of Client Solutions, Hugh helps Westchester’s clients in the academic publishing, university press, industry trade publishing, and policy group spaces to identify the editorial and workflow solutions that best complement their publications’ requirements. Full bio
Christine DeFranco |
Director, Client Solutions
As Director of Client Solutions, Christine draws upon her experience in editorial, production, and marketing roles for publishers including Oxford University Press, Norton, and Wiley to help trade and children’s book publishers implement effective solutions for their publication workflows. Christine is a resolute lifelong educator, and has continued to teach English Literature and Composition.
Bill Foley |
Key Accounts Manager
Bill has been with Westchester from the early days of its founding, and has developed long-standing, deep relationships with Westchester clients. Full bio
Nicole Tomassi |
Marketing and Conference Manager
As Marketing and Conference Manager, Nicole develops and executes marketing initiatives for Westchester Publishing Services and Westchester Education. Full bio
