Susan Schulz

Susan Schulz
Born
Susan Eileen Schulz

(1971-10-05) October 5, 1971 (age 53)
Westchester County, New York
EducationLoyola University Maryland
Occupation(s)Communications consultant, former magazine editor
Notable credit(s)Editorial assistant, Redbook; Assistant editor, Good Housekeeping; Associate/senior editor, YM; Editor-in-chief, CosmoGirl

Susan Schulz, who also goes by Susan Schulz Wuornos (born October 5, 1971), is an American editor and communications consultant best known for being the editor-in-chief of CosmoGirl magazine, the teenage spin-off of Cosmopolitan magazine, from 2003 to 2008.

Early life

Schulz was born in 1971 to Iva and Richard Schulz of White Plains, New York.[1] In 1993, she earned a bachelor's degree from Loyola University Maryland, then called Loyola College, in Baltimore.[1]

Magazine career

Schulz began her magazine career as an editorial assistant at Redbook magazine in 1994.[2]

In July 2003, Schulz became editor-in-chief of CosmoGirl after the founding editor, Atoosa Rubenstein, left CosmoGirl to lead Seventeen magazine.[3] Before the promotion, Schulz had been the executive editor of CosmoGirl. In December 2008, Hearst ended the print publication of CosmoGirl, and Schulz was then moved to a position at the company working on special projects.[4] Schulz at one time had the title editorial brand director of Cosmopolitan and managed such projects as Cosmo Books and a Cosmopolitan clothing line at JCPenney.[2]

Writing credits

For the nonfiction book Cat Women: Female Writers on Their Feline Friends (Seal Press, 2007), Schulz contributed a short essay on her cat dying one week before her wedding.[5]

Other work

From 2021 to 2022, Schulz worked as vice president/marketing director for the nonprofit organization Muscular Dystrophy Association.[6] Before that, for five years, she was marketing director for the nonprofit organization New York Academy of Sciences.[6]

Schulz has served on the board of directors, in the role of secretary, for GlamourGals, a nonprofit organization that pairs teenage volunteers with seniors to provide companionship.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Weddings/Celebrations: Susan Schulz, Kevin Wuornos". The New York Times. 2004-07-04. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  2. ^ a b Gavilanes, Grace (2013-04-22). "How She Got There: Susan Schulz, Editorial Brand Director of Cosmopolitan". Her Campus. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  3. ^ Carr, David (2003-07-23). "Hearst Names New Editor in Chief for Seventeen Magazine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  4. ^ Clifford, Stephanie (2008-10-10). "Hearst to Close CosmoGirl Magazine". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  5. ^ "Review: Cat Women: Female Writers on Their Feline Friends". Publishers Weekly. 2007-03-05. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  6. ^ a b "MDA Names Susan Schulz as Vice President/Marketing Director". Muscular Dystrophy Association. 2021-05-17. Retrieved 2023-11-27.
  7. ^ "Our Team | GlamourGals". GlamourGals Foundation. Retrieved 2023-11-27.