Heidi began her career at Western News&Info, Inc., in January 1986 as a
part-time employee in the Human Resources Department for The Daily Courier. She worked in the
composing room and the circulation and accounting departments before taking on a reporter/photographer
position at the Prescott Valley Tribune in 1989.
She worked for 15 years at the Tribune, most of them as Managing Editor. She also is the founding
editor of the Big Bug News, which covers the Big Bug Mesa area of Yavapai County. Under her
leadership, both papers and their staffs earned numerous awards for community journalism, community
service, writing and photography. Heidi also is an award-winning writer and photographer, at both
the company and state level.
After marrying husband Randy in 2003, she worked part-time as a writer/photographer for
Western News&Info publications. She returned to Prescott Newspapers, Inc., as Editorial Manager of
Non-Daily Publications in July 2007, overseeing the Prescott Valley Tribune, Chino Valley Review
and Big Bug News.
In her spare time she enjoys bird watching with her husband, photography, reading, gardening
and training/showing the couple’s Australian Shepherds.
JOHN GRIMALDI
Community Directory/PNI Marketing Director
John has more than 25 years of newspaper experience. He started in the mail room
and held such titles as district circulation manager, sales supervisor, circulation director, classified
major accounts representative and marketing director with Newhouse Newspapers, Gannett, and the Times
publications in Beaverton, Ore. He also has 20 years of experience with directory publications, starting
with sales then sales manager consultant, trainer and now project director. At PNI, he also has worked
as executive advertising director and marketing director.
He has been a member of the international circulation managers association, Rotarian and a past member
of the Elks Lodge.
He and his wife of 41 years have a grown son and daughter and two grandsons.
DICK LARSON
Advertising Director
Dick Larson is a 35-year veteran of the newspaper and newsprint publishing
business. Twenty-seven of those years have been with Western News&Info, Inc., starting from
advertising account representative, advancing into management and serving for 20 years as a WNI
location publisher. Since 2006, Dick served as WNI advertising and promotions director. He worked
with all WNI properties in areas that include sales training, marketing and product development
and Internet advertising development. In 2009, he joined Prescott Newspapers, Inc., as advertising
director overseeing all advertising operations for PNI. In 2009 he was president of
the Arizona Newspaper Association. He continues to serve as past president on the Arizona
Newspaper Association board of directors.
Dick is a graduate of the University of Washington, Seattle, and was raised in the Northwest
before moving to Arizona.
TOM REGNIER
Advertising Manager
SEAN DEWITT
Circulation Director
Sean, circulation director for Prescott
Newspapers, Inc., started working at the PNI print facility in the mail room in June 1997. In December of
1997 he transferred to the WNI New Media Department and worked as a computer hardware and software
technician. In February 1998 he joined the composing and pagination department of PNI, and in October 1998
he moved to Kingman, Ariz., to begin working at the Kingman Daily Miner as a graphics designer and local
computer tech. During this time there he also worked at the Central Printing Facility, servicing all
computers and computer-to-plate equipment.
In October 1999 he moved back to Prescott as a
full-time software technician for New Media, providing technical service and training for all WNI locations.
In November 2001 he became the Graphics Department supervisor for PNI, and in August 2004 he joined the
Advertising Department as a sales representative for the Sun Shopper and PNI web advertising.
In May 2005 he moved to Flagstaff to join the team at
Northern Arizona Newspapers; while there he received a promotion to Operations Associate and worked at the
Williams-Grand Canyon News, Navajo-Hopi Observer and the Winslow Mail and Reminder. As Operations Associate
he managed the graphics, classified and circulation departments of the three locations. He also oversaw
the Advertising Department of the Winslow Mail and Reminder.
In January 2007 he returned to PNI to work as a
PrePress Technician.
JESSICA WALTHER
Collections Manager
JEANETTE YORK
Personnel Manager
Jeannette began her career at Prescott Newspapers, Inc., in 2005 as the
human resources generalist and was promoted to personnel manager in 2010.
She brings 13 years of experience in the field of human resources. Prior to PNI she was the
human resources coordinator at the corporate location of The Dial Corporation in Scottsdale, where
she served on the Professional Women's Forum and Cultural Contract Committee, and from Cable Systems
International in Phoenix where she was the human resources administrator. Jeannette's career has
focused on employee recruitment, retention, benefits, applicant tracking, I-9 and affirmative action
compliance. She has a bachelor's degree is business management and a professional certificate in
human resource management from the University of Phoenix. She is a member of the Society of Human
Resources Management.
JAMIE NELSON
Business Manager
Jamie has worked for Prescott Newspapers, Inc., since August 1992. Her
newspaper experience includes classified advertising, outside sales for Today's Real Estate and
the Chino Valley Review and classified manager. In August 2004 she received a promotion to advertising
director at the Kingman Daily Miner, a sister publication, where she spent three years. Jamie
transferred back to PNI in July 2007 as the financial director.
Jamie was married in April 2009 to Jeff Nelson who works in sales for an insulation company.
Jamie has a daughter, Kaitlyn; a grown son, Craig; and a granddaughter, Aubree. Her husband has a
son, Colton. They live in Chino Valley with two of their children where they enjoy spending time
outdoors, at the river, off-roading and having granddaughter Aubree at their house anytime they
can.
KIT ATWELL
KELLY SOLDWEDEL
HEIDI DAHMS FOSTER
