Rebecca Willen

Rebecca is a nerdy Catholic, book addict, Shakespeare fangirl, cat lover, amateur baker and musician.

She graduated from Christendom College, worked for the Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist, and freelanced as a copy editor and proofreader, before jumping at the chance to embrace her dream job and return to her Indiana roots.

In addition to unleashing her fountain pen as OSV’s new Associate Editor, she also works with the Catholic Writers’ Guild and manages the Catholic Writers Conference Live.

Her current hobbies are studying German (just because) and destroying other people’s diets through homemade baked goods [Ed. note: Her colleagues appreciate this].

Rebecca’s fav things

Animal: Cat

Food: Dark chocolate

Color: Purple

Shakespeare play: “The Merchant of Venice”

Alcohol: Bailey’s Irish Cream

Tracy Stewart

Tracy is the webcast coordinator for Our Sunday Visitor, and works with authors and other speakers to spread the word about their work. She loves listening to authors talk about their books, so she considers webcasts a job perk, but please don’t tell her boss.

When she isn’t being a webinerd, Tracy likes to read, with one work of fiction, one non-fiction, and one Shakespeare piece always on her nightstand simultaneously. She suffers from chronic wanderlust and fortunately, so do her husband and son. She likes history, antiques, cooking and has a passion for all things Abraham Lincoln, especially anything related to his assassination. Her family has come to accept inevitable side trips to Lincoln-related sites whenever they travel.

Tracy’s fav things

Animal: Prairie dogs

Food: Potato chips (#dontjudgeme)

Color: Cranberry

Shakespeare play: Hamlet. No. It’s Titus Andronicus. Wait … definitely Romeo and Juliet. Unless it’s Richard III. Or maybe Othello.

Alcohol: Miller Lite or really, really expensive wine. (Usually Miller Lite.)

Artist’s representation of Tyler Ottinger

Tyler serves as the Senior Design Manager at OSV. He leads the design team in the creation and layout of all things design, such as marketing campaigns, publications and book covers.

The design cycle of your book cover starts at the Immersion meeting with the publishing committee where we discuss titles and possible cover ideas. The designer then works with the Acquisitions Editor to create several cover options for each title and submits them to the committee for approval and review. We use sample chapters and manuscripts to get the feel and theme for your title. Have an idea for your next cover? Let us know (no promises that we’ll use every suggestion).

Tyler joined OSV in 1997 and finds inspiration for design all around. Known for having a critical eye for typography, he tends to drive his family crazy by naming the fonts used on TV and movies credits.  Tyler tries to stay current in trends with the help of his four daughters (pray for him). He enjoys the great outdoors and time spent fellowshipping with other men who challenge him to live a life pleasing to God.

Tyler’s fav things

Saint: St. Paul.

Songs: “What a Beautiful Name” — Hillsong Worship; “We Are the Champions” — Queen

Bible verse: “Whatever happens, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.” (Philippians 1:27)

Sarah Reinhard

Sarah Reinhard joined OSV in July 2017, and has worked on various content-related projects, including the Triple Take email newsletter. More recently, she has been collaborating with the book acquisitions team and helping with the Author Toolkit initiative. She also helps with social media and in other capacities as needed.

Sarah is a Catholic wife and mom and lives in central Ohio with her family. She is in the Huntington office on most Thursdays.

Sarah’s fav things

Saint: Too many to list. St. Brigid of Kildare is my Confirmation saint.

Hymn: Does the Ave Maria count?

Bible verse: Don’t have one. But let’s go with “Jesus wept.” (John 11:35)

Natalie Fisher

As Publishing Sales Lead, Natalie Fisher works with a dedicated team of ten people all focused on selling to and servicing a wide variety of accounts from bookstores, wholesalers, distributors, Barnes & Noble, and Amazon to local parishes, schools, and consumers. Natalie manages our top retail, distributor, and foreign distributor accounts. She works with a variety of formats including print, digital, print on demand, and audio books. While Natalie’s main focus is on retail customers, she also helps educate and provide direction to the team in order to drive sales for all our publishing products.

Natalie serves on the Publishing Committee and meets regularly with many departments across OSV including marketing, editorial, and production. Natalie represents sales and is the voice of all customers at these meetings. She loves a challenge and trying new ideas!

Natalie has been with OSV since 2013. When she is not at OSV she can likely be found one of three places, the gym (for the daughter who is an aspiring gymnast), the ice rink (for the son who is a determined hockey player), or a nearby campground (for family fun and relaxation).

Natalie’s fav things

Saint: St. Teresa of Calcutta

Hymn: “On Eagle’s Wings”

Bible verse: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters.” (Colossians 3:23)

As Marketing Manager, Polly King directs a team of talented people all focusing on various aspects of marketing and communication across all divisions of Our Sunday Visitor. Known around the company as “mmmarketing,” Polly’s energetic bunch is responsible for marketing to all audiences, including business-to-business (parishes, schools, bookstores) and direct to consumer. The department also manages several social media accounts, with the goal of expanding reach to attract new customers. The marketing team uses an advanced marketing automation system to target the right message to the right customer at the right time.

Polly serves on several key committees at OSV, including book acquisitions and publishing, and provides her creativity and insight to book titles, back cover copy, news releases, book launches, and more.

Polly joined OSV in 2012, which is also the year she came into the Church at Easter. She’s a blogger, cancer survivor, introvert, and all-around geek. She frequently carpools with her husband, Bob, who works in advertising at OSV.

Polly’s fav things

Saint: St. Anthony of Padua

Hymn: “Be Not Afraid”

Bible verse: “We know that all things work for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose.” (Romans 8:28)

Book editor Darrin Malone

Darrin grew up in Florida and graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in religious studies, specializing in patterns of American religion. After that, he spent 12 years as an active-duty Air Force officer before settling in Indiana to became a book editor. It may sound like an odd transition, but if you see the massive book collection he acquired while moving from base to base in the military, it might make more sense. After becoming an editor, he continued serving in the Air Force Reserve for another 12 years.

Outside of work, he lives vicariously through his two children by attending athletic events (he was never an athlete himself) and band competitions (he was a self-professed band geek in high school and college). With his youngest now entering her senior year of high school, Darrin currently serves as the president of the band boosters parent organization at her school.

Darrin and his wife also enjoy playing team trivia with a group of friends at local venues. He rounds out their team with his knowledge of religious and military issues. Occasionally the two subjects converge, such as when they got the following question: Evangeline Booth was the first female general of what army? (Answer: The Salvation Army)

A few of Darrin’s favorite things:

• Sweet tea
• The space program
• Comparative religion.